The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1931, Sheet 114

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER

The ‘‘Shine.’’

A missionary tells the story of a Hindu trader
in a market in India asking a native Christian: —

“Perma, what medicine do you put on your
face to make it shine so?”

He replied, “I don’t put anything on.”

“Oh, yes, you do,” exclaimed the trader. “All
you Christians do. I have seen it in Agra, and
I have seen it in Bombay, and all other cities where
you Christians come to the market.”

Then Perma’s face shone all the more, and he
said : —

“Tt is not medicine that we put on, but love and
peace and trust that we have within, if we are
Christians, that makes our faces shine. Our sacred
Book says that a ‘merry heart doeth good like a
medicine,’ and we Christians have happy hearts.”

BOOK TABLE.
Church-Membership. Addresses and Prayers at the

Meetings of the Ev. Lutheran Joint Congregation
of St. Louis, Mo., and Its Board of Elders. By
Dr. C. F. W. Walther. Translated from the original
German by Rudolph Prange. Concordia Publishing
House, St. Louis, Mo. 261 pages, 6X81%. Cloth
binding. Price, $1.50.

We owe Pastor Prange our hearty thanks for making
these classic addresses and prayers of Dr. Walther acces-
‘sible to English readers. Various phases of church-life
are here treated in a way in which only Dr. Walther could
treat them, and for this reason pastors will find the book
a rich mine of thought for addresses such as they are

- frequently called upon to make. The wonderfully rich
selection of prayers will prove most valuable to pastors
and laymen. The translator has acquitted himself of his
difficult task in a most commendable manner.

Statistical Year-Book of the Ev. Luth. Synod of Mis-
souri, Ohio, and Other States for the Year 1930.

_ Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 223

pages, 6X9. Price, $1.00.

An indispensable, handbook for all who wish to keep
informed about the Missouri Synod. Besides the usual
rich statistical material covering every congregation and
all the activities of the whole body, the indefatigable
statistician, Pastor E. Eckhardt, has added two new tables,
which will prove interesting and valuable. One table
brings information as to the number of baptized members
found in every county of every State of our country. This

’ table also shows in how many counties of each State the
Missouri Synod is represented. Another table brings the
results of the Synod-wide Roll-call according to synodical
Districts and shows the gains and losses among our con-
firmed of the last five years.

The Stingy Suitor. A Play in Three Acts. By Anna
: * E.Daniel. Order from Mrs. A. E. Daniel, 8454 Dear-
iz born Ave., Detroit, Mich. Price, 26 cts.
Ra An instructive and entertaining play, inoffensive in
every way. We can heartily recommend it to our societies.
We are sure that it will be enjoyed wherever given for
its , clean, wholesome humor. No difficult characters,
so that it will not be hard to make up the cast, which
_ consists of nine female and two male characters. Send
for a copy to the authoress and publisher. F.J.L.

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Contributions Received by the Treasurer.
May 1—31, 1931.

Received for Colored Missions from the following col-
ored congregations: Alabama Luther College, Selma,
$123.73; Alabama Luther College Day-school, 8.00;
Augustana, Alexandria, 25.00; Bethany, Nyland, 3.36;
Bethany, Yonkers, 65.00; Bethel, Conover, 3.05; Bethel,
Rock West, 3.31; Bethlehem, Holy Ark, 7.92; Bethlehem,
Monroe, 2.69; Bethlehem, New Orleans, 50.00; Christ,
Rosebud, 17.44; Concordia, Lowerstone, 5.00; Concordia,
New Orleans, 15.00; Cross, Camden, 3.49; Ebenezer, At-
more, 3.06; Faith, Mobile, 9.70; Gethsemane, Hamburg,
3.36; Grace, Concord, 30.00; Grace, Ingomar, 2.41; Grace,
St. Louis, 35.00; Holy Trinity, Springfield, 20.00; Hope,
Kings Landing, 5.03; Immanuel, Pensacola, 3.70; Im-
manuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, 1,219.34; Luther
Preparatory School, New Orleans, 243.50; Mission at Bal-
timore, 5.00; Mission at Bashi, 6.75; Mission at Cleve-
land, 35.55; Mission at Montrose, 11.25; Mission at New
Bern, 5.25; Mission at Washington, 5.50; Mount Calvary,
Kannapolis, 40.00; Mount Saivares Mount Pleasant,
10.00; Mount Calvary, Tilden, 13.38; Mount Carmel,
Midway, 5.20; Mount Olive, Catawba, .97; Mount Olive,
Tinela, 3.37; Mount Zion, Bostian Cross Roads, 13.00;
Mount Zion, Charlotte, 20.00; Mount Zion, New Orleans,
40.00; Our Redeemer, Longmile, 2.55; Our Savior, Pos-
sum Bend, 3.75; Peace, Maplesville, 2.70; Pilgrim, Bir-
mingham, 18.27; St. Andrew’s, Vredenburgh, 5.06; St.
James’s, Buena Vista, 3.86; St. John’s, Joffre, 4.15;
St. John’s, Salisbury, 15.00; St. Luke’s, High Point, 7.25;
St. Luke’s, Lamison, 1.80; St. Luke’s, Spartanburg, 10.00;
St. Mark’s, Ackerville, 5.10; St. Mark’s, Atlanta, 25.00;
St. Mark’s, Winston-Salem, 6.00; St. Matthew’s, Arling-
ton, 4.61; St. Matthew’s, Meherrin, 8.08; St. Paul’s, Char-
lotte, 14.90; St. Paul’s, Los Angeles, 42.00; St. Paul’s,
Lutherville, 22.00; St. Paul’s, New Orleans, 50.00; St.
Paul’s, Oak Hill, 3.90; St. Peter’s, Cabarrus County,
12.00; St. Peter’s, Pine Hill, 4.099; St. Philip’s, Catherine,
3.40; St. Philip’s, Chicago, 50.00; St. Philip’s, Philadel-
phia, 25.00; St. Philip’s, St. Louis, 115.00; Trinity, New
Orleans, 30.00; Trinity, Selma, 21.92; Zion, Gold Hill,
5.00; Zion, Taits Place, 2.29.

Miscellaneous: From W. E. Heidorn, Blue Earth, Minn.,
for Building Fund of Colored Missions, $5.00. From Mrs.
J. Kroenke, Bethesda Lutheran Home, Watertown, Wis.
(in Memory of Mrs. A. Petersen, Forest Park, Ill.), for
Negro Missions, 3.00. From Petersen Family, Forest
Park, Ill. (in Memory of Mrs. A. Petersen, Forest Park,
Ill.), for Negro Missions, 20.00. From the Misses Katy
and Laura Bopp, St. Louis, Mo. (Memorial Wreath in
Memory of Rev. C. F. Drewes), for African Missions, 5.00.
Per Clara M. Theiss, from Joint St. Martini-Jacobi School,
Milwaukee, Wis., for Negro Missions, 14.92. From a
“Friend of Missions of Brighton, Colo.,” for African Mis-
sions, 25.00. From G. Reichmann, Milwaukee, Wis., for
school-books at New Bern, N.C., 5.00. From St. Mark’s
Colored Congregation, Atlanta, Ga., for New Bern Chapel,
65.00. Tneo. W. Eckrart, Treasurer. _

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