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LITERARY: A Good Book is the Best Companion

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Valedictory

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The Cyclone at Tyler.

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Ancient and Modern Warfare

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A Few Moments with Lutheran Church Activities .

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EDITORIALS: Aufgabe zur Eroffnung des neuen Schuljahres Exchanges.

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Co-Ed Notes

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College Notes

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Athletics

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Alumni

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Locals

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Per Jocum

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VOLUME IX

NEW ULM, MINN., SEPT . 1918

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A GOOD BOOK IS THE BEST COMPANION

What a treasure, what great solace lie in a book!

When, often, at the end of a long, weary day you sit at a. window watching the last color of the sunset fade away, does not a feeling of depression come over you! Are not your heart and soul cast down by bitter disappointment, because someone and perhaps everyone that you came into contact with during the day, was ungrateful, cold and unsympathetic? Go, then, if you long for consolation, to a book.

A book, providing it is a good one, surpasses even the best of friends. In it will your thirsty soul find the true, the life-giving nectar. In it you will find an ideal friend that knows and understanqs you and sympathises with you. Through it you will be carried as on wings into the boundless regions of imagination, in which land of dreams your soul so loves to dwell ...... .

But, just as it is true that a good book inspires and ennobles one, as does a noble friend,so it is also true that a bad book corrupt one.

Here are a few quotations showing what great influence books have over their reader: · "Choose an author as you choose a friend."

"There is no worse robber than a bad book."

"Books are the best things, well used; abused_. among the orst.'' - Emerson. · "Tell me what you read, and I will tell you what Y<?U .:;r~l.'.

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MENS SANA IN SANO CORPORE Von den Romern haben sich viele Sitten, Gebrauche und Redensarten bei uns eingebtirgert, unte1; anderen auch das Sprichwort: "Mens sana in sano corp ore." das auf deutsch so viel heisst als: "Nur in einem gesunden Karper wohr;t ein gesunder Geist."

Die Romer gaben sich vie! der Pflege des i Korpers hin, weil sie ttichtige Krieger a~szubildrn suchtrn. Ihre KriegEP waren die beriihmtesten der damaligen Zeit. Ihre Korpu wurden so at;sgebildet und gestarkt, class sie in allen Gefahren und Brnchwerden des Krieges Stand zu halten vermochten. Ihre Erfolge iQ den Kriegen zeigten ihren Scharfsinn und Geistestatigkeit, und bewiesen, class sich in ihrem gesunden Karper ein gesunder Geist befand. Auch die alten Griechen richteten ihr Leben nach diesem Sprichwort ein. Sie hielten viel auf korperliche Schtinheit und Gewandheit. Kein Volk war so gebildet wie die Griechen. Weil sie ihren Korpe-r pflegten und gesund erhielten, war auch ihr Geist rege und tatig, denn nur wenn der Karper gesund und tatkraftig ist, wird der Geist rege und tatig sein, und im Stancle sein, viel auszurichten.

Wir, die wir darauf bedacht sind, unseren Geistai:szubilden, sollen darum auch darauf achten, <lass unserem Karper die notige Pflege zukommt. Wenn wir immerwahrend in der Stube sitzen und studieren, so haben wir von dem Studieren nicht den Nutzen, den wir davon haben sollten. Gnser Korper wird <lurch Mangel an Uebung geschwacht. Dies tibt einen solchen Einfluss auf den Geist aus, da.ss wir trotz alles Studierens nichts lernen.

Um diesem Uebel vorzubeugen, hat man- in vielen Schulen gymnastische Uebungen eingerichtt-t. Hierdurch wird allen Schiilern Gelegenheit geboten, unter Aufsich t eines Leh re rs korperliche Uebungen zu vollziehen. Haben wir diese Einrichtung nicht, so ollen wlr <loch vonallenden Uebungen, die uns zu Gebote stehen, gtiten Gebrauch machen. Wir konnen uns viel in der frischen Luft bewegen, und eine vortreffliche Uebung, von der gerade uusez:e Collegeschtiler guten Gebrauch machen konnen, ist das Bergste1gen. Wenn wir uns viel in der frischen Luft bewegen, so b1eibt unser Geist immer taetig und frisch, wir werden uns mit grosserem Eifer in die Studien vertiefen, und auf diese Weise unsern Geist ausbilden.

C. J.M. '19 VALEDICTORY 1918 Honorable Faculty, dear friends and classmates! . Everything in life comes to an end. It may be joy or so11·ow, the day will always come when we can call it past. Thus t ile school life of the class of 1918 also has terminated. Everything that h~d become dear to us here at college we must leave. We must b1 good-bye to the beautiful campus and bu.ildings which have b~­ come to us a second home. Here we have spent some of the ha~pl­ est years of our life. Vl e will never forget our dear Alma Mater

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Through all these years our class has ·been under the influence ·and guidance of the members of the faculty. You have always been willing to help in every need and trouble .. Our college days have been an important period in our livrn. We have been influenced and have unconsciously been forming our ideals.

It has therefore been fortunate to l:s that we have been under the influence of Christian teachers. We may sometimes have given you the impression that we did not appreciate your work among us. All this. we hope you will forget, and we beg you to remember only the pleasant days we have spent with you. We go out into the world, away from your guidance, but your example will eve;· spur us on to nobler aims. As we bid you farewell, we thank you all for everything you have done for us.

The class of 1918 wishes also to thank the people of this.community for the hospitality and kindness they have shown us during our stay at D1~. Martin Luther College. · , And we must say farewell to you, fellow students. We wish you an succe8s in your work, and hope that there are many joys in store for ~very one. We wish to thank the junior class especially for the appropriate decorations. . . .Hardest will it be for us, dear classmates, to part. We have been as one happy family for several years. Nov,' we must bid each· other farewell. And as we go out into the world, whatever ay happen, let us not forget our motto: "Is God for us, who shall e against us?"

THE CYCLONE AT TYLER

The facts of the story which are to be presented in this writing took place on August twenty-first.

The clock struck the hour of nine, and I, being a trifle tired, decided to (go tO bed) turn in for the night. In a short time I eil asleep. Suddenly it was as if I heard the fire bell and whistle.

"Was I dreaming?" · "No, it was true'. I dressed in a jiffy and soon found myself on the street, wondering where ·the .fire was.

At last, I decided to pursue my way towards town .. Then first I learned the real truth. Immediately after the storm messengers d come from Tyler in cars, and had informed the watchman to qrouse t'~e inhabitants, for they needed all available help. · I ran fo1~ t!ie .garage, jumped into my car, and before I · was out.on the street the car was loaded. It had rained quite heavily, Us making fast driving impossible. With the passing of an our we found ourselves in Tyler or rather what had once been yler. We parked our car at the outskirts of the tdwn and walked o the business section.

Here we found men already piling up the few remains left r?m the buildings. We soon found ourselves laboring in their ldst.

After working for about twenty minutes we found the body f a dead man. Three of us picked him up and were informed to

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carry him to the opera house. Arriving there, we beheld a dreadful sight. The back seats ha$v been removed to make room for the dead. Here they were lying side by side six in a row. There were already four rows and a fifth had been started. It was impossible to recognize any of the deceased, their faces being badly marred by falling bricks and other obstacles.

Having seen the business section we walked a block east.

The entire vicinity was wiped out. Some residences had entirely disappeared, others were turned over. Quite a number of dead were found here also.

We retraced our steps and stopped at a livery stable at the entrance of which stood a man. This is the story he told: "The lights on my car gave out, so I drove in here. When I drove in I noticed there was a car on each side of me. I was tired, so I fell asleep in my car, with my body in a certain position. When I woke up I was turned around just the opposite way. Next I noticed that the two cars had disappeared and lastly that there was a telephone pole across the back of my 路seat."

Again we walked on, stopping at what had, a few hours before, been the shoe store. Here the cyclone had left the two walls of the building. But the strangest part was that not a shoe had been moved from its place on the shelf. 路 It was now already beginning to get light. Upon argument we decided that the proper thing to do was to go home. On our way to the car we were informed that one hundred injured had been discovered. Some with broken limbs, arms, and many other injuries. The r.umber of dead had risen to thirty and some were yet missing.

We finally took leave and in a short time arrived at home. I must state that we were all thankful for still having homes. The cyclone had left us untouched with the exception of a few count ry homes.

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ANCIENT AND MODERN WARF ARE In order to get a view of ancient warfare we must certalnlY study Caesar. He is, without doubt, one of the greatest trtilitary men of old. In his Commentaries he illustrates his warfare very plainly. There are also parts of the equipments of his soldiers preserved to the present day. By excavation many things have been learned and found, which help us to understand ancient warfare.

The Romari路 soldier was equipped very well. Thus the Roman soldiers wore a helmet to protect his head against the heavy blow:s of the enemy. Some of these helmets are still preserved in the British Museum. Another part of the Roman equipment was th[ breast-plate. This, as well as the helmet, was made of meta路 It indeed was not as comfortable as our soldiers' uniform, bl,!.~ it was a necessity. Although the Roman soldier wore a heh:i;e and breast-plate to protect his body, yet he had a shield. With

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t his he would guard himself against arrows, javelins, and spears.

T he trenching tool was very essential to a Roman soldier. It v:as shar:ed very much like the trenching tool with which the United States soldiers are supplied. .

Nowadays the soldiers wear helmets to protect themselves against shrar rel. French grenadiers in this war have a shield, similar to th e Roman's, as a r:rotection when exposed . to hurling hand grenades.

When the Romans went into battle they began hurling their javelirs as soon as they were in range of the enemy. Therefore it was of an advantage to draw up tbe l:att1e line on a hill, in order that the soldiers might hurl their javelins to a greater distance.

This, of course, also made the attack more forcible. On the other hand, the charge of the enemy could not be so vehement because they would be almost exhausted from ascent of the hill. In the present war it has also been difficult to storm high places.

Most commonly Caesar's line of battle was triple. The first two lines were to do the nghting. These lines being from eight to ten men deep made it rcssible only for the front rank to be engaged in the battle at one time. When the first rank was fatigued, the second took its place. And thus they kept on until every rank of the first line was at the front, then the second line replaced the first. The third line we might call the reserves because it was always held back for any emergency.

In capturing a town there were four possible ways. First: To beat down the wall of the besieged place with the battering rams. Secondly: To blockade the town until the inhabitants would be forced to submission by hunger. Thirdly: To take the town by a sudden assault. Fourthly: By means of the agger and tower.

This method was Caesar's favorite. The agger was an embankment built at a slant toward the wall.

After this was finished a tower was 路pushed up from which a drawbridge was let down. l3y means of this bridge the soldiers could cross to the wall and begin a hand-to-hand struggle.

Building this embankment was indeed no fun. The soldiers Qn the wall would throw down large stones and spears upon the besiegers. Also, l urnirg pitch ard tar was thrown from the wall.

In order to protect themselves against these attacks, they pushed heavy shields mounted on wheels ahead of them. This form of a shield was called the "plutens". Another way of protection was by means of the "musculus" which was a shed open on one end. 路 Its roof was shaped like an upset V and built very strong in order i漏 resist the blows of heavy stones thrown from the wall.

In modern warfare walls about the cities would be of little . Qr no value, because they could not be built strong enough to resist the shot of -the large cannons. Nowadays cannons fire their shot many miles with incredible exactness and man-amazing effect.

In order to continue his campaign to Britain, Caesar needed a fleet. This fleet must not be thought of as a separate organization, but rather as a part of the army, for when Caesar was in need of a tleet, he manned his "navas longas" (battleships) with the

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legio11aries, put tribunes and centurions in cornmar_d of the separate ships, and a legate in command of the entire fleet.

The Romans being not very well trained in naval affairs, always wished to make a naval battle as much as possible like a battle on land .

Therefore they always tried to join their ships to the enemy's and board it. After being on board the hostile ships the Romans .were at an advantage, hcause they were skilled in hand-to-hand fighting. In the prESent war the sailors often do not even get a chance to see the enemy, and by far less a chance to engage in hanc1-to路 hand fighting.

Thus we see that ancient and modern warfare is similar and still C. A. '19. dissimilar.

A FEW MOMENTS WITH LUTH. CHURCH ACTIVITIES 1. The Missouri Syncd has published Dr. Martin Luther's Small Catechism in the Italian language. The chief station of the Italian miss:orary work is located in WESt Hol:oken, N. J. Rev. A. Bongarzcne, formerly a member of the Roman Catholic Church, has been ordained by the Mo. Syncd to labor among the Italians in New Jusey.

2. The GenEral Council missionaries in Porto Rico have issued the Unaltered Augsburg ConfEssion in Spanish. A Spanish Lutheran periodical t it led. "El Test igo" (The Witness) is edited by t he Rev. A. P. G. Anderson, Bayamon, Porto Rico. Subscript ion price 25c per annum. It will be interesting to note t he Spanish translation of "What is Confession?" in Luther's Small Catechism, published in the April No. of " El TEStigo". It reads t hm;: Que es confes ion?

La confesion comprende dos partes: la . una, que confesamos los pecados, la otra que recibimos la absolucion o remision del ministro como de Dios mismo y no lo dudamos de ninguna manera, sino que creemos firmemente que los pecados son perdonados ante Dios en el cielo.

3. Mr. Clifford Beach, formerly a member of the Baptist Church, was recently ordained by the Revs. G. E. Mennen and W. D. Peters of Mo. Synod in Ashville, N. C. Mr. C. Beach completed his thelogical training at the Hartwick Seminary (General Synod),. New York.

4. Rev. J. W. Martin and Rev. J . C. A. Bracy (both colored ) were ordained several months ago, by the Ohio Synod, and labor now among their colored brethren in the South, a mission 路fie1d of the Ohio Synod. The Rev's. Martin and Bracy were formerly Methodists.

5. Rev. E. W. Heiman, a converted Jew, has translatea a great number of Lutheran hymns into the Yiddish and Hebrew languages. He had some difficulty in securing the vowel :points

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for the Hebrew. Rev. Heiman is now president of the Jewish Commission of the General Council.

6. The Revs. C. C. Schmidt, St. Louis, Mo., H. H. Succop, Chicago, Ill., and H. H. Walker, York, Pa. received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred upon them by the faculty of the Concordia Theol. Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. 7. The Swedish Augustana Synod appointed a committee, at the last session in Minneapolis, Minn., to confer with the Norwegian Lutheran Church concerning the sale of the Luther Theol.

Seminary at Hamline. Augustana intends to move her theological school from Rock Island, Ill. to the -Twin Cities.

8. Dr. Lawrence Albert Johnston, president of the Swedish Augustana Synod, was called into the life hereafter, at his home in St. Paul; Minn., June 10th, while the Augustana Synod was in session in Minneapolis, Minn. He was born in Sugar Grove, Pa., Aug. 12, 1855. The King of Sweden honored him highly by conferring upon him the title "Knight of the Order of the North Star" (I\_. 0. N.) 9. The Ev. Lutheran Synod of Australia has been prohibited by the Cabinet of the Australian Commonwealth to publish her "Kirchenbote", a religious periodical. The Synod now issues an English paper in its stead for her former subscribers to the "Kirchenbote," called "The Australian Lutheran." The Ev. Luth.

Kirchenblatt fUr SUdamerika" cannot be issued during this war as the Brazilian government has prohibited the use of the German language in its boundaries.

10. Pennsylvania College (General Synod), Gettysburg, Pa. is the oldest Ev. Lutheran College in America. It offers 10 college comses, each leading to a Bachelor's degree: Ancient and Modern Languages, Mathematics, Science courses, Biology, Finance and Commerce, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Municipal (Sanitary) Engineering. The optional course is Military Science and Tactics under U. S. Army officers detailed by President W. Wilson.

11. On June 30th, the newly erected Recitation Building of Concordia College (Missouri), at St. Paul, Minn. was dedicated.

Two special services were held. Rev. Fr. Brand, Springfield, Ill., 3rd vice president of Mo. Synod, preached in German, and Prof. Theo. Graebner of Concordia Theol. Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. preached in the American language.

12. Since all the German missionaries were compelled by the India government to leave their mission stations and to return to Germany, the Hermannsburg Ev. Lutheran Mission has transferred its entire mission field and its properties in India with all assets and liabilities to the Ev. Luth. Joint Synod of Ohio and other States, and has itself ceased to exist in India. This Mission in India has 100 elementary schools; and the roll of pupils attending are the following: Christians: 221 boys, 189 girls; heathen: 1980 boys, 297 girls. In addition to these schools, there are 10 schools of higher learning with 66 persons on the teaching staff and 938 pupils.

Indeed, 路a great work entrusted to our Ohio brethren!

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13. ·The first district convention of the Luther League for Southern Minn. District of the Norw. Luth. Church of America was held at Albert Lea, Minn., from the 21st-23rd of June. A continuation was adopted, and the following officers were elected for the District Luther League: Rev. J. C. K. Preus, president; Mr. J. Mohn, vice-president; Miss M. Grevstad, recording secretary; Miss H. Swensrud, corresponding secretary; Mr. Sam. Jackson, treasurer.

14. 200 Lutheran Heralds, the English organ of the Ev. Luth. Synod of Iowa and other States, are sent out regularly for the use of our Lutheran soldier boys in the nation's service.

15. In Iceland, all the people belong to one church, the Ev. Lutheran Church. They have 1 bishop, 20 deaneries, 180 pastors.

217 of the 300 churches are built of imported timber, 75 of turf and 7 of stone. The church is self-supporting, and her own pastors are trained at the University of Rejkjavic. The Lutheran Reformation was introduced into Iceland, in 1538, by Christian III of Denmark and Norway. The Icelandic people in North America have organized a synod, in 1885, and, today, they number 16 pastors, 55 congregations, 4,598 communicants, and 6,810 baptized members. These Icelandic Lutherans are mostly found in Manitoba, Canada, and in Minnesota and North Dakota. They publish a monthly church paper in Winnipeg,· Canada, where they also have a college with 3 professors and 38 students.

16. Rev. Walter Behrens, Mound City, S. D., who was formerly a member of the Minn. District of the Joint Synod of Wisconsin and other states, has been received into the holy ministry of the Iowa Synod.

17. On April 11th, Prof. Otto Kranshaar, for many years professor and finally president of the Wartburg College, Clinton, Ia., was called to his eternal rest. He belonged to the Ev. Luth.

Synod of Iowa and other states. His great achievement was the "Verfassungsformen der lutherischen Kirche Amerikas," the only constitutional history of the American Lutheran Church in existence today. Requiescat in pace!

18. The Milwaukee Luth. Conference (Mo. and Wis. Synods) has appointed a committee to which all requests and reports regarding this war are referred. Prof. John Schaller, Ev. Luth.

Theol. Seminary, Wauwatosa, Wis. is the chairman, and Mr. Earnest von Briesen, the secretary of the committee. All report? of the Wis. Lutheran congregations on Liberty Bonds, Thrift Stamps, etc. are to be sent to the secretary.

19. At ·the recent synod meeting of the Southern District Qf Missouri Synod, it was decided to close the Concordia College, New Orleans, La., permanently, for lack of students. The Concordia College Association, therefore, disbanded, and formed a permanent organization, the "Lutheran Educational Society of New Orleans, La." by name. The officers ·are: Mr. N. S. Jovanich, president; Mr. Edm. Wegener, vice-president; Mr. A. H. Klamt, recording secretary; Mr. P. R. Heisler, financial· secretary ; and Mr. E. W. Gans, treasurer. The object and aim of this SoGiety

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is to encourage and support financially boys and young men to prepare for the office of the holy ministry or parochial teaching in our Ev. Luth. Church. · At this synodical meeting of the Southern District of Mo. Synod, it was decided that the English language hereafter be the official one in all sessions at synod meetings of the District.

20. The Rev. A. Bangarzone (Mo. Synod), Luth. Italian missionary in New York City and its vicinity, is translating Luther's hymns into Italian.

21. The Lutheran Bureau was organized. in New York City.

This organization, a membership corporation, incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, continues the work of the New York Reformation Quadricentennial Committee. The purpose of the Bureau is as follows: 1. To be a national medium for information and service to the Ev. Luth. churches and church organizations; 2. To set forth the relationship between Lutheranism and current intellectual, political, religious and social movements.

The Luth. Bureau has established three distinct lines of activity: 1. A national lecture service. It secures for any organization competent speakers. Topiclil of addresse·s listed are: Wartime Service of the Church; Lutheran Church Hist'ory in America; Church Publicity; Sunday School Methods and Administration, etc. 2. A national news service. It provides papers concerning the happenings and progress of the Luth. Church thruout the whole land. 3. A national information service. It gathers information to carry on the work of the Luth. Church in its various activities more sufficiently. The information at the disposal of all Luth. churches deals with S. S. Work and Methods, Young Peoples' Societies (Walther and Luther Leagues), Missionary Activity, Church Organization, and Church Financing and Advertising.

Membership fees are the following: . ·" Individual membership . . $5.00 Contributing membership .. $25.00 Church Association ... . . . 10.00 Sustaining membership .... 100.00 or over The officers of the Luth. Bureau are: ·· Mr. Geo. D. Boschen, president; Mr. Theo. H. Lamprecht, treasurer; Rev. 0. H. Pankake (Mo. Synod), secretary.

The Board of Directors is composed of the following: Mr. Geo. D. Boschen, president; Mr. Theo. H. Lamprecht, treasurer; Rev. 0. H. Pannkoke, secretary; Messrs. Chas. H. Dahmer, Robt.

E. Gaskell, Jos. Gear, Theo. Hetzler, Ellenwood M. Rabenold, Wm. H. Rose, and G. Zimmermann.

Address of the office: 200 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. 22. According to the "Le Temoignage," a French Lutheran .Perfodielal published bi-weekly in Paris, there are 24 Lutheran churches in the capital city. cl...... 23. The publication House of the Wartburg and Nebraska l<l.ynods, Burlington, Ia., has changed its name from German Literary Board t o Lutheran Literary Board. The Book Concern Was ~lred by t he Council" of Defense to make thi::; change.

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24. It is reported by the Luther College, Decorah, Ia., -that 108 young men from the last year's student l::ody entered the military service of the nation, and the Luth. Augustana College, Rock Idand, Ill., clairr.s 140 members of her last year's student body, in the country's se1vice, at the present time. Isn't the Ev. Luth. Church doing her "bit?"

25. Of the 113 that have been called this year by congregations of the Mo. Synod, 84 have been graduated by the Concordia Theol. Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. and 29 by the Concordia Theol.

Seminary, Springfield, Ill. The teachers' seminary at River Forest, m. gnduated 20, and the seminary at Seward, Neb., 12 men.

26. Seventeen Lutheran nurnl'.'s from Wisconsin on their way to France stopped off in New York for a few days, and were guests of the Luth. Young People's Societies. On Trinity Sunday D. special service was held in the Immanuel Ev. Luth. Church, at which all received the Holy Communion.

27. The commencement exercises at .the Luther Theol, Seminary, St. Anthony Park, St. Paul, Minn. took place on ,May 31st. Diplomas were presented to 33 graduates who were set apart for the ministry of the Word.

28. The following clergymen of the Ev. Luth. Church received honorary degrees, at" last commencements of schools: Rev. L. F. Gruber, St. Paul, Minn., degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred by Muhlenberg College.

Prof. Wm. Schmidt, St. Paul, Minn., degree of Doctor of Letters conferred by Capital University.

Rev. E. P. Pfatteicher, Ph. D., Reading, Pa., degree of Doctor o.f Divinity conferred by the .Lafayette College.

Rev. G. C. Rees, Greensburg, Pa., degree of Doctor of Divin~ ity, confen--ed by Thiel College. .

Rev. Peter Altpeter, Buffalo, N. Y., degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred by Thiel College. 路 . 路 Prof. H. B. Reed, Chicago, Ill., degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred by Carthage College.

Rev. F. M. Keller, Polo, Ill., degree of Doctor of Divinity, c::mferred by Cathage College.

Rev. E. C. Harris, Sterling, Ill., degree of Doctor of Divinity coderred by Wittenberg College.

(To be Continued) P. W. SPAUDB, Western Theol. Seminary, Atchinson, Kansas.

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New Editorial Staff

A. R. Dierks, Editor-in-Chief R. Marti, Business Manager W. Siffring, . Asst. Bus. Manager Miss Albrecht, Exchange Editor G. Glarner, College N ot~s Editor Ed. Bradtke, Athletics Editor C. Albrecht, Alumni Editor Miss Winter, Co-Ed Editor A. Baer, Local Editor H. Engel, Per Jocum Editor.

Change in the Editorial Staff: As Mr. R. Luethe, Athletic Editor, has not returned to Dr. M. L. C., a change had to be made in the Editorial Staff. Mr. E. Bradtke was chosen Athletic Editor and Mr. G. Glaeser, who attended 1'\. W. C. was chosen College Notes Editor. Mr. Luetke has enlisted in the army to prepare for service.

The school year of 1918-19 has opened, and we are all back for another year of strenuous work, so that at the end of the year we might say we have done the best of our ability. With the opening of the school year, we must not forget the editing of our Mes-senger, which is so dear to most of our readen.

We, the new editors, congratulate the former staff most heartily for the manner in which the work was carrie:l 0~1t. We feel that we are not able to take the work befor2 us, but with the aid of our alumni and other readers, we shall be able to carry out the work. But we do not only want to keep the Mess:mger in existence, we want to improve whatever we ca:i, a·d expand it. We surely ,can do this if every reader gets his or her friends inter2sted in our paper, for that is the way to pr0mote the gr.:>wth of a publication.

We once more ask you, dear re'.1'.:ier, espechlly the Alumni, forahelpinghand in the publiotbn of t1.~ D[". M. L. C. Messenger.

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COLLEGE-MUSIKBIBLIOTHEK

Ftir die Hand unsrer Musikschtiler ist jetzt eine schon vor Jahren begonnene Bibliothek auf einige hundert Nummern er-· weitert worden. Sie umfasst neben einem 13 Bande starken Lexikon von L. C. Elson Werke ftir Orgel, Piano (2-, 4- u. 8-handig), Piano u. Orgel, Violine, Violine u. Piano, Gesang ,Gesang-Methodik, Theorie, etc. Ermoglicht wurde dieselbe durch einen frtiher erhaltenen Betrag aus der Bibliotheks-Kass,e (Dir. J. Meyer), <lurch Gaben von Frauenvereinen in Stillwater, Janesville (Lydia Winter), New Ulm, durch Zuwendungen seitens unsrer Schuler (Abiturientenklasse 1916, P. Albrechtvon der Gemeinde in Hazel, S. D., Fr. Loschen, E. Steljes, J. u. E. Gehm), sowieeiniger unsrer lieben Pastoren (J. C. Siegler, Horn), <lurch Ueberweisung eines Zinsenbetrages der Vermachtniskasi:;e (Prof. Bliefernicht) und eines anderen zur Verftigung stehenden Fonds (Prof. Albrecht). Nicht zum wenigsten musste auch unsre Konzertkasse herhalten, aus der ftir unser College schon manches bestritten worden ist: Grand (Steinway), Transport u. Installation der St. Paul Orgel, Motoranlage ftir 3 Uebungsorgeln, Instrumente ftir's Orchester und Reparatur von solchen, Chor- und Orchesternoten.

Die Bibliothek ist nur im Werden begriffen. Noch liegen viele Hefte die des Einbindens warten, und noch manches andere mochte notwendigerweise angekauft werden, beispielsweise Chorbticher ftir unsere angehenden Chorleiter. Wer hat noch ein Scherfiein ftir diese so wichtige Anlage tibrig? Das hier angelegte Geld traegt gewiss seine reichen Zins en zu N utz und Frommen unsrer Kirche-gerade so gut wie in jeder anderen Bibliothek.

Gilt es doch, unsere Schuler auf gute, musikalische Pfade zu geleiten. Schlechte, fade und saloppe Musik umgibt sie auf Schritt und Tritt, ja, begegnet ihnen leider in manchen unsrer Kirchen.

Die braucht nicht erst <lurch eine anzulegende Bibliothek gefOrdert oder etwa gar angelernt zu werden.-Ein ausftihrlicher Bericht · Fr. R. tiber Zuwendungen u. s. w. folgt spater.

ANSPRACHE ZUR EROEFFNUNG DES SCHULJAHRES

Was uns hier heute zusammengeftihrt hat, ist die Absicht .zu lernen, und ttichtig zu werden wiederum andere zu lehren. Und zwar wollen wir ·solche Lehrer werden, die Christenkinder unterweisen, wie sie als Himmelserben ihren Beruf auf Erden erftillen mogen. Von allem Lemen, speziell von unserem Lemen, sagt der weise Salomo: Des Herrn Furcht ist Anfang zu lernen. Soll daher im neuen Schuljahre unsere Arbeit des Lernens nicht. vergeblich sein, so mtissen wir sie in der Furcht des Herrn betre1ben .

Wer ist der Herr, den wir ftirchten sollen? Mit dem Worte Herr verbinden wir in der Regel den Begrjff der Hoheit und ~­ walt. Wenn wir uns Gott als den Herrn vorstellen, so denken wu· daran, dass er mit einem Worte seines Mundes Himmel und Erde aus nichts erschaffen hat, dass er auf Erden alles mit unwiderstehlichcr Gewalt regiert und Wolken, Luft und Winden gibt Wege,

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Lauf und Bahn; <lass er im Sturm und Wetter sich herrlich offenbart; <lass er in majestatischer Erhabenheit den Himmelskorpern. ihre Bahn anweist. Wir denken daran, dass er aller Gebieter ist, dem alles untertan sein muss; dass er unter Donnern und Blitzen seine Gebote gibt und von jedermann unbedingten Gehorsam verlangt. Wir denken daran, dass er als hoechster Richter der Welt alle zur Rechenschaft zieht und mit ewigen Hollenqualen die Ueber-路 treter straft.

Ein solcher Herr ist Gott auch. Aber wenn Salomo uns lehrt, dass des Herrn Furcht Anfang zu lernen sei, so will er <loch, dass wir uns ein ganz anderes Bild von diesem Herrn machen solIen. Er gebraucht hier das WcrtJehovah. Und Jehovah ist der Herr von dem David singt: Der Herr ist mein Hirte. Er ist der Herr, den Jesaias bestandig mit dem Reiland identifiziert. Es ist der Herr wie er selber Mose aus dem brennenden Busch erklart: Ie.h bin, der ich bin, der ewig unwandelbare Gott, der treulich halt, was er verheisst, der seines Volks im Elend nicht vergisst,. der sein Ziel, dieses Volk zur Herrlichkeit zu flihren, nicht aus dem :Auge verliert.

Wenn wir deshalb an Gott als unsern Herrn denken, so sollen. w.ir vor allen Dingen das ins Auge fassen, wie er von Ewigkeit in Liebe den Ratschluss fasst, Menschen zu schaffen, die 路 seinem BiJde ahnlich und in der Gemeinschaft mit ihm selig sein sollten. .

Wir mtissen an Gott denken, wie er mit grosser Betruebnis voraussa:h, dass eben diese Menschen sich von ihm lossagen, die Dinge g,anz anders ansehen wtirden als er an Dingen ein Wohlgefallen ffnden wtirden, die ihm ein Ekel sind, ja ihrem Willen trotzig seinem Willen entgegensetzen wtirden.

Wir mtissen an Gott denken, wie er trotz alledem an seinem einmal gefassten Liebesrat, die Menschen glticklich zu machen, unwandelbar mit ganzem Herzen festhalt, und auf Mittel und Wege sind, die gefallenen Menschen von der Stinde zu erretten und sie trotz ihrer Stinde selig zu machen.

Wir mtissen ferner an Gott denken, wie der Vater in der Ftille riler Zeit, aus grosser Liebe seinen Sohn dargibt, dass er ein Opfer sei ftir die verlorenen Menschen; wie der Sohn sich willig unserer Gewissensnot, unserem Tod und Verdamnis unterzieht und ftir tUfs durchhalt, bis er siegreich aufersteht und gen Himmel flihrt; me der Heilige Geist in die feindlichen Stinderherzen geht, sie zu hefligen und zum Glauben zu bringen, damit sie ewig selig werden.

Das ist der Herr, den wir flirchten sollen. Wie aber flirchten wir ihn recht? Bei dem Worte flirchten denken wir gewohnlich an Angst und Schrecken. Wenn wir einen Menschen flirchten so geben wir ihm aus dem Wege, oder wenn das nicht angeht, so su~llen wir doch in unserem ausserlichem Benehmen uns so zu verh._a!ten, <lass wir ihn nicht reizen, oder wo gar uns sein Wohlwollen erwerben. Nicht tun wir das gerne und von Herzen, sondern nur lUfi bi:ise Folgen moglichst zu vermeiden.

1:11.Mit einer solchen Furcht sollen wir den Herrn nicht flirchten. u.me solche Furcht tut ihm Schande, keine Ehre, an. Eine solche Furcht mtissen wir wohl vor uns selbst haben, da wir uns vor Gott

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unwtirdig und unfahig wissen. Gott aber sollen wir mit einer Furcht filrchten, die ihm die rechte Ehre gibt. Das aber ist seine Ehre, dass er der Herr ist, der Hirte, der Reiland, der mit unwandelbarer Treue unsere Seligkeit schafft, der trotz unserer Stinden unentwegt sein Ziel im Auge behalt. ::.V1it einer solchen Furcht des. Herrn kann ja nicht Angst und Schrecken verbunden 路sein, im Gegenteil, mit einer solchen Furcht muss die innigste Liebe gepaart sein. Wie sollten .unsere Herzen nicht in Liebe dem Herrn entgegenschlagen, der seine Ehre darin setzt, der Stinderheiland sein! Einem solchen Herrn mtissen wir 路 auch willig unser ganzes Leben anvertrauen, mag es gehen, wie es will. Wenn er seine Ehre darin sucht, noch selig zu machen, dann spreche ich vertrauungsvoll: Wie Gott mich ftihrt, so will ich gehen. Einem solchen Gott mtissen wir auch zutrauen, <lass er uns in seinem Wort die absolute Wahrheit sagt. Wie konnte er der Herr sein, wenn er uns sein Wort untermischt mit Irrtum gegeben hatte! In seinem Wort offenbart er uns unfehlbar den Weg zur Seligkeit. Sein 路wort steht uns fest, wenn auch aller Schein, alle sogenannten gesicherten Ergebnisse der Wissenschaft dawider streiten. Von einer solchen Furcht des Herrn redet Salomo, die in Liebe und Vertrauen Gott die Ehre gibt, die seinem N amen gebtihrt. . Mit einem Wort, er redet vom Glauben. \Vie aber kann es zu einer solchen Furcht des Herrn kommen und wie konnen wir in der Furcht des Herrn beharren? Das steht nicht bei uns. Den Herrn zu ftirchten steht in unversohnl ichem Widerspruch mit dem obersten moralischen Grundsatzen der nattirlichen menschlichen Vernunft, so dass wir nicht aus eigner Vernunft oder Kraft an Jes um Christum, unsern Herrn, glauben konnen . .

Lassen Sie mich das an einigen Beispielen veranschaulichen.

Einer der obersten moralischen Grundsatze der Vernunft lautet : "Selbst ist der Mann." 路 In irdischen Dingen ist er auch ganz recht. Das erfahrt z. B. mancher faule Schuler irn Examen zli seinem grossen Leidwesen, da ihm der Fleiss seines Mitschiiler nicht das geringste ntitzt. Einer kann nicht ftir den andern lernen. Seibt ist der Mann. Wenn es sich uni Stinde handelt, s0 erfordert die irdische Gerechtigkeit, dass den die Schuld trifft, der die bose Tat begangen hat. Es waere unmoralisch einen Unschuldigen das Vergehen eines andern entgelten zu ]assen.

Eben das aber ist eins der ersten Stucke in der Furcht des Herrn class wir glauben, wie Jesus unsere Schuld geftihlt habe und m.i:t recht ftir unsere Stinde gestraft sei. Menschliche Vernunft aber halt, dass durch einen solchen Glauben alle Moral untergrab~n werde. "Lasst uns getrost stindigen wenn einen anderen dte Schuld daftir trifft." Deshalb weist die Vernunft die Furcht des Herrn entrtistet von sich.

Ein anderer unter den moralischen Grundsatzen cler Vernunft ist die Idee der Vergeltung. Jede Tat muss ihre gebiihrende Verd geltung finden. Jede gute Tat muss entsprechend belohnt, u:i jede hose Tat bestraft werden. Das ist wiederurn in irdischen D1J1.gen ganz recht, und wer dem zuwider handelt ist ungerecht.

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Die Furcht des Herrn aber weiss nichts von solcher Vergeltung. Bei dem Herrn ist alles 1auter unverdiente Gnade, die er <;1,usteilt ohne Riicksicht auf gute oder bOse Wuke. Deshalb aber will die Vernunft nichts von der Furcht des . Herrn wissen. Sie will ihre Verdienste anerkannt wissen, oder wo sie keine Verdienste aufzuweisen hat, verzweifeln sie.

Da ist es ja aussichtlos, dass wir je zur Furcht dES Herrn kommen sollten, wir konnen auch nicht einmal den Wunsch dazu fassen, ja miissen jeden Gedanken daran rnit EntrUstung zuriickweisen.

Was aber bei Menschen unmoglich ist das tut Gott. Er iiber;wiudet unsere Vernunft und entztindet in unseren Herzen die !Furcht des Herrn . Er tut das <lurch sein besonderes Mittel, das ~ngeliurn. Sein · Evangeliurn hat er aber so gestaltet, dass es geeignet ist, den Glauben in einem widerstrebenden Herzen zu entlinden. Gott weiss, dass er es mit Feinden zu tun hat, darum ·tiirmt und drohter im Evangelium nicht , sondern redet freundl ich ·t uns. J a, in solch herzgewinnender, Zutrauen erweckender eise handelt er mit uns. dass er <ladurch uns=ren Widerstand bricht d seine Furcht uns einpflanzt. Er weiss aber auch, dass er es mit solchen Leuten zu tun hat, deren gei~tliche Krafte durch die tinde zerstort, die da in Siinden tot sind . . Darum hat er sein angelium mit gottlicher Kraft erftillt, die da neues Leben schafft .

Durch dieses Gnadenrnittel hat Gott in uns die- Furcht des Herrn gewirkt. Durch dieses Mittel erhalt er .sie auch. So wollen wir im neuen Schuljahr fleissig sein im Gebrauch des EvangeJiums, clamit die Furcht des Herrn in uns wohne. Dann wird auch unsere Arbeit des Lernens von reichem Erfolg gekron.t sein.

A new school year has b egun~ We hope t o see old and new exchanges at our exchange-table. You are a11 welcome.

An exchange which appeared at our exchange table is " The )Vartburg Quarterly". "Die Religionder Inkas von Peru" is an lnstructive and interesting descript ion. The author describes the · religion of the Inkas in a plain and distinct manner so it can readily be understood by anyone. We hope to find your number at our exchange table in the near future. · "The Trumpet" is another ·number at our exchange table.

"The Valedictory" is well written. It shows the interest of the student in work and school. We miss the exchange department. . " The Augsburg Echo:" · This issue contains several numbers the Norwegian language. We do not doubt them interesting or th<5se who can read and understand U1em. Why not an excbange department? The other departments are well balanced.

Other numbers were: The Hemnica, The Black and Red, and College Chips. Call again.

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Among those who have enrolled at our institution for the coming schc-01 year are the following: Anna Buzek '20, Akron, Ohio; Anita Schimmelpfenning, '21, 路Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; Elfrieda Reetz, Morgan, Minnesota; Irma Wilbrecht, New Ulm, Minnesota; Alma Weigand, New Ulm, Minnesota; Renata Weichmann, Potsdam, Minnesota; Esther Gens, Renville, Minnesota; Loena Engel, Austin, Minnesota; Emma Fischer, Hutchinson, Minnesota; Marie Reuter, New Ulm, Minnesota; Laura Meyer, New Ulm, Minnesota.

Miss Clara Mundinger of Bertha, Minnesota, hasalsoresumed her studies after a year's absence. She taught at the rarochial school of her father's congregation.

Gertrude Ackermann, a former student of D. M. L. C., is now attending the New Ulm High School.

Clara Buenger, Anna Buzek, Esther Fritz, and Laura Meyer motored to Fairfax on Sunday, September eighth, where they spent the afternoon.

The position of director at D. M. L. C., made vacant by the resignation of Prof. Ackermann, has again been filled. Prof.

Meyer, our new director, is not a stranger at this institution. It is but three years ago that Prof. Myer accepted a call as minister to the Lutheran Congregation at Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, after having taught here eleven years. The students all welcome Prof.

Meyer's return and wish him the best of success.

Prof. Palmbach has been permanently appointed as profess0r of Science and Mathematics by the Board of Directors of this in路 sitution.

Prof. Klatt has been released by the Lutheran Congregat ion of this city and is now taking an active part in the work at D1路. M .

L. C. Looking over the list of their studies, about half the membePs of D class were a bit surprised to find the word "Latin" missing on their program. On the other hand the remaining members of D class saw the beloved word written six times on the schedule before them .. Upon questioning a beginner whether he would be Tequired to study Latin or not, the unlucky D class hero received an answer in the negative from his luckier fellow students. The cause of all the confusion was an extensive change in the course of t he lower classes. An attempt to explain this change and its purp_0se will be made in the following lines.

Last year the program of the preparatory department of Northwestern College, Watertown, was altered to put this department on a High School basis. As D. M. L. C. prepares some i:;turlents to enter the Sophomore class at Watertown, it was necessary to

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make a change of program in the same direction at this college.

At present this change affects D. and E classes only.

E class is now doing strictly eighth grade work, therefore the absence of Latin. The course of D class however is undergoing a change to make the work of this class equal to first year High School work in future. This necessitated a division of the class into two parts. Dl and D2. In D 1 we find all those who have completed eighth grade and who are therefore far enough advanced to do first year High School work including Latin. D 2 includes all those students who had completed E class at this institution.

D 2 is exempt from the study of Latin this year, having studied it in E class last year, but in place of this they are completing a few eighth grade studies. At the beginning of the next school year both D classes will be combined into one large C class doing second year High School work.

The students elected the following officers for the reading room: E . Bradtke, Pres.,; T. Boettcher, Vice Pres.; 0. PoeShecker, Sec. and Treas.; Aug. -Dierks and C. Albrecht, committee.

Prof. Reuter secured the services of Mr. Reuter during the past vacation and also at the beginning of the school year to tune all pianos belonging to the institution. The instruments are now in a good condition and ready to be used by the students.

With the beginning of a new school year the musical organizations were again organized. Truly the outlook for good musical organizatiors is very poor this year, but past years have shown that with the willing cooperation of the students and under able guidance very good music has been delivered. Although it also seemed almost impossible in the beginning and it is hoped that we shall again be :successful.

On the Friday and Saturday following the opening of school t he lower classes assumed their annual duty of cleaning the base ball diamond. Immediately after the diamond had been cleared, a meeting was called and the officers for the ensuing year were elected.

Bradtke was elected captain, A. Dirks was elected manager and Schultz treasurer.

The task of picking a team this year is more difficult than has been expected. The only veterans that have responded to the "Maroon and Gray", are Garbrecht, Schultz and Bradtke. Captain Bradtke however has not given up hopes when he has such available material as Boetcher, A. Dierks, Poessnecl{er, W. Albrecht, R. Engel, Siffring and Lehmann. "Practice makes Perfect."

Everybody is willing to turn out,so what is to hinder us from having an invincible team?

The season being late, it is not likely that outside games will be played. Nevertheless a number of practice games will be played before cold weather sets in.

TÂŁnnis, although a clean, healthy sport, is not so prominent

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as in previous years. The courts are covEred with weeds and no one seems willing to remove their sumrr,u's growth. Mcst likely our sharpshootErs will be seen driving the fast ones over the top next spring.

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May the Lord crown the work of the class of '18 with everlasting succEss. They are stationed at the following places: Miss Edna Fritz. . . . . . . ..... Oconomowoc, Wis. Miss Erna Gehm ... . .... . ..... Lake City, Minn.

Mr. Johannes Gehm. . . Toledo, Ohio Mr. Theodor Metz. . . . . . . . . . . . Trumann, Minn.

Mr. Albert Mcskop . . ........ Fond du Lac, Wis. Miss Elizabeth Reuter ... . .... Ft. Atkinson, Wis. Mr. Ernst Sperling .. . ............... Marshal, Wis. Miss Carolina Steffenhagen ...... La Crcsse, Wis. Miss Frieda Strasen ...... . ..... . . Courtland, Minn.

Miss Clara Zaeske .............. Milwaukee, Wis. Mr. Paul Hippauf 'G9 has accepted ?. call to Sleepy F:ye 1 Minn.

Miss Hedwig Naumann '17 accepted a call to New Ulm, Minn. after having taught at Echo, Minn. for one year.

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School opened the 4th of September with a splendid enrollment of new students.

They are the following: Carl Witt, New Ulm, Minn.

Gilbert Glaeser '20, Tomah, Wis. Alfred Loose, Morgan, Minn.

Otis Stelljes, New Ulm, Minn.

Kurt Oswald, 路 New Ulm, Minn.

Elmer Kuehn, Wanda, Minn.

Gerhard Flitter, Lewisville, Minn.

Ronald Ropte, Humboldt, Iowa.

Adalbert Backer, Essig, Minn.

Adolf Heier, Akaska, So. Dak. Gerhard Albrecht, New Ulm, Minn.

Ernst Gerdts, Alma City, Minn.

Arthur . Dierks, Fulda, Minn.

Gerhardt Reetz, Renville, Minn.

Walter Laase, Alma City, Minn.

Edward Haase, New Ulm, Minn.

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Mother: "There now, don't whip Johnnie, you know the Bible says, 'Let not the sun descend upcn your wrath.' " Father: "That's all right; but it doesn't say not to let your wrath descend upon the son."

Judge: "Where did the automobile hit you?"

Rastus: "Well, judge, if I'd been carryin' a license numbah, it would hab busted to a thousand pieces."

Sentry, on dark night: "Halt, who goes there?"

Voice from gloom: "Chaplain."

Sentry: "All right, Charlie, come on in!"

The teacher had been giving a lesson on dogs, so that when the examiner started on the subject the teacher was sure that the class would shine.

"Why does a dog hang out its tongue?"

"To balance its tail." replied a youth promptly.

What's the rr.atter, Ben? You're looking worried.

"Work! - nothing but work, from morning till night!"

"How long have you been at it?"

"I begin to-morrow."

"Why don't you use more elbow grease?" " We must conserve fats, mustn't we?"

Teacher : "vVhat are the most eloquent stable toods of today?"

Johnnie : "Hay, corn and oats. That's what Pa feeds our horse."

Sprigs: "My brother was once worth $10,000."

Brigs: 路 "I suppcse he had a good time."

Springs: ''No!, They caught him before he got away with it."

Prof.: "Where did copper originate from?"

Jumbo: "Frcm pennies."

Prof.: Kate:

"Where did the wcrd 'archaic' come from?"

"From Netraska."

"A good one at that". This is not a fish story, but like t hem, the truthfulness cannot be vouched for. An exchange says: "Seven years ago a farmer living West of this city, hung his -vest on the fence in the barnyard, and as a result of it a wonderful story is told. A calf chewed up a pocket in the garment in which was a standard gold watch. Last week the animal, a said old milch cow, was butchered for beef and the timepiece was found in such a position between the lungs of the cow that the respiration, the dosing in and filling of the lungs kept the stem-winder wound up, s0 that the watch had lest but four minutes in seven years.

Prof.: "What is an axiom?"

Stiffy: "A rule that cannot be explained.

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CHRISTMAS. Christmas is a festival of the Christian church, observed on December 25th as the anniversary of the birth of Christ. This festival is one of the most noted of all the Christian festivals. In very early times the church of the east celebrated it during the months of April and May. Dui·ing the 4th century St. Cyril of Jerusalem obtained from Pope ,Julius I. permission to investigate the matter and it was decided that the 25th of December was the day on which Christ was born.

In the Middle Ages Christmas was celebrated by a series of dramas in which people wore masks and comical costumes. The people um11ally constructed a manger into which a child was placed with the Virgin Mar.rand shepherds surrounding the manger. They sang carols an<l danced to the music of the various instruments of the time.

In the northern part of Germany, among the Protestants, Christmas is often called the "Children's Frstival." On Christmas eve presents were given and a so called Christmas tree was erected upon which presents such as apples, candy, and ornaments were hung.

The name of the person for whom a present · was intended was fastenecl upon ·it in such a manner that each might know to whom the present belonged.

Formerly, and at the present time, in some districts of Germany, parenb; gave the presents which they intended for their children, to some man who was dressed in high buckskins, a mask, and a ·wig.

This created much frolic and joy in the home.

In Engl'ancl Christmas was always a relig'ions, domestic, and m errymaking festival. Each person took part, ancl on such days, rank wa. not ·obHcrved. The Lord i1nvited all the people under his rule to ill ha'll. Herc ·h e entertaine-d them. 'l'his usually lasted from Christmas cvr 11nt•il the 2nd of February. Great fc.asts were instituted.

They adorned the houses with evergreen and holly boughs.

The Purit1ans were at first sten1 opponents to this boisterous .J.i!;erryma.kiJ1g and for a long time dill not celebrate Christmas as dirl t h e sout]i>rn and middle states. We usually celebrate Christm'a: in a l-limilar way as the Germans did. A man called Sa.u t a 0 1aU's clre ·es in a large red snit. He puts a lai·ge white wig ancl a ma .k_ on. Re carries a sack on his shoulder in which he b,as t.b.e toys f01· 1Jir elli ld 1·e:Lt. lVIan y s;m.all childr en t,h.ink that he comes fl own I h.e chimney and puts the toy. into th.e stocking which th ey Jrn ve h1mg where he w0 1t.l d be mo t a"J')L to see them.

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EDITOR'S EXPLANATION 'l'h is number of th e Messenger is indeed very incomplete, owing to the fact that onr college ha:s b een closed for nearly two months on account of influenza, and that qrnite a number of our Staff have as yet not returned. We will try to make up for this by putting out an extra n umber in th e near future .

We wi sh al l our readers a Merry Christmas ·and a Happy New Year.

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A FEW MOMENTS WITH LUTHERAN CHURCH ACTIVITIES l. A new English Conference within the joint Synod of Wisconsin has been organized at Waukesha, Wis., May 20-21.

This organization includes the pastors of .Milwaukee District, who use the English tongue exclusively in their church services.

2. It is reported that a congregation of 21 commun icant Australian negroes on the west coast of Australia contributed last yeal' $590 for the extension of Christ's kingdom, an average of ab~mt $28 for each communicant member. Let's follow their example!

3. lt may be interesting to learn t hat, at the begin.rung (i)f this world war, t here were 72 Luthe1•an pastG1•s 1n F rance and

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in Algeria, a French possession in northern Africa. One-half of these Lutheran pastors either are in the army or died in the nation's service. French Lutherans are supporting a deacorres1;3 house, a training school for nurses, 4 homes for the aged, 4 orphanages, and a home for apprentices. The congregations are scattered and overburdened by debts piling up. The work of the Church is greatly crippled. ' 4. The Mo. Synod pastors in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba . and Saskatchewan petitioned the General body to create a new district within the bounds of these provinces. Steps are to be taken to establish an institution of learning in this dis• trict, for the education of young men for the holy ministry.

5. On May 22nd, in the St . John's Ev. Luth. Church, Ot tawa, Canada, a very interesting meeting was held for the Wartime Service for Lutheran Soldiers. The following were present : R t. Rev. J. R. Lavik, Saskatoon, Sask., president Norw. Lutheran (!hurch of Canada; Rt. Rev. B. B. Jonsson, Winnipeg, president Icelandic Luth. Church; Rt. Rev. J. Fritz, Regina, Sask., president Canada Dist. of Ohio Synod; Rt. Rev. J. Maurer, Williamsburg Ont., president _Synod' of C~ntral Canada; Rt. Rev. E. Hoffmann T oronto, president Canada Synod; .Rt. Rev. G. B. Pifer, Bridgewater, N. S., president Nova Scotia Synod ; Rt. Rev. W. C. Boese, Kitchener, Ont., president Canada Dist. of Mo. Synod; Rev. J. C. Streufert, Chicago, Ill., secretary Army & Navy Board of the ·synodial Conference; Rev. J. A. 0. Stub (Norw. Synod), New York Cicy, executive secretary National .Luth. Commission, U. S. A.; Rev. Arth . Brunn (Mo. Synod), Brooklyn, N. Y., representative of the N ational Luth. Commission, U.S. A.; Rev. Osc. Mees (Ohio Synod), N ew York City, .representative of the National Luth. Commission, U. S. A.; Rev. H . L. Siegner, Ottawa, Ont., Central Canada Synod; Rev. A. Orzen, Ottawa, Ont., Missouri Synod; Rev. L. J. Ebinger, Ottawa, Ont., Ohio Synod.

These members organized a Canadian Luth. CommiS,Sion ior Soldiers' and Sailors' Welfare similar to that of the National Luth. Commission for Soldiers' and Sailors' Welfare in the United States.

Officers: Rt. Rev. B. B. Jonsson, president; Rt. Rev. J . R. Lay ik, secretary. The election-of a treasuter was left to the E~ ecut ive Committee.

6. The Bethlehem Ev. Luth. Church (Mo. Synod), Chicago, Ill. is the largest Lutheran congregation in America. It supp0rts 2 pastors and ·7 parochial school teachers, and numbgirs B,229 eorifirmed members, 354 school children, and 4,286 souls.

7. The General Council of the Ev. Luth. Church has a great Sllav and Hungarian missionfield . 43 congregations and 45 additonal preaching places are cared far. Its superintendet is Dr. A. L. Ramer, AUent©wn, Pe~ . , whose fieia extends fr0m the Atlantic, the Pacific and from Oan,ada-Fkirida. Five nationalities are· represented: Slovak, Lettish, Siebenbuerger, Magyar, and

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8. Recently, "The Lutheran« Hospice • for -' ,Young Women" was dedicated by· the Inner Mission Society . of. Pittsburgh. ·. The hospice is located at·330 E. North 'Ave.,'·Pit"tsburgh; Pa. Lu~heran girls and young women: -are given preference, al tho others of different creeds are not excluded. The .value of .this hospice is over $34,000; the furnishings cost over $3;500 . . Its plan js ·to save Lutheran girls and young women from danger and possible ruin, and to provide for their spiritual welfare. :At the present time, there are Zl ·Lutheran hospices in America;''standihg open to temporary shelter and protection 6f tlie imperiled. Yet more are · · · needed. .

9. According to a repollt of the Luth. Church . Herald, the English offieial. organ of the Norw. Luth: Church,, the Augsburg Puhl. House, Minneapolis, Minn. _issues weekly 33,500 ' copiE$ of "Lutheraneren," probably the largest Luth. Church peribdical in the world; 32,000 copies of ''The Children's Friend",'-a Sunda)T School paper; 28,500 copies of "Barnevennen'',' and · 10,300 copies of the "Lutheran ' Church··Herald." ·.· ~. '"., °" ' ;'·::-", ;. ,.; :~, 1~ ·", ·_, • ••.

10. The Luth. ·Church Herald ·h as discussed considerably the subject concerning the ch.ange of the name' of the.Norw. Luth.

Church of America ad-0pted a year ago-. It ·is -claimed that the word "Norwegian" in the title is a hindrance.in the. mission work among the English speaking ·people. ·Several names ,have been suggested: The Central Lutheran Church, The AineriCan Lutheran Church, · The Lutheran Church in .America; The United Lutheran Synod, The Ev. ' Lutheran Synod of AnieriCa, The Augsburg Synod of· the Ev. Lutheran Church of America, The Augsbw'g Lutheran· Church of America: At' the Fargo Convention or tl:ie Norw. Lutlt Church of ·America, it was voted to change the nalll:e.

Judge A. · Grindeland and Mr. Lewis Lar$en were appointed to make the i::iecessary preliminary legal arrangements for changing the name oL the church, at the following general meeting of the Norw. Lut h. Church of America. · 11. · The ·National Lutheran Commission fOr Soldi.ers' ·a:nd Sailors' Welfare is publishing an interesting eight-page bi-monthly paper entitled "Our Lutheran Boys in the Army and Navy."

I ts purpose is to give from time to time information c~mcerning the work of ·the Commission. Subscription price 25c per annum.

12. .The Lutheran Bureau, 200 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y., issues a booklet of .great interest. It is a reference list for the service of the Church, in war time." It contains material on, t,he Organization of the army and camp; cm life and conduct at the camps and at the front; on the problems that must be m~t; on spiritual and social forces. The booklet is compiled by Rev. 0. H. Pankake (Mo. Synod), secy. of the Bureau.

13. Rev. Harry P. Long, Toledo, Ohio, of the Ohlo Synod, ha rendered , a translation of the t .able prQ;yer,' "SpeiSe, Vater, deine Kinder", .into the .English language. It reads thus: "Feed Thy ch.il<!ire)r, Father h!i>lY ~ Comfort sinners, poor and l0wly~·~-------';!"..

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Let Thy blessing now be spoken On the bread before us broken; . · That it serve us while we're living, Health and strength' to each one giving, Till at -last with saints we're able To surround Thy heav'nly table:. Amen," 14. Rev. Paul Z. Strodach (Pa. s;n~d) h~s prepared a valuable booklet for the National Lutheran Commission for • Soldiers' and SaUors'. Welfare. This booklet contains lessons, e. g., on national sins, on repentance, on . loyalty, on .citizenship, on pa,. · ' . .· triotism, on peace, on chaplains and camp pastors, etc. ·. It may ~ ;": " be used in connection with •any churcJl .worship._., The booklet ' ·u .,., will be sent free of charge, on .request, to the National Lutheran > • : .· : Commission, ._437 Fifth Ave., New. York, N. Y. . ·, . . . .. · .

15. The finance board in conjunction with the executive ·' : · committee of the ' Iowa Synod decided to unite the two branches of the Wartburg :Publ. House, at present located at Chicago, Ill. and Waverly, Iowa, and to erect •a suitable building at Chicago. . ", · Due to the uncertainty of present business conditions, however, · it was resolved by the committee in charge that these ,tw6 departments remain separated for the time being. · ' ·· 16.' The Norw. Luth. Church of America appointed at her l ast synod meeting in Fargo; Dr. H. J. Stub, Dr. J. N. Kildahl, and Rev. C. J. Eastvold to negotiate with the Swedish Augustana Synod, the · Danish United Church Synod,, the Icelandic Synod, and the Finnish Suomi Synod as to · th~ ·p·o ssibility of ultimately ·, .,:. effecting ~federation of '.3Jl Lu~liepi~ sy1ibds '.i:q,Am~~ica. · . ... , · .. .; : ·r .~, 17. The Lutheran Brotherhood of America, which was -or-, / ·:.,. < ganized _last year, is a federation ,of all men~s societies, club,s; who ·"~ .:: : · are memberl" of the Ev. Luth. Church m the U. S. A., regaraless'of "·' /.' language' or synodical connections. The purpose of this organiza- ; " ' t ion is· · .

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duration of the present war. The official headquarters are Des Moines, Ia., in 407-410 Rippee Building. The officers are: Rev. J. A. 0. Stub, New York, N. Y., president; Rev. A. Nornbom, Des Moines, Ia., 1st vice-president; Hon. 0 0. Roe, Des Moines, Ia., 2nd vice-president; Mr. N. S. Nielsen, Des Moines, Ia., 3rd vice-president; Rev. E. H. Rausch, Waverly, Ia., 4th vice-president; Rev. P. 0. Bersell, Ottumwa, Ia., membership chairman; Rev. A. B: Leamer, D. D., Des Moines, Ia., executive sec'y.; Mr. A. 0. Hauge, De3 Moines, Ia., treasurer.

18. At present, there are 48 Ev. Lutheran congregations in southern California. Their entire membership is approximately 6,350 souls. Their church property is valued at $650,000. Their yearly expenditures for benevolences amount to $95,000. Eleven parish schools are maintained by the Lutherans in "Southland."

"God's word and Luther's doctrine pure" are proclaimEd in three languages: English, German and Scandinavian.

19. According to reports, there are over 5 million Lutherans in Russia: 3 million are in Finland, and the other 2 million are in Esthonia, Livonia, Lithuania, and Courland.

20. The 13th National Convention of the Luther League of America was held in Holy Trinity Church, Rev. F. A. Kah1Pr, D. D., and Rev. P. E. Scherer, pastors, Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 27-29.

It was organized at Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 30-31, 1895. Present office> s are: 路 Mr. C. T. A. Anderson, Chicago, IlJ., president; Mr. 0. C. Rhode, Toledo; Ohio. 1st vice-r;res~dent; Mr. G. W. Rapps, Milwaukee, Wis., 2nd vice-president ; Mt. Harry Hodges, Philadelphia, Pa., general secretary; Rev. Luther M. Kuhns, Omaha, Neb., literat ure secretary; Mr. P W. Banker, Kingston, Pa., treasurer.

21. Mr. M. P. Maeller, one of the most liberal giving laymen in the General Synod, recently celebrated the completion of the 2500th pipe organ in his great factory, Hagerstown, Md., by entertaining the employees of that establishment, at a banquet.

22. Since 1869, the General Council has been doing -mission work in the Rajahmundry District, India. It nas now 23 missionaries and 24,000 Christians there.

23. In the Ev. Lutheran Church of America, the following official publishing houses are owned and maintaine:l: 1. Northwestern Puhl. House, 263 Fourth St., Mihva 1kee, Wi;,.

Manager, Mr. J. Luening.

2. Concordia PubL House, 3558 S. Jefferson St., St. Louis, M0.

Manager, Mr. E. Seuel.

3. Augsburg Publ. House, 425 S. 4th St., Minneapolis, Minn.

Manager, Mr. E. Waldeland.

4. Wartburg Puhl. House, 623 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago,, Ill. Manager, Mr. Paulus List.

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Danish Luth. Puhl. House, 200 Fifth St., Blair, Neb. Manager, Mr. H. Skov Nielsen.

Augustana Book Concern, Rock Island, Ill., Manager. Mr. A. G. And erson.

Finnish Luth. Book Concern, Hancqck, Mich. Manager, Mr .•Jacob Wirsula.

Luth. Book Concern, Columl::us, Ohio. Manager, Rev. A. H. Dornbirer.

General Council Puhl. Board, 1716 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa Manager, Mr. Chas. B. Opp. Luth. Board of Publication, Columbia, S. C. Manager, Rev. J. W. Horine, D. D. Luth. Publication Society, 9th and Sansom Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Manager, Rev. F. L. Sigmund, D. D. •. Luth. Literary Board, S. 8th and Elm Sts., Burlington, Ia. Manager, Rev. R. Neumann; D. D. 24. The Pennsylvania Lutheran College, Gettysburg, Pa. is e of the thirty-three selected institutions chosen from about 0 schools in the United States, which the Du Pont Powder Co. granted scholarships in Chemistry of $350.00 each. This 0foe of Gettysburg means that the Du Pont Powder Co. regards ~ttysburg graduates as among the very best men in their employ, t© it reflects great credit on the college as a whole as well as on ' department of chemistry in particular.

25. At the Fargo Convention of the Norw. Luth. Church of merica, the following statistics were submitted: Congregations, 623 ; churches, 1,979; parsonages, 563; voting members, 199,607; n:firmed members, 264,321; S'.)U]s, 424,152; Norw. public serFes, 56,148; Eng. public services, 22,212; Sunday School teachers, 938; parochial schools, 2,401; ladies' aids, 2,956.

26. The American Ev. Lutheran Church has mission fields China, Japan, India, Burma, Liberia, Madagascar, South Africa, rsia, Alaska, and South America. 392 missionaries are supil.'ted in these missions. In addition to these, there are 2,072 tive mjssionar.ies (helpers). 95,025 converts have been made; ,310 are candidates. for baptism, a~ p_res2nt; in the mission schools, 1 .-,100 are nurtured m the tread of hfe. ~7. At Muhlenberg, in Liberia, the General Synod has 15 ionaries and 300 Ch:stiars.

28. T he Norw. Luth. Free Church labors in Southwestern dagascat where it has 8 missionaries and 6()0 Christians . . 2$). The Finnish Luth. Missionary Society works among the Live of the Ovambo tribe in German Southwest Africa. It has ations and 2,800 Chr.i.stiaris th ere.

30. Since 1892, the Hanover Free Ev. Luth. Church MissionSociety is d~i:rig mis ion work in N atal, Transvaal, and Zulud Africa. Th£ra. ar.a !iJ preaching points and 25,600 Ch r;stians.

Bl. The iiltate Chur h of weden (Luth.) is c'.lrrying on misn. ~Ot·~ iu Z~luland and Sm.ltb RhnrJ.~sia, Africa. It has 6,000 t'l bans, there-.

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:32. The Danish Lutheran Brethren have 18 workers in Nol:th.ern Nigeria, Africa. The Swedish Augustana Synod bega11 he1· mi&sion work in 1917, near Lake Chad in Northern Nigeria, Afri ca with one man. Rev. Peter Reiling was the first Lutheran mis,~i orrary to Africa. He labored in Abyssinia.

33. The Mo. Synod W'Orking in southern India, since 18'!'14 has 14 missionaries there, now. The Swedish Lutheran Mission- "o iety is working in Inner Mongolia, since 1899, and has 3 mi -.-i onarie at Hallang Ossa, at present. The Swedish Augustana Synod ha. in Honan Province, China, 16 mission stations, 36 missionaries, •and 570 Christians.

84. The Northwestern Lutheran Free Church of A1mfrica beginning the work in Honan Province, China, in 1915, has at the present time, 6 foreign missionaries there. The Northwestern Imtheran Brethren Society, since 1900, ·is working ·in Honan Pro villce, China, ancl has 14 missionaries there. The Northwestern Lntheran Church of America has in the two provinces of Central Ch'i na, Honan, and Hupeth, :n missionaries and 2,600 Christians. The Lu.theTan Gospel Association of Finland has 4 stations and 16 missionarie. in Hupeth Province, China..

35. Rev. Marti n Groebner, professor of 't he St. John's Lutherau College, Winfield, Kansas, has been appointed a regular meml5er of the Kansas State Council of Defense. Rev. M. Groebner is 'On the Committee of Publ' c Relations, which is in charge of t1he l anguage and parochial school situation. · 36. On September 11th, a new school year at the Co11c01'rria Seminary, St. I1ouis, Mo., opened with the largest enrollment of roudents ever read in the history of this theological instituHon. 'l'he register for the year shows the following figures: Total :i:Ei<gistered, 372; absent for the year to do supply work, 62, leaving an a,ttcndance of 310. 'l'he roll of the different classes shows 96 in th:e .'e_uio r Class, 93 in the Middle Class, and 121 in the Junior OJ:~ s.. Rrv . .Francis Pieper, D. D., welcomed the students with the text : Take heed unto thyself and unto the doctrine" (1 Tim. 4-16.)

37. "Harangszo," the only Hungarian Lut1heran perio ilic,a.l in f lt e United States, is published ·in the int erest of the Slav and H 1mga1-ian Mission of the General Council of the Lutheran church. The etlltor is the pastor of the Hungarian Lutheran church, South Bethlelrnm, Pa., Rev. Ernest A. Stiegler, Ph. D. Subscription price p.e r a-imum is $1.50 in t he United State's and $2.50 in Canada and Au~t1;il1-IT1111gary. :rn. The Rev. J nlins Bodensiek, St. Paul, Minn., h.ia. b_ -en cruic.c1 to a professors1hip at the \Vartburg Teachern' ffm.in.&r:y ancl 1\;ca· dcrny of the L wtheran Iovva Syno cl, Wave1'1yj Iowa. ~HJ . On Septemlber 24tlii of ter a lingerillg illness, R ev. J. Ro111beiig p1~ofessor ra>n·i Uea.cl o:f the ., J.'m!&n €1epa,1·tmtllm of the W·a.rtbn1·g Tea.c.b~er. ! Sem.h1,mrw al'l.'d eadem.y. W1~-v-e1:.l .v, fowa, pas :eGL ai;\•a1 ,\' in to the joys. of ]us I.1orG l, •at ·<"Un ~e 10£ 62 yoo1»'>. Rev. J. Rem berg ,servell 1

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vado ns con g rega tions in th e Iowa Synod, arnl was for a tim e pres ident of the Imth eran College, S egnin, Texas.

40. Th e Lutheran Church of France has t1he fo llowing congregations >vi th th eir pastors, in th e Paris dio cese : l. La Red emption, 16, Rne Chauch>at (IXe)-Rev. J. l\foyer an d Rev. E. Souli er.

2. Les Bill ct tes, 24, Rue des Archiv es (IVe) -Rev. A. Web er. i3. Ascension, 47, Rue Dulong (XVII e )-Rev. A. Schaffner.

4. St. Paul, 90, Boulevard Biarbes (XYIIIe )-Rev. P. Pfencler.

5. Bon-Secours, 20, Rue Tit on (Xl e) -Rcv. F. Dumas and R ev.

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6. St. Marcel, 2 his, RU'e Pi erre-Ni col e (V e) - Rcv. C. Schmidt and Rev. F. Christal.

7. Trii n ite, 172, B oulevard d e la Gare (XIII e)-Rev. S. Lamb ert.

8. St. Jean, 147, Ru e de Grenell e (VIIe)-Rev. H. Bach.

9. L a Resurrec tion, 8, Rue Quinaulit (XVe)-R ev. E. Vaucher.

10. CourbevO'i e, 46, Rue d e Golombes-Rev. C. Meyer.

11. La Vill ett e, 268, Ru e Dn F g. St. Martin (XIXc )-Rev. D. our tois.

12. Pnteaux, 3, Rue Ara go-Rev. C. .Me,\·'e r.

Hl. Pantin, 4, Ru e Oartier-Bresson-Rev. G. Courtois-Gerb er.

14. Le Perr eux, 4, · Ru e Chanzy-Rcv. H. B onry.

15. St. Denis, 42, Rue des Cham ettes-Rev. F. \Vh eatcroft.

16. St. Onen, 5, Rue d es Rosiers-Rev. A. Schaffner.

1 7; Lyons, 12, Ru e F enelon-Rev. J . Bach. · 18. Elb euf, 20, Avenue Ga mb etta- R ev. E . Roehrich . l!.J. Scandinavia n Chu rch, 9, Ru e Guyot (XVII e)- Rev. K. Borj eson. · Th ese congreg•ations ext•e nd a cordial invita t1ion to all the Amp1·iean Brethren, in order to become acquaint ed with them and to be of any neighborly service to American Lutheran mrn.

40. 'l'h e "Washburn, Ill., Leader" of Aug. 8th ma de the follo\\' iug complim enta ry rem a rks concerning th e " L u th eran Soldiers' and 1 milol' ' Bull etin" issu ed by th e Army and Navy Boar d of th e S.rnnilica:l Conference: "We a re indebted to Rev. E. Ducver for a copy 0f Lhe Lutheran Soldiers ' ancl Sailor s ' Bulletin. 'l'h c little magazine ·1mblisl1cd for th e b enefit of the Lutheran boys in the servi ce and for their parents and friends a t home is full of good articles, and onecannot lo ok through it without t he thou g ht that t11E're is 110 qu estion a t0 t he pos_ition of the Lutheran Church in thi•s war,-thc Church may have originated in Germany ·o r not, which has in the past l>eell a mooted <tnestion, bnt that it is in every r espect loyal and patri otic eern to be fully ·demonstrated in this litt le publication. " (To l> e continued. ) PAUL W. SPA UDE, W c!'>tern 1'heol. Semina1•.r.

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A FEW MOMENTS WITH LUTH. CHURCH ACTIVITIES. 1. The Rev. L. 0. Fossum, a Lutheran missionary of the Norw. Luth. church of America, among the Mohammedan Kurds in Sautschbulak, Persia, has translated Dr. M. Luther's small Catechism into the Kurdish. It is published by the Syro-Arabian Press, No.r 7 Main St., Minneapolis, Minn., where the :missionary is residing at the present time. He was compelled to return to the United States because of the present world's conflict.

2. On July 1, 1918, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a new Lutheran periodical, under the caption of "Ev. Lutherischer Bote,"' was called into life. Its editor is the Rev. A. Kramer, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is published by authority of the Ev. Luth. Pastoral Col)feretif,:e of Argentina, a branch of the Brazilian District of the Mo. Synod. May this young mission paper preach "God's word and Luther's doctrine pure" that many souls be brought to the knowledge of the divine truth and be eternally saved in the heavenly bliss.

3. There are nine Lutheran Deaconess Motherhouses in the United States. The Norw. Luth. church of America owns three of these institutions. The Deaconess Motherhouse, at 1138 No. Leavitt St., Chicago, Ill., is estimated at a net value of $192,500.00.

This institution has a double purpose: 1. That of a general hospital; 2. That of a training school and home for deaconesses.

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11 are foreign missionaries in Madagascar and China; 1 is a Jewish missionary in Chicago; 3 are engaged in Christian kindergarten work; 2 are working as city missionaries; 1 is stationed at St. Olaf's College, Northfield, Minn.; 5 are managing general hospitals thruout the Northwest; 1 is matron at the Aase Haugen Home for the Aged, Decorah, Ia.; 1 is stationed ther.e as her assistant; 1 is matron of the Home for the Aged, Northwood, N. D.; and the other 36 are stationed in the Motherhourn, at Chicago. Some of the3e sisters serve as parish assistants and Bible women in the large cities. The Lord calls upon all those who do not feel capable to take upon themselves the responsibility of motherhood, to enter into one of our Ev. Luth. Motherhouses to prepare there for the ministry of mercy and of the word.

4. Our brethern of the Ohio Synod are making rapid progress in the Scuth, especially in Maryland, Mississippi, and Alabama, among the cclored people. Montgomery is the place of the headquarters where the Rev. H. F. Richards, the superintendent of the mission, is residing. On this great field, there are 100 communicants, 285 Si;nday School pupils, 675 pupils in the mission schools, 11 female t?achers, and 5 colored pastors. True harmony and friendship exist betwern the Ohio and Missouri brethern working in this large territory.

5. After a cor:siderable discussion, the committee in charge of changing the name, "The Norwegian Luth. Church of America," adopted, at the recent convention of this synod, at Fargo, N. Dak., the name, "The United Lutheran Synod,"which takes the place of "The Norw. Luth. Church of America."

6. Rev. L. W. Boe, Minneapolis, Minn., was elected president of St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn. This institution belongs to the Lutheran synod mentioned above.

7. Are you acquainted with the Stieff piano? Mr. Frederick P. Stieff, the piano manufacturer of Baltimore, Md., is a man of the Lutheran faith. Recently, he donated $1,000 each to the deaconess board of the General Synod, to the First Ev. Luth.

Church (Rev. E. K. Bell), Baltimore, Md., to maintain a library, to the Home for Incurables, and to the Hom~ for the Aged, Washington, D. C. 8. Col. Alfred W. Bjornstad, who was formerly a student of St. Olaf Lutheran College, Northfield, Minn., only recently received the nomination by President Wilson for promotion to the grade of brigadier general. He was honored by being made chief of staff to General Pershing, with the American expeditionary forces.

9. The only Lutheran missionary among the Maori aborigines of New Zealand is the Rev. Hamuera Te Punga, a graduate of the Concordia Theo!. Seminary (Mo. Synod), Springfield, Ill. "In spite of the hard and often discouraging work, our genial missionary has retained a steadfast trust in the Lord, love for his work, unflagging {':ea], and a kindly heart," writes the Rev. Arthur Appelt of the Ev. Lutheran Synod of Australia.

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Chinese language by the Rev. E. L. Arndt, Hankow, China a missionary of the Missouri Synod. In recent years, this "L~y颅 men's Bible" is welcomed into many languages as a spiritual friend and adviser. The total number of Lutheran Christians in China aggregates approximately 44,000.

11. The Ev. Lutheran Church is represented .in all walks of life. Hon. Ralph Busser, a member of the Ev. Luth. Zions Church (General Synod), York, Pa., has been newly appointed United States Consul in Bergen, Norway. When the present war broke out, he was United States Consul in Trieste, Austria.

12. The Bible House at Los Angeles, Cal. has published a translation of the book, "What the World Owes Luther," in the Spanish language. The author of this work is the Rev. J. B. Remensnyder, D. D., Ll. D., a General Synod Luth. pastor.

13. The Walther League (similar to the Luther League of America) of the Missouri Synod is a very active organization, in its religious work. This is evidenced by the fact that many hospices for young people are established and supported. The League maintains many buildings for this purpose, in Buffalo, N. Y., Chicago, Ill., and in other Lutheran centers of activity.

14. The young people of the Mo. Synod churches in New York and vicinity, having organized "The Lutheran Young People's Society," have raised $5,000 for the Soldiers' and Sailors' Welfare Work. In addition to this, the new organization decided to create a permanent fund to support needy students in theological seminaries of the Luth. Church.

15. Lutheran tracts are in great demand, among our people.

The Missouri Synod has grasped the opportunity. The younger element of the Synod has established a bureau known by the name, "The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau," in New York, N. Y. Over 200,000 tracts on different subjects of Lutheranism have been issued and sold already. This noble work is continuing increasingly. Here are some of the tracts bearing the titles: "Prayer," "The Great Physician," "What the Ev. Lutheran Church Stands For," "Salvation ," "Luther in His Home," "Luther on the Bible", "The ninety-five Theses," "Luther and America," "After the War, What?" "The Lutheran Church" (a short historical survey), "The Separation of Church and State," etc. The Bureau publishes also sermon helps for Patriotic Exercises, . Reformation Services, etc. The headings of some of these helps read thus: "The Lutheran Church in America, and What It Stands For," "God's Wartime Call," "Dedication of a Service Flag," "Unfurling of U. S. Flag," "What Contribution has the Lutheran Church Made to Liberty?" etc. 路 16. Concerning the first United States flag, Mr. C. A. Gunderson in the Lutheran Companion (Augustana Synod's English official organ) says: "Whose is the honor of having made our first national emblem? Everyone will say Betsy Ross. It appears, however, that this particular honor can not be given to Miss Ross

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alone. No official or authentic record of the event was ever made but, by common consent, it has been ascribed to Betsy Ross. Out of the dim past, we have what may prove to be actual facts.

The other day while reading a number of old volumes of t he Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biobraphy, I chanceu upon a genealogical record of one Goran Kyn, one of the first Swede to settle on the Delaware. This record, which has been compiled

by Gregory Keen, a descendant, states that Mis.s Sarah Austin a great-great-grand-daughter of Kyn, with other ladies of t h~ Gloria Dei Church at Philadelphia, made the first flag under tbe direction of the Marine Committee after the pattern adopted b}r Congress, June 14, 1777. It was presented by the ladies to J Paul Jones, who hoisted it on his ship, the Ranger. 路 This flag wa:s rendered historic, because it was the flag that received the .first salute granted the Star Spangled Banner, in Europe. It wa flown in the first action between the Ranger and the Drake, and later between the Serapis and the Bon Homme Richard.

From this, it appears that the honor of having made the fir t flag belongs, not to Betsy Ross alone, but to the ladies of the Swedish Ev. Lutheran Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, Pa." 17. The Rev. John W. Horine, D. D., has been elected t,o the third professorship of the Ev. Lutheran Theo!. Seminary (formerly of the United Synod South, now of the United Luth. Church in America), Columbia, S. C. He has been given the charge of exegetical theology. Dr. Horine is editor of the Southern Lutheran periodical, "Lutheran Church Visitor."

18. Governor Lowden, of Illinois, conveying his congratulations to the Lutherans, on the campaign for funds for religious work in the camps under Lutheran auspices, wrote: "We cannot be too liberal in our expenditures for the moral and spiritual welfare of our boys in camps and at the front. It gives me pleasure to mail you a check for $100 for the cause."

19. At the Fargo Convention of the Norw. Lutheran Churc h of America (now United Lutheran Synod), held last June, the Board of Trustees was authorized t o consult the government concerning the sale of the Government Indian School at Wittenberg, Wis. Thru the kind assistance of Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota, and Congressman Browne of Wisconsin, a bill permitting this property to be sold has passed in Congress. This governme11t property conprises 130 A. of fine land and substantial building-.

The Church will use these buildings to conduct -the Indian school and the old Wittenberg Academy will be converted into an old people's home. Our Norw. brethern are quite progressive.

20. It becomes a universally recognized fact that the fm1damental doctrines or truths of the Church of Jesus Christ must be emphasized more ever. Many of our Eng. Lutheran congregations have organized Bible classes for this very purpose. The Men's Bible Class of St. Mark's Ev. Lutheran Church (the Rev. Rob. L. Patterson, D. D. ), Atchison, Kansas, recently finished a fine

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c-our e of Scripture on "The Person and Work of t he Holy Spirit. " The following is a copy of the program: Fourteen Weeks of Bible Study.

Tue. Evening at 8 :15 o'clock in St. Mark's Ev. Lutheran Church Rev. Rob. L. Patterson, pastor.

"The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit."

1. The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit.

2. The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit.

3. The Grace of the Holy Spirit.

4. The Calling or vocation.

5. Illumination.

6. Regeneration.

7. Conversion.

8. Repentance.

9. Faith.

10. Justification.

11. Mystical Union and Adoption.

12. Renovation and Sanctification.

13. The Fruits of the Spirit or Good Works.

14. The Fourfold Office of the Holy Spirit.

21. The Walther League of the Synodical Conference, an organization similar to the Luther League, has 310 local leagues having approximately 20,000 members. At its last jubilee convention in Buffalo, N. Y., Prof. E. Engelbrecht, of the Concordia Seminary, River Forest, Ill., was elected president. This organization issues on entirely English paper called "The Walther League Messenger," which is an enterprising and attractive 32-page paper telling the news of a busy organization within the large body 路of the Ev. Lutheran Church.

22. The Ev. Luth. Church preaches the Gospel powerfully in Chicago, in almost a dozen languages. There are 106 congregations in Chicago and its vicinity, which use mainly the German tongue. In 50 congregations, the English language is chiefly used. 35 congregations are Swedish; 30 congregations, Norwegian; 7 Danish; 5 Slovak; 2 Polish; one Lithuanian ; one Lettish; and one congregation in which the sign language is used exclusively 23 The Ohio Synod has officially declared that the relation between the Ohio and Iowa (German) synods is of such a fraternal nature that pulpit and altar fellowship must necessarily follow.

This official declaration was communicated by the secretary of the Ohio Synod to the Rev. F. Richter, D. D., president of the Iowa Synod. Favoring this idea of fellowship, Dr. Richter says: 'This communication of the Ohio Synod is the conclusion of a movement and of efforts that have been going on for more than thirty years. A discussion by representatives of the two synods at Richmond, Ind., the colloquy at Michigan City, in 1893, the further discussion in Toledo, mark the stations on the way 路to establishing pulpit and altar fellowship between these two synods.

Our synod has been ready long ago and offered its hand of fellowship to the brethren of Ohio, and now this synod has taken our

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hand and offers us the fellowship for which we longed. w~ joice because of this action and decision of a sister synod. we now be permitted to carry on our ch.urch work in peace with mutual help anJ. agreement." . â&#x20AC;˘ 24. At the annual meeting of the National Lutheran ( mission for Soldiers' and Sailors' Welfare, the following oft and members of the Executive Committee were elected: Chairman, the Rev.F. H. Knubel, D. D. (United Luth. Chu vice-chairman, the Rev. C. M. Jacobs, D. D. (United Luth. Chu secretary, the Rev. 0. C. Mees (Ohio Synod); treasurer, ¡ E. F. Eilert (United Luth. Church); members of the Exec1 Committee: 1. The Rev. H. A. Weller (United Luth. Church); 2. The Rev. Lauritz Larsen (United Luth. Synod); 3. The Rev. Arthur Brunn (Synodical Conference); 4. The Rev. J. J. Kildsig (United Dan. Luth. Church Syr 5. The Rev. Fr. Jacobson (Swed. Augustana Synod); 6. The Rev. Emil Rausch (Germ. Iowa Synod).

25. In Seattle Wash., Lutherdom consists of the follo congregations: 5 of the United Lutheran Synod (formerly N Luth. Church); 3 of Missouri Synod; 3 of Ohio Synod; 4 of Augus Synod (Swed.); 2 of the Free church Synod (Norw.); 3 of the U1 Luth. Church in America; 2 of Danish Church Synod; 1 of Icefa Synod; 1 of Germ. Iowa Synod. A total number of 24.

26 The United Danish Luth. Church, which held its an convention in Neenah, Wis., recently reported expenses amc ing to $155,000. The money received by the treasurer of synod ($98,000) was spent as follows: For Jubilee Fund, $70 for mission work in Japan, $6,800; for mission work among American Indians, $2,400; for mission work among the Morn $3,000. It was decided to raise $5,000 for the Fund for Pas and Widows' Pension. Trinity College and Theol. Semir the synod's institution of learning at Blair, Nebr., has 143 stud, Of these 15 had enlisted in the United States service.

27. The following Lutheran institutions rendered sple service to our nation, in maintaining a course for the Stuc Army Training Corps (S. A. T. C.): 1. Midland College (United Luth. Church), Atchison, Kai 2. Thiel College (United Luth. Church), Greenville, Pa.; 3. St. Olaf College (United Luth. Synod), Northfield, M 4. Wittenberg College (United Luth. Church), Spring Ohio; 5. Pennsylvania College (United Luth. Church), Ge burgh, Pa.; 6. Muhlenberg College (United Luth. Church), Allentown, 7. Augustana College (Swed. Luth. Augustana Synod), l Island, Ill.; 8. Luther College (United Luth. Synod), Decorah, Ia.; 9. Waldorf College (United Luth. Synod), Forest City, 10. Luther Academy (United Luth. Synod), Albert Minn.

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11. L~:mo1r College (United Lutb . Church ) ff1 k 12. Roanok College (United · Luth. Church) s ~ oryv·N ·. ~· 28. The Intersynodical Commi ttee of the i a em, . irgm~ 0 10 souri, and. Wiscci:isin synods n:et for the 3rd ·ti~';a~t i) b Mi Ia. At this meetmg .held M Nov. 12th-14th ' 1918 , I·t' was ud ~u9du c1 e t o h oId ano th er mee t mg, ay 13th- 15th, 1919, in Chica 0 II 29. The Ev. Lutheran congregation at Frankenmut h,gMic .CMo .. ~yn?d) has from the _v~ry star hown commendable ze i1! fw n1sh1fn~t men for the .mr~J t r y of .the Word. At the pre;;:-... t ime, o I s sons ar~ active m the rm~stry, and 40 are parochi schoo~ teachers .. Durmg th~ past. cbp1astic year, it had 16 youn mm. m the various educat10nal mstitutions of the synod. Mi sour1 syi:iod has always understoo?- h ow t? recruit young men f ~h~ service of the Church of Ch nst. It IS a fine example wort im1tatmg. · Paul W. Spaude, Western Theol. Seminary, Atchison, Kans

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LESSING. DER REFORMATOR DER DEUTSCHEN LITERATUR. Nachdem sich die deutsche P oesi_e eine Zeit der herrlichst Blute erfreut hatte, kam flir sie eine Zeit des Verfalls, die si i.iber einen Zeitraum von vier J ahrbun derten erstreckte. Geg die Haupti.ibel dieser Zeit, namlich di.e Nachahmung der ausla dischen und die Missachtung der detl'tschen Poesie, das Fehl des Sinnes fi.i.r wirklich poetische D iehtungen und die Einmischu von Fremdwortern in · die n euh ochdeutsche Sprache, richtet sich Gottsched und Klopstock. Sie waren die Vorlaufer der zw ten Bli.i.tezeit, welche <lurch Lessing, Go ethe, Herder und Schill herbeigefi.i.hrt · wurde.

Der bedeutendste der ·Refcirmatoren war Lessing, der 17 zu Camenz als · Sohn eines P farrers geboren wurde. Schon a der Fiirstenschule zu Meissen · zeigte ich seine auszerordentlic Begabung, die mit ausdauerndem Flei z gepaart war. Er soll Thrnlogie studieren, wandte si b aber zuerst der Medizin, sp~ der Philosophie und Sprachwissenscbaft zu. Er wurde Knt1. an einem Thmter zu Hamburg und pater Bibliothekar zu Wolfe biittel.

Lessing war ein bedeutender Kritiker. In s~inem ~rs kritischen Werken die Literaturbrie£e, beurteilt er die poetisch W erke seiner Zeit. Er setzte dabei die Regeln fest, wonach Werke geschrieben werden .. ollen. Webl sein bedeuten?stes tisches Werk ist "Laokoon oder die Grenzen der Malerei und Poesie." Er wurde veranl~szt, die e Werk zu schreiben, du Winkelmanns Aeuszerung, dass L aokoon in der S~at~e mehr . ein Held dargestellt wi.irde als in der Erzahlung V1rg1ls. L"'.~s fiihrt in diesem Werke aus, das;s die bildende Kunst nur Kor mit ihren Eigenschaften, die P oesie dagegen nur Handlun darstellen kann. Die Kunst muss den hervorragendsten Mom

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der Erzahlung wahlen, um den Zuschauern <las Ganze VOT die Augen zu fi.ihren. Wenn die Poesie etwas beschreiben will 0 muss sie eine Handlung daraus machen oder eine Handlung mit hineinverarbeiten. Lessing hiermit die Ansicht, <lass die Kun t eii:ie st~mme Poesie und die ~oesi~ eine . reden_de Kunst sei. In semer Hamburger Dramat urgie, die Lessmg wahrend seiner lellung als Kritiker an dem Theater zu Hamburg verfasste telle er die Regeln fi.ir ~en Aufbal;l der Dram~n u_nd ihre AuffUhrung fest. Er tadelte die Schauspieler, dass sie die Rollen nicht nattirlich genug darstellen und ihre eigene Person zu viel in den Vordergrund drangen. Er kritisierte die Dramen selbst darum1 da die deutschen sowie die franzosischen Dramen ihren Zweck nicht erftillten, namlich Geftihle der Freude, der Furcht, des Mitleids und der Trauer zu erwecken. Er will aber keineswegs eine Nachahmung der griechischen Dramen herbeiftihren, sondern die Dich.ter zum Studium derselben anzuregen, dass sie von ihnen die Grundgesetze ftir den Aufbau der Dramen lernen.

Lessing kritisierte nicht nur die dramatischen Werke anderer, sondern er schuf auch selbst mustergliltige Dramen. Als mu. tergliltig werden "Minna von Barnheln," ein Lustspiel und "Emilie Galotti" anerkannt. Sein "Nathan, der Weise" wird von ihm selbst nicht ein Drama, sondern ein dramatisches Gedicht genann t, da es nicht allen Anforderungen eines Dramas entspricht.

Lessing war auch auf dem Gebiete der Fabeldichtung tatig.

Der Unterschied zwischen seinen Fabeln und den Vorhergegi1Jlgenen liegt in der Nutzanwendung oder Moral. Wahrend seine Vorganger in der Fabeldichtung ihre Moral selber hinzufiigten, unterliess Lessing dies, um den Leser zu grosserem N achdenken anzuregen. Einige seiner Fabeln sind: "Der Lowe und der Hase", "Die Pfauen und die Krahe," "Zeus und das Schaf."

In allen seinen Werken bediente sich Lessing der neuhochdeutschen Sprache in Reinheit, Klarheit, N atlirlichkeit und Einfachheit. Dadurch gab er ein Muster ftir alle Poeten: Weil Lessing die deutsche Schriftsprache und die ~eutsc~e Poesie wieder auf eine hohere Stufe stellte, und <lurch eme Be1spiele <las deutsche Drama mustergtiltig machte, wird el' "Der Reformator der deutschen Literatur" genannt. e. M. ·rn.

THE YOUTH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. The story of Lincoln's youth and hardship, which he endure?, is or should be known by every child and adult. Such a stoi ~ will never be forgotten. Young children will always a k to heaI the same story a second and at t~ird time. .

Febmary 12 1809 in Hardm County, Kentucky Abiaham Lincoln was bor~ in a' lone~y log cabii;i.. His fa~~el' Wl;l. a Ph°~ southerner, shiftless and without ambit10~ for 111.mseIT an~ he children constantly seeking for a better piece of laud wh01d . could ~ake his living more easily. His mother was t•ugge Ill feature and marose by hard toil, making the home cheerles. ·

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When the Lincolns moved to Indiana, Abe's mother died. father married a second wife, who was very kind to the children.

Abraham, at a very young age, had to work very hard. As young man he split rails and was soon known as "the railsplitter." ru:i he was twenty-one his parents moved again. On foot and 'th oxen they emigrated t6 the central part of Illinois.

Lincoln was now of age, so he struck out for himself, doing cld job and hiring himself out to whoever might need him. At a t be got work with Mr. Ofutt on a flatboat , which sailed to New Orleans. After having made several trips on flatboats, Mr Ofutt btained his assistance as clerk in a store, which he had established n ~ ew Salem. This store was a fond loafing place for the New a1em boys, who were known as rowdies. Mr. Ofutt praised his ew clerk and the boys hearing this wanted him to prove it by fighting. At first Abe objected to fighting, but when the rowdies called him a coward, he took his opponent by the shoulders, held him out at arms length, shook him and then let him drop. From t.hat day on he was respected by all the boys in New Salem.

During the time t hat Abe was clerk, he read all the books he cwuld 0bt_ain . He had also mastered the grammar by himself.

One day to his joy, he found two law books at the bottom of a rubbj h barrel. He read these over and over until he became so acquainted with the law that the people said he could outargue or debate with any person in the settlement.

Lincoln kept up his study in law and, when he grew to manhood be was sent to congress as a representative of his state. After having had a brilliant career as a statesman he was elected president in the year 1860.

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THE WATCH ON THE RHINE. ~he JR.irine enjoys the destinction of being one of the most bbeagt!ful a:nd picturesque of rivers. Its banks are lined with . ea~ul vmeyards with here and there the remains of a castle, 11:1 ~Juch once lived a German lord. On its banks lie many thriving c1tie , 'Uch as Rotterdam, Cologne, and Mainz. b On acc_o unt of its location it has become a favorite trade route Getweel). _outh-central Europe and the lower Rhine region and ~r1tam. Thus the Rhine has naturally become an object 0 t nfe bet ween the most prominent nations of Europe.

When Caesar had conquered Gaul, he placed his out-posts t he banks of the Rhine and thereby established it as the northern oundary of the great Roman Empire.

F. Up t o the Franco-Prussian war it was the boundary between shance and Germany. After this war a strip of land on the western ore was added to Germany. <lll <l T~e Germ~ns are very fond of this beautiful River and have a :t the obJect of their national air, The Watch on the Rhinee me 1om 187~ to ~914 9-ermany made gigantic strides in comrce, education, mventxon, science, and wealth. The Rhin.

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region became a great mining and manufacturing region.

By the terms of the treaty lately signed Germany was forced to withdraw from all the territory on this side of the Rhine. This has been done and the Rhine is at present taking its old and natural place in the geography of Europe, the southern boundary of Germany.

While the terms of peace are being debated upon, the allied army of occupation lies on the Rhine while we at home are proud of our boys who are helping to keep the watch on the Rhine.

D.R. '19.

EIN CHRISTLICHES LANDHAUS.

Eine Vor.;:;tellung von einem Landhuase konnen wir uns leicht machen, denn es gibt solcher genug in unserem Lande. Ein christIiches Landhaus aber bedarf wohl weiterer Betrachtung. Wir wollen in ein solches einkehren und an dem schonen, friedlichen, vor allem aber 路gottesftirchtigen Leben uns freuen.

E3 ht S;i,m1ta~ A')e1d. D~r L3.ndmann legt S9ine Arbeit beiseite und schreitet fangsam seinem Hause zu. Er freut sich, dass ihm ein Ruhetag bevorsteht, denn er hat die ganze Woche hindurch schwer gearbeitet.

Welch schOner Anblick, als er in die Stube tr:tt! Die Kleinen kommen ihm jubdnd entgegen, seine Frau begriisst ihn mit freundlichem lache'.n, und am Herd sieht alles so blank und einladend aus, dass er seine Sorgen und Mtihen ganz vergisst.

Jetzt kommen auch die grosseren Kinder heim von der Arbeit. Eins arbeitet wohl beim Nachbar, eins vielleicht im nachsten Stadtchen. Hannchen, das alteste, eine bltihende Jungfrau, bringt ihren wochentlichen Verdienst den Elt 3rn, um ihnen im Hausstand auszuhelfen. Es fangt ein Erzahlen an, welches gar kein Ende nehmen will. Jedes muss dem anderen sagen, was es erlebt hat. Vater und Mutter nehmen herzlichen Anteil an der Unterhaltung und mischen manch guten Rat und manche Ermahnung mit hinein.

Aber horch! es klopft an die Tu.re. Hannchen offnet. Es ist ein N achbarjunge, Hannchens Brautigam. Weil Hannchen wahrend der Woche nicht zu Hause ist, ist dies wohl die einzige Gelegenheit eines Beisammenseins. Er wird auch jetzt von den tibrigen herzlich willkommen geheissen.

Wie muss es diesen beiden doch zu Mute sein, die sich von reinem Herzen lieben, in deren Liebe kein Betrug ist! Ware es auch wohl moglich, dass einer sich Hannchens Liebe erringen mochte, um dieselbe nachher von sich zu stossen?

Jetzt ruft die Mutter zum Abendbrot. Feine Speisen werden zwar hier, bei armlichen Verhaltnissen, nicht aufgetragen.

Dennoch versteht die Mutter es wohl, die einfachen Speisen schmackhaft zuzubereiten.

Das Abendbrot ist verzehrt, und alle versammeln sich um den Herd um gemeinschaftlich die Abendandacht zu halten. Der Vater holt die grosse Bibel herbei. Er wahlt den dreiu.ndzwanzig1

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sten Psalm und liesst, wie Christus unser guter Hirte ist. Danach singen sie einfache, christliche Lieder.

Es ist unterdessen spat geworden. Die Kinder gehen zu Bett, und der Besuch kehrt nach Hause zurtick. Vater und Mutter sind alleine. Sie treten suzammen ans Fenster und blicken hinaus in die mondhelle Nacht. Sie schicken noch einmal ein stilles Gebet gen Himmel, <lass Gott sie und ihre Kinder fernerhin auf seinen Wegen wolle wandeln lassen und vor Uebel bewahren. 路.Was uns am allermeisten gefallt in diesem schlichten Heim, ist die Gottesfurcht und Demut. Wohl ,dem Lande, in dem viele solche Hauser zu finden sind denn Gottes Segen wird da nicht ausbleiben. ' I. S. '21.

ARMISTICE.

More than four years ago the most terrible war that is known to history broke out in Europe; for, by and by, nearly every European nation was drawn into it. New troops were constantly being sent into the jaws of death and it seemed as though the shedding of blood would never cease. In April, 1917, the United States also entered the war. The young men from all parts of the country were called to arms t o fight for their country, for humanity and justice. They cheerfully responded to the call and faithfully performed their duty. But oh! how many parents, brothers and sister.;;, and children were now to be found throughout America who worried about their beloved son, brother, or father in the army and daily prayed that God would protect them. And many a young hero fell on the battlefield, giving his life for his dear country.

Although the greatest sacrifices were made without 路 complaint, yet everyone was anxiously looking forward to the day when the message, "Peace!" would spread over the country. 路 At last, November . 11, 1918, armistice was announced. The glad news ran like wild-fire from place to place and was everywhere received with great joy. A peal of bells fill ed the air, flags floated in the wind, para des were held, and all eyes portrayed happiness.

This general joyfulness was increased-if such were possible-by the fact that the government at once began to muster the troops out of service. Many soldiers have already returned to their homes.

Before long, all those who were cruelly separated by the war will cel ebrate a happy reunion and will thank God for this glad hour.

Very many, however, who saw their loved ones leave, then saw them for the last time on earth. How their hearts do bleed when they s ~e the young men coming home, knowing that their dear one will never return! But nevertheless, they are glad that t he bloodshed has ceased that war and its terrors have been silenced at last. ' L. W. '20.

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LACKAWANA. The sound of merry laughter was carried through the open window of the superintendent's office at the Hamot Indian school by the fresh September breeze. "There is mischief in the air," thought Mr. Pompton, the superintendent, "I must investigate."

Leaving the office and walking down the stone steps leading to the veranda of the specious boy's dormitory, he approached a group of boys who were standing at the farther end of a line of tennis courts. The boys did not notice Mr. Pompton until he arrived within a few feet of them. Seeing the superintendent so close to them, a few lads scurried away, not heeding the call of their companions, who remained to meet their fate.

Complying with the request of the superintendent the circle parted, and there in the center was the atrraction which had caused the merriment. A broad smile spread over Mr. Pompton's face when he beheld the scene. Before him stood two Indian lads, hardly eight years of age. They were stripped to the waist and were gaudily decorated with paint discovered in the janitor's storeroom and with feathers plucked from some proud barnyard fowl.

The serious expressions on the faces of the two lads, Mike Thundercloud, new arrival from the Winnebago reservation, and Jim Wolf, new arrival from the Chippewa reservation, did not indicate amusement. In their opinion the fate of the Winnebago and Chippewa tribes depended on the outcome of the fight. The fight, however, was not to reach a decisive point, for it was continually interrupted by oider boys whenever it threatened to become serious. With a voice betraying amusement the superintendent told the boys to disperse and not to bother new arrivals again.

The command of the superintendent had the desired effect; the lads scurried away, glad to escape without punishment. One of the little fighters followed his companions with great reluctance; he had something on his mind. Taking a few long strides, Mr. Pompton was at the lad's side, asking him why he stayed behind.

With a snap tli'e boy faced about and with a voice, choked with suppressed tears, he gave vent to his feelings of dislike and fear of the white man in a shower of angry words. Crushing his riging temper the superintendent laid a hand on the lad's shoulder and said in a friendly tone, "Jump along, Mike!" Then he st rode along in the direction of the dormitory. In his mind thoughts of little Mike were flashing about and he muttered, "Every bit an Indian, that lad! It will require an unusual amount of kindness and patience to teach that boy to overcome his dislike and fear of the white men and then to love them as his fellowmen. It will be worth the work though, if the other teachers and I succeed.

If he learns to love the white man, another love will develop with that love, namely the love of the flag, which waves over white, red, black and yellow man alike, the Stars and Stripes. Use the rule on this lad, however, and he will grow up and become a menace to the community in which he resides, probably a traitor to his country."

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The problem to wipe out the dislike and fear which had taken deep root in Mike's heart was a difficult one. For weeks and months teachers and pupils worked with quiet, enduring kindness, but with little success. About Xmas time the slight advance on the road to success took a marked jump.

Every Saturday Mike had been accustomed to walk into the business section of the city of Hamot to view the different articles displayed in the shopwindows. One thing in the window of a hardware store often caused him to stop and stare; this was an air gun. How he longed to get that gun! This wish of his he confided to Miss Clair, the young lady who told him those lovely stories of Christ every Sunday, and to his unbounded joy he was told to wait a few weeks until he could buy it Finally, a few days before Xmas, Miss Clair gave him two shining dollars, which she had received from her other Sunday School pupils, and told him to get t he gun, which would be his Xmas gift. In truth the lad had only a vague idea of the meaning of Xmas and gifts, but his fellowst udents continually talked so much about those things, that he in his innocent ignorance rejoiced with them. Hardly had Mike received the money from Miss Clair, when he prepared in all haste to run to the store. With all possible speed he ran and walked along the street. Nearing the hardware store he slackened his pace.

What would that man in the store do to him? Would he snatch t he money from him and rudely shove him aside? These and similar thoughts flashed through the youngster's mind. When he reached the store he hesitated. Finally he took courage and entered. From behind a counter an elderly man was looking at him with a smile on his lips. " I will ask him, he does not look angry, " thought the boy, and he did. Smilingly the man got the gun and a little sack with shot, gave it to the surprised boy and t ook in exchange the two dollars. In a very few seconds Mike was outside and strutting along the sidewalk with his precious gun firmly clasped in his little hands. How different every-thing was to-day! Never before had that fat man, who was dressed in black and wore that odd hat, nor the man with the shineing star on his coat smiled at Mike in so friendly a manner. Never before had the lad responded to the friendly greeting of a passerby. This day was a turning point in Mike's life, though he himself did not realize it. On this day he had for the first time overcome his fear of the white man, and with his fear his dislike rapidly vanished. 路 Years rolled on. Mike had completed the eigth grade at the Indian school and had entered the Hamot high school. Here he again realized that his fear and dislike of boyhood days had been wit hout good reasons. As one of the few Indians among several hundred boys and girls, he soon felt perfectly content.

Their friendly and social manner won his confidence entirely . . During M!ke's last ye.ar at school that incident happened winch would give opportumty to prove that kindness can create a love which will induce man to sacrifice everything for his fellowmen. On April 6, 1917, the government of the United Stat es

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declared the existence of a state of war with Germany. Mike Thundercloud, the Indian lad, joined the army to fight beneath the banner which waved over those whom he had learned to 路love as his fellowmen; beneath that banner which he himself loved; In the ranks of the Hamot company, National Guard unit, there were still several men missing to bring the company up to war strength and when the government ordered the National Guard units to mobilize, a call for volunteers was issued. Among. the first to respond was Mike Thundercloud. Within two weeks he was drilling with the rookies in the state camp. 路 A few weeks later the assembled regiments left for a Texas camp and with regiments from other states were organized into a division, receiving 32 as their number. But the period of training in a southern camp came to an end also. One day the 32nd division was on its way to an embarkation port and in a few days on a ship, bound for France. After a perilous journey the 32nd division landed at a French port arid was immediately sent to another training camp to get the final pointers of warfare. The time for this training was short, and before long the 32nd was on its way to the front lines to apply what they had learned, to show the enemy what the sons of American could do.

The days which followed were days proudly to be remembered by the 32nd, especially by the old Hamot company. At this time newspapers in different pl:).rts of the country containsd long articles referring to a captain of a certain National Guard company as the first American officer in command of a complete American unit to plant the Stars and Stripes on German soil. The man referred to was the captain of the former Hamot company, and the American unit was the company itself, and the German territory was AlsaceLorraine. Truly a fact which will always be r2m3mber2d by th:! members of the Hamot company.

The quiet sector which the 32nd division occupied in AlsaceLorraine was only giving the soldiers a slight taste of modern warfare. They were aux!ous to see more fighting and they got what they wanted. After a short time they were transferred to different points along the line, among them the Argonne woods. Here the 32nd bravely warded off every attack of the Germans, but certainly not without the loss of many brave men.

To the pleasure of all the members of the 32nd, ordera were received one day which gave them a period of rest away from the front lines. During this time the fighting at Chateau Thierry became intensive and re-enforcements were rieeded. The 32nd division was dispatched with the greatest haste to relieve the exhausted fighters in that sector.

At Chateau Therry it was that the 32nd division received the name of "Terrible Brigade" from the French veterans. The division certainly bears the correct name. At this turning point of the war it was the 32nd division, which broke the grasp of the enemy and started the armies of the allies on the road to victory.

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had continually resisted with extreme stubbornness. The regiment, in which the former Hamot company was included, was commanded to make the a~tack. Like his companions, Mike, who had gone through every previous battle unscathed, counted the seconds previous to the signal of attack, and when it was given he went over the top with his companions-never to return. Several times his bayonet struck true, but his hours of pilgrimage on this earth had been counted; a bullet from an enemy gun pierced his side. A comrade knelt at his side and offered aid, but the dying • soldier shook his head and whispered, "I must leave you. I am going to him of whom my·Sunday School teacher told me when I was a boy. Before I close my eyes in death let, me see the Stars and Stripes once again, let me see the flag I love." With tears in his eyes the comrade pulled a little flag from his pocket and gave it to his pal. With a content sigh the dying man pressed the flag to his lips and peacefully passed away. Now Mike did not need the aid of a friend, he felt no pain, he had passed from this world of pain. The man at his side rose to join his comrades in the pursuit of the. enemy.

Nov. 11,,1918 was a day of rejoicing in every part of the world, especially in the United States. The haughty foe had been vanquished, :fighting had ceased. Nevertheless all casualties had not been reported, in fact very many homes received notice of the death of a son or brother many weeks, yes, months after the sign1ng of the armistice.

It was about two weeks after the signing of the armistice when the superintendent of the Hamot Indain school received notice that a former student, Mike Thundercloud, had been killed in action. In honor and memory of the Jeceased soldier an impressive memorial service was conducted at the school. Very many people assembled to honor the departed hero. Besides all these people who were assembled· at the school, there was one person, not present, but miles away, who was thinking of the dead soldier, yes, mourning for him.

Several miles from the city of Hamot was the Indian reservation. Scattered about through .the woods, stood numerous odd canvass tents. In one of these tents sat an Indian woman, huddled in her red woolen blanket · and staring at a small fire which was burning before her on the "ground. She was sobbing; tears were trickling down her shrivelled cheeks and with. a tearchoked voice she was mumbling words of true devotion, they were: "Lackawana, myson." _____-_.____ ~ :?·p.G.'20.

MEIN HUND.

Es sind ungefahr sechs Jahre zuriick, als wir unsere alte Heimat verliessen und nach Slid Dakota zogen. Als ich nun von meinem besten Freunde Abschied nahm, gab er mir einen kleinen Hund zum Andenken. Ich tat ihn in einen kleinen Traubenkorb und nahm ihn so auf den Zug mit mir. Hie und da ward es ihm einw enig langweilig, und er fing ein paar Mal an zu heulen. Aber

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" dies dauerte nicht lange; wenn ich nur ein wenig mit dem Fuss? gegen den Korb stiess, wurde er gleich stille. Auf diese Weise kam er unbemerkt nach Slid Dakota.

Als er nun heranwuchs, wurde er ein sehr schoner Hund. Er war schwarz mit einem weissen Ringe um den Hals. Die Ohren waren lang und makellos. Auf der Stirne hatte er einen weissen Flecken, der .wie ein Stern aussah. Seine Haare waren kraus, und er hatte eine sehr schone Gestalt. Ich nannte ihn "Sport."

Daer noch nicht ein Jahr alt war, fing ich an, ihn zu dressieren.

Wir haben viele Stunden mit einander verbracht. Jeden Morgen musste ich die Post vcn der Stadt holen, und Sport ging immer mit. Wenn ich nun zurlickging, trug er die Post ftir mich heim.

Aber spi:iter sagte nur mein Vater: "Sport, hole die Post," so ging der Hund mit einem freudigen Geheul aus der Ttir zur Post.

Wir hatten dem Postmeister Bescheid gesagt, <lass er ihm die Post geben sollte. So hatte Sport die Post jeden Morgen und Abend geholt. Er musste auch jedes Mal um sein Futter bitten. Er tat es auf diese Weise: er setzte sich auf die Hinterbeine und bellte. Es kam ein paar Mal vor, <lass die I\.lihe <lurch den Zaun gingen und fortlief en. Aber ich sagte nur zu Sport: "Such' die Ktihe," und er fand sie bald. Es waren noch. viele andere Taten, die er vollbracht hat. · Einst kam Sport ins Haus mit einem lauten Geheul und Bellen. , Er lief vor mir hin und her, bis ich zu ihm sagte: "Was willst · du denn?'' Da lief er zur Ttir hinaus, und ich ging ihm nach. Als ich hinauskam, ging mir ein Schrecken iiber, den ich nie vergessen werde. Ein paar Fuss von mir stand ein Zuber voll Wasser, und in dem lag mein ·kleiner, hilfloser Bruder. Er war beim Spielen kopferst in den Zuber hineingefallen. Er ware ertrunken, hatte Sport es nicht angemeldet.

Nicht lange darauf besuchten uns eines Abends Htihnerdiebe, aber .da Sport so viel bellte, bekamen sie keine. So taten wir ihn von nun an in den Htihnerhof. Aber eines Morgens war er verschwU:nden. Wir suchten ihn eine kleine Weile und fanden ihn, aber er war tot. Er war in der Nacht von Htihnerdieben vergiftet worden. Als ich ihn begrub, schien es mir, als hatte ich meinen ''" besten Freund verloren-. Ich bekam noch zwei andere Runde, , ., aber keinen gewann ich so lieb, als meinen treuen Sport . ~ A. E .

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HE "D. M. L. C. MESSI<::S-GER" is pub]isbed quarterly during tbe school year JJy the students of Dr ..i\lartin Luther College. The subscription price is fifty cents per annum. Single copies fifteen cents. Stamps not accepted. We request payment in advance. 'IT The "Messenger" is continued after time of subscription has expired, unless we are notified to discontinue and all arrenrages are paid . 'IT All business communications should be addressed to t'le Business illanager; all literary contributions to the Editor-in-chief. Advertising rates will be furnished on request. 'IT Contributions to our Literary Departru.,nt are requested from all alumni undergraduates and friends.

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New Editorial Staff.

A. R. Dierks, Editor-in-chief R. Marti, Busmess Manager Miss Winter, Co-Ed Editor W. Siffring, Asst. Bus. Manager G. Glaeser, College Notes Editor C. Albrecht, Alumni Editor Miss Albrecht, Exchange Editor H. Engel, Athletics Editor A. Baer, Local Editor A. Raduenz, Per Jocum Editor.

EDITORS NOTES. This year seems to be unlucky for our Messenger. At the beginning of this term we already had to make a change in the Editorial Staff. The way things turned out after the "flu" vacation we had to make another change. Mr. Bradtke, our Athletic Editor, did not return to College till the latter part of February.

It was decided by the Staff that Mr. H. Engel should take the place of Mr. Bradtke, and Mr. A. Raduenz was chosen Per Jocum Editor.

According to the statement made in the Christmas issue we had promised to send out an extra issue. We indeed intended to do so, but under certain conditions we shall not be able to keep promise. To keep our second class mail privilege we have to mail our magazine every quarter year. If we would want to put out an extra number we should have to mail it by first class mail. We haven't the necessary funds for doing this. Still we will try to make the best of it by putting out a larger number this time. We all hope that our readers will not be disgusted for not receiving an extra number, but that they will be just as glad to receive a larger Easter number of the D. M. L. C. Messenger on their table.

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OSTERHOFFNUNG.

Der Winter ist voriiber. Zur Winterszeit herrscht ein tiefer Schlaf iiber die Natur. Alles ist ode. Die Baume stehen kahl da, kein griines Laub ist zu sehen. Die Tiere liegen in ihren Hohlen und schlafen. Die Vogel sind verschwunden. Alles ist mit Schnee bedeckt und steht steif und starr da. Dieses gefiillt den Menschen nicht, sie sehnen sich nach einer Aenderung der Natur und hoffen auf den Fruhling. Wenn der Fruhling hereinbricht, da ist Freude in jedermanns Herz. Es ist doch eine Lust zu sehen, wie die Baume im Fruhling ihre Knospen treiben, wie die Vogel mit ihrem Gesang wieder zu uns kommen und wie die Tiere aus ihren Hohlen hervorkommen. Die ganze Welt erwacht aus dem Winterschlaf. Ja, Friihjahr ist ein Auferstehen vom Winterschlaf.

Gerade der Fruhling bringt mit sich eines der schOnsten Feste des Kirchenjahres, das Osterfest. Ostern predigt uns Auferstehung! An diesem Tage ist Christus, als Sieger iiber Tod, Teufel und Holle, aus dem Grabe auferstanden. Wie der Winter die N atur erstarren laszt, so hat die Stinde alle Menschen geistlich erstarrt. Erst wo Christus .ins Herz hineinkommt, da gibt es geistlichen Frieden, ein Erwachen vom Siindenschlaf.

Ostern erinnert auch an Auferstehung vom T odesschlaf. Gerade der Todesgedanke ist uns in den letzten Zeiten so klar vor die Augen getreten. Wieviel Millionen von Menschenleben hat nicht der Krieg verschlungen! Wieviele Millionen hat nicht die schreckliche Seuche hinweggerafft! Wieviel Kummer und Herzeleid hat nicht der Tod iiberall hingebracht! Aber gerade das bevorstehende Osterfest gibt uns den kostlichen Trost, dass, wie Christus auferstanden ist, alle einst vom T odesschlaf auferstehen sollen.

RUMORS.

During the past few months we have learnt by bitter experience the immense amount of harm that a rumor can bring upon a person, institution or anything whose success depends upon the reputation it has with the public.

By nature people are inclined to easily believe something bad about some one else. Thus during the last few months many firms suffered a relapse of trade because the public mind had been poisoned against them by an unfounded rumor.

It takes years of fair play and honest dealing to get a good reputation, but it can be destroyed in a very short time.

During the outbreak of influenza we had a first hand example of the power of a rumor upon an institution. Somehow the rumor got started that we had the "flu" in the dormitory. People began to distrust and look upon us as a pest-house and source of danger to the community, while as a matter of fact we did not have a single case during t he entire epidemic.

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Rumor about persons are the most dangerous of all, because if a person has once lost his good name he can never entirely regain it no matter how hard or how long he may try.

Of late many honorable and 100 per cent loyal people have had to suffer in various ways because they had become the victims of unfounded rumors. This by no means is meant to excuse those who are actually guilty, but only to show how much unjust harm is often brought upon innocent persons.

Let us convince ourselves of the truthfulness of any bad statements concerning others before spreading them; better yet, not pass them on at all, for we can do no one any good and may do someone a great injustice by repeating bad things about them.

D. R. '19.

SUCCESS, THE REW ARD OF PERSEVERANCE. Every man with some education, has heard of Demosthenes, the Greek orator; of Caesar, the Roman leader; of Martin Luther, the monk who translated the Bible into the German language.

Undoubtedly great difficulties confronted these men before they succeeded in their undertakings. What was it that prompted these men to fight against odds to arrive at the gate of success?

They knew the truth of the words, "Success is the Reward of Perseverance," and acted accordingly.

In the life of every young man a time comes when he must decide which position he will fill in life. This is a critical moment.

On the decision made in this moment depends the happiness of the remaining part of his life. Naturally the greater percentage will turn their eyes toward that work in which they, judging from appearances, will encounter the least difficulties. How absurd is the thought that there are positions in this world without their trials and tribulations!

Some young men, however, brave the storms of life and choose an unusually responsible position, which is seldom crowned with marked success, and which brings no glory to the man on this earth.

Such is, for example the calling of a Lutheran pastor or a parochial school teacher. Not all young men, it is true, who start on this road reach their goal, they lack perseverance.

Already during the time when young men receive the necessary instruction in one of the Lutheran institutions, they meet with great adversities. Very many years of intensive study are necessary before the young men can assume the responsibilities of an office. What is it that awaits the students at the end of their course? Is it a reasonably easy position with a large salary, such as their boyhood friends are holding? Indeed not. The work will not be easy and the salary, like that of very many, not all, ministers of the Gospel, will be small, sometimes very small. What is the reason for this? The people, taken as a whole, fail to see what they owe their minister and teacher; they fail to see what the young men had sacrificed when they studied those long years.

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The nicest years of their lives, which they would gladly have spent at home with their parents, sisters, brothers and boyhood friends, the young men had to spend in a school which cannot give them the comforts and pleasures of a home. All these discourageing ideas present themselves to the students and cause many to lose courage; hence the small classes which are graduated at the Lutheran colleges.

But is there not something in the work for which students at Lutheran collegEs prepare, which givrn encouragement? Most certainly! Although the salary of a minister or teacher be small, the work hard, and 路the difficulties great, there is comfort and courage giving power enough, alone in the thought that pastors and teachers have the privilege to proclaim the Gospel of the Lord. N evertheless difficulties will arise also after the students have completed their coui'se and are working in the vineyard of the Lord; especially at the present time the difficulties are great and numerous. Every minister and teacher, howevE:r, who perseveres and trusts in the Lord, will succeEd. It is the plan of the enemies of the Lutheran church to rob her of the use of the German language as the means of worship in the church and of religious instruction in the parochial school.

What would be the significance of such an act at this time? Our parents and grandparents, most of whom have heard the sermons in the German language ever since they were children, would be compelled to listen to sermons in the English language which they do not understand so readily. Furthermore, the Lutherans would have to cast aside those beautiful chorals, which are so instructive for both young and old, to sing the English hymns, which are at present few in number and are not to be compared with the German choral. An extreme restriction of the use of the German language would be a heavy blow to the Lutheran church at the present time.

It can readily be seen however, that the time will come when the Lutheran church will use the English language exclusively to proclaim the Gospel. The Gospel itself will not be affected; that Gospel will remain forever the true word of God no matter in which language it will be preached. But while we have our parents and grandparents with us, who prefer to hear the Word of God in the German language, and while the number of English hymnals is so small, it is the duty of every Lutheran, especially of every Lutheran pastor and teacher and future pastors and teachers to try his utmost to retain the use of the German language for a time at least. This is indeed a hard task. The enemies of the Lutheran church are stubborn and it requires perseverance to defeat that enemy.

A terrible enemy of the church is the world. With every kind of pleasure the world seeks to draw the young people away.

The world scoffs at us; she calls us old-fashioned and even worse, because we adhere to the true word of God. The world raves at us and threatens us, because we refuse to take part in her frivolous undertakings. Other not less dangerous enemies are the teachers of false doctrine. Appearing as christians, they attempt to draw

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people from the Lutheran church by means of Evangelists, who give interesting lectures but clain: they pr~ach God's Word, and by means of societies, and the hke. Agamst these enemies the pastors and teachers must warn. They must persevere in their duty of correcting the straying youth. Dark moments, when the enemies seem to be successful, will be numerous. But if the odds seem almost overpowering, so that the minister or teacher would like to give up, he should sing with the ever hopeful Dr. Luther: "Though devils all the world should fill, And threaten to devour us, We tremble not, we fear no ill, They cannot overpower us."

Then new courage will fill the heart of every minister and teach11r and he will go at his work with new vigor, and reap success, the reward of perseverance.

G. G. G. '20.

All of the girls except Elfrieda Reetz returned to D. M. L. C. after the "flu" vacation.

Verona Messerli arrived a day after college had re-opened.

Her father had intended to bring her with the car but this was made impossible by rain. She slept too long and missed the train.

Frieda Gedicke, Esther Fritz, and Irma Wilbrecht had the "flu "during the vacation. .

Esther Gens suffered a slight attack of influenza after herreturn to New Ulm. She was taken to the hospital, where she soon recovered. After having spent several weeks at her home, she resumed her studies at our institution.

Emma Fischer left for. home, December tenth, 1918.

The majority of the girls attended the basket-ball game Friday evening, January third. If yells help any to win a game, our boys surely had no reason to lose.

The Misses Lillian Grams, Elizabeth Reuter, Edna Fritz and 路 Charlotte Naumann visited D. M. L. C. Miss Esther Schnitker, who is book-keeper at the Lutheran Hospital in Mankato, visited her sister, Irene, January 25th and 26th.

Verona Messerli was pleased to see her father at D. M. L. C., February 17th.

Erna Albrecht was troubled with neuralgia for nearly a week.

Doubtlessly this was caused_ by too much talking.

Verona Messerli and Esther Montgomery were also sick for several days.

The Co-Eds of D. M. L. C. received a large box on February 14th. Opening it, they found it filled with excelsior, on top of which were five valentines, one for the girls of each class. We wish to thank the senders for their thoughtfulness.

The readers of this column will readily notice that several things related here have occurred several months ago. Owing to the fact, however, that the Autumn number of the Messenger was incomplete and 路that this column was missing entirely in the Xmas number, the first chance has been taken to convey the news to the readers in this number.

Several months ago city health officers in all parts of the country were compelled to take measures of prevention concerning the influenza. One of these measures required the closing of schools in those cities and rural districts where the epidemic raged violently.

After listening to rumors, which were flying about in every direction, for several days, the students were agreeably, though not unexpectedly, surprised on October 14th, when they were ordered to depart for home, if possible, as the health officer of the city had ordered all schools closed. To have stated that this was an agreeable surprise was hardly necessary; at least two weeks of vacation in view has never brought sorrow to a student's heart. Two weeks . which were thought would suffice, were left far behind. Finally after almost eight weeks of grand and glorious vacation, news was sent to the students at their home, as had been agreed upon, that school would re-open December 10th with only a few days Xmas recess. The greater percentage of students were present when school re-opened. Several however, who live a great distance from New Ulm, thought it would be impossible to spend the holidays at home unless they remained at home and consequently did not return in time. was 1.

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In the evening of December 22nd the following Xmas program rendered in the music hall: Choral: Lied 130.

Orgel: 0 Sanctissima ____________ ------------------------------ ___ Fr. Lux. Allgemeiner Gesang: Herbei, 0 ihr Glaubigen.

Weihnachts-Evangelium: Lukas 2, 1-20; mit begleitendem Piano und Quartett.

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Duett: In stiller Nacht; init Piano, Orgel, FIOte und Clar.

Deklamation: Weihnachtslied.

Unser Reiland is geboren: Soprano- und Altstimmen mit Piano-, Orgel- und Instrumentalbegleitung.

8. Ansprache: Direktor J. Meyer.

9. Choral: Lied 120 10. Solo: "Die Konige" aus den Weihnachtsliedern von P. Cornelius.

11. AIIgemeiner Gesang: 路 Der Christbaum ist der schOnste Baum.

12. Deklamation: My happiest CD.ristmas.

13. AIIgemeiner Gesang: 0 du frohliche.

On December 24th all except 14 of the students residing in the dormitory left for their own home or the home of a friend to spend the holidays. December 27th saw the greater number back in the classroom hardly able to keep awake after a few days of celebrating. Those, who remained here during vacation, reported a fine time.

For the first time in its history this building witnessed the celebration of boys on New Years eve. Amid the blair bf brass instruments and shouts, which seemed to indicate great joy that another year had been left behind, the new year was ushered in.

The first day of 1919 had an agrreeable surprise waiting for the boys residing here. The ladies of the Lutheran congregation of this city had prepared a great amount of good things to eat, fowl, salads, cakes, cookies and many other good things, and presented them to the students on that day. It was a weII satisfied group who cheered the ladies, who had prepared such a rare treat.

One thing has almost been overlooked while relating the facts concerning the vacation and events following. On Nov. 8th a baby boy arrived at the home of Prof. and Mrs. M. Wagner. The youngster proudly bears the name of Hans.

Due to the long vacation in autumn, it was found necessary to lengthen the first semester of the school year. The month of February was added. During the month the two holidays, which were always observed at this school in former years, necessarily passed unnoticed. With t he addition of the month of February the day for the appearance of the report cards was placed twentyeight days farther on. Finally after days of patient waiting and after writing numerous examinations the 3rd of March arrived.

Everyone saw his report card and a careful observer could also see that of some of his fellowstudents by only glancing at the expression of his or her face. Judging by appearances not everyone was completely successful. To what extent the second semester will be extended has not been made known to the students, who are meanwhile anxiously hoping for the best.

The studentbody has elected two students to fill the vacancies caused by the departure of Edward Bradtke and 0. Poessnecker.

G. Glaeser was elected Pres. of the reading room society, the position formerly occupied by E. Bradtke, and H. Engel was 路elected 5.

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Sec. and Treas. of the same society, to take 0. Poessnecker's place.

G. Glaeser was also chosen as Sec. and Treas. of the Junior Red Cross society of this institution, this position becoming vacant through the departure of E. Bradtke.

The college choir has made a few appearances of late, both .alone and in unity with the church choir. On Feb. 2nd and on March 2nd the combined choirs delivered a few selections at the forenoon services. A choir consisting of the members of the upper classes has also made one appearance and is diligently preparing a few more selections.

A few events of interest have happened in faculty circles during the past month. Prof. Reuter spent the days from Feb. 5 to Feb. 9 on a trip to St. Louis. While there he lectured on the topic, "Der Choral und seine Pflege," and rendered several organ pieces at the Concordia Lutheran Seminary.

The Professors Wagner and Bliefernicht delivered sermons at Sleepy Eye and Sanborn respectively on Feb. 16.

In the evening of Feb. 28 the members of the faculty celebrated Director Meyer's birthday at the latters honie. The Director's birthday had ce2n the previous day, but for various reasons the celebration had been postponed. The students acknowledge Prof.

Meyer's gift of fruit which they received for breakfast on his birthday.

Two of our professors were on the sick list at different times during t he past months. Early in November Prof. Klatt took sick with the influenza and could not resume his work at our school until after January 1st. For two different periods of several days during January, Prof. Burk was confined to his home with a bad cold.

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路 EXCHANGE In the editorials of "The Hemnica" we find an article "The Philosophy of Conduct." The author took much care in selecting the manner in which he wrote it. The paragraphing was done well, and the topic sentences, either direct or indirect, were given in a very plain manner. The other departments are well arranged.

"The Normal School Echo" is neatly arranged and contains a number of interesting articles. One is "Why we are Fighting."

Here the author gives reasons why the United States is at war.

He chose a good systematic way in developing this topic. "Plain Hard Luck" is a story written in quotation. A little story like this will always add to the attractiveness of your book. The quality of your paper could be improved. Since you have but four numbers a year, we think you could do that.

Other numbers on our exchange table: The Comedian, The Trumpet, The Augsburg Echo, The Black and Red.

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The students that accompanied the basket ball team to Nicollet, l!Iinn. Jan. 18, were: Edwin Enter, Victor Siegler, Siegbert Bergenann and Gerhard Schuetze.

Alwin Raduenz spent the twelfth of January in Sleepy Eye. Reuben Marti went home to see the big basket ball game beween the New Ulm High School and Sleepy Eye. He returned lunday afternoon.

Mr. H. E . Baer of Bowdle, So. Dak. visited his son January _1, 1919.

Our basket ball quint was accompanied to St. Peter by Siegbert 3ergemann, Edward Schmidt, Gerhardt Schuetze, Theo. Boettcher md Victor Siegler.

Reuben Marti, instead of spending his holidays in Sleepy Eye, ~oes a few miles beyond this city. 路 _ Elmer Lenz was here Jan. 31, to get the rest of his belongings. ie has discontinued his studies here.

Henry Luehring, 17, paid the student body a visit on his way ;o Sanborn, Minn., where he is teaching school.

Rev. Messerli of Madelia, Minn., visited his son and daughter, :;'eb. 17.

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Ottmar Poessnecker was called home on account of his mother's illness. He will not return for the rest of this term, but we hope to see him at the beginning Of the next school year.

Reinhardt Luening went to Rochester, Minn., for treatment 路of a fractured knee.

Edward Bradtke continued his subjects after his usual long vacation.

On their way to Rochester the parents of Walter Siffring spent the fifteenth of February at this institution.

Arthur Dierks spent a week of January at his home.

Victor Siegler journeyed to Bangor, Wis., to attend his grand~ father's fiftieth Anniversary in the ministry. On his return he visited the Concordia College at St. Paul.

Mr. Bergemann visited his son the eighth and ninth of January.

Mr. Otto Boernecke '21, who has been teaching at Fairfax,. '!:inn., since his graduation, has accepted a call to Acoma in the icinity of Hutchinson, Minn.

Mr. Oscar Albrecht '13 is now teacher in Hutchinson, Minn. [e has been active at Hortonville, Wis., fo,r several years. He regned and began a vulcanizing shop with his brother. In this usiness he is still engaged.

Taken down with sat dreaded disease influenza, complicated 'ith pneumonia, Mr. Friedrich E. Fenske, a former student of our istitution, passed away after two week's illness, well conscious of salation in Jesus, Dec. 28th, 1918, at the age of 20 years, 6 months, 2 days. He left to mourn his departure, the deeply sorrowful arents, two brothers and four sisters.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ALUMNI. Section 1.

The name of this society shall be "Alumni Society

t Dr. M. Luther College of New Ulm, Minn."

Sec. 2. The object of the society shall be: 1. To promote the study of arts and sciences.

2. To further the interests of our alma mater.

3. In a Christian spirit, to enter into and maintain close1~ 路iendly relations.

Sec. 3. All former students of the above named institution re- eligible to membership in this society.

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Sec. 4. Officers of the society: 1. president; 2. two vice-presidents; 3. two secretaries; 4. treasurer; 5. chronicler.

Their respective duties are the same as in other similar societies.

By-Laws.

1. Meetings shall be held annually after the closing exercises at New Ulm, according to the provisions of the officers.

2. The officers are elected by ballot.

3. The constitution cannot be altered except by a tw othirds majority.

4. No member of the society can be expelled except by a twothirds majority.

I, the Constitution of the "Alumni Society," have again made my appearance in this issue, because I feel that I am being ignored.

I suppose most of the members have never become acquainted with me. I should be highly pleased if all members of the "Alumni Society" would impress me upon their minds, so that I should never fade and be forgotten.

After the baseball season was over it was natural that we :Should turn our attention to basket ball. A meeting was held and officers elected. Bradtke was chosen captain, and Siffring, manager.

A number of last year's quint appeared upon the scene. 路They are : Bradtke, center; Schulz, guard; C. Albrecht, forward. Siffring, who played with the second team last year, was chosen to take the place left vacant by Meier. A. Dierks took Schulz' place, Schulz being placed as a forward.

This team was broken up on account 路of t he "flu". Not that any of the players had been attacked, but after the vacation, which was given us, Bradtke did not return.

A new team baa to be organized and another meeting was held . Schulz was elected captain, Siffring keeping his office as manager. It was also decided to have a coach. Prof. Palmbach was chosen, and he accepted the position. He is keeping the team in fine trim. The new line up was: Schulz and A. Engel, forwards; Siffring and C. Albrecht, guards; V. Albrecht, center with A. Dierks as substitute.

On Jan. 3 this team played New Ulm High School on the college floor. We pulled the short end of t his game, the score being 14-49.

Siffring received a cut above his eye in t he first few minutes and dropped out, Palmer taking his place. A. Engel, being home, . did not participate in t he game.

New Ulm D. M. L. C. Schapero I. f .

Schulz V. Albrecht Schulke r. f .

Esser c.

Garbrecht Pollei 1. g.

Siffring Current r. g.

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The second game was played in the New Ulm gymnasium.

Here we were also defeated. The score was 31-9. V. Albrecht did some good playing, having coped the most number of baskets.

He seems to have his dodging down "pat."

New Ulm D. M. L. C. Schapiro l. f.

Schulz Schulke r. f.

A. Engel Esser c.

V. Albrecht Pollei l. g.

Siffring Current r. g.

C. Albrecht.

Field goals: Schulke 5, Schapiro 7, Esser 2, C. Albrecht 1, V. Albrecht 2, Schulz 1.

Goals from free throws: Schulke 1, Schapiro 2, Schulz 1.

Referee: Berg and Dierks.

On Jan. 18 our team went to Nicollet, Minn. Here the boys easily took the bacon. Both teams played a good game. The Nicollet High had very few chances at the basket because our two guards seemed to work in unison that night. Schulz played a very good game, having caged the most number of baskets. When the whistle blew the score was 9-69 in favor of D. M. L. C. Nicollet D. M. L. C. Mart Joern I. f.

A. Engel Heidemann r. f.

Schulz Block c.

V. Albrecht I. g.

Siffring Louis Summers r. g.

C. Albrecht Substitutes: Dierks for Siffring, H. Engel for A. Engel. Field goals: Joern 2, Block 1, Schulz 12, V. Albrecht 9, A. Engel 7, C. Albrecht 3, H. Engel 2, Dierks 1. Goals from free throws: Joern 1, Schulz 1. Referee: Hanscome. Umpire: Rossin.

On Jan. 25, our team went to St. Peter. Here we were defeated, but the Academy had a narrow escape. At the end of the first half the score was 14- 10 in their favor. In the second half we outclassed them. The score was 6--10 in our favor. This made the score a tie. An extra five minutes was added and during this time our team fouled twice. This threw the game away.

The final score was 22-20 in favor of the St. Peter Academy team.

St. Peter D. M. L. C. Hellander l. f.

Schulz J ohnson r. f.

A. Engel Hegstrom c.

V. Albrecht Gustafson 1. g.

Siffring Burke r. g.

C. Albrecht Field goals: Hegstrom 5, Hellander 1, Schulz 7, V. Albrecht 2. Goals from free throws: Hellander 7, Hegstrom 2, Johnson 1, Schulz 1, V. Albrecht 1. Referees: Anderson and Rossin.

On Feb. 8 our quint went to Lake Benton and defeated their local team. Here our players showed excellent teamwork. Schulz

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C. Albrecht Feb. 15, the St. Peter Academy gave us a return game. The :i.me was a fast one but the score was kept down on account of oor shooting on both sides. Schulz had very bad luck. But 1e game turned out in our favor. The score was 24-15. Siffring ad to take a back seat in the last half, having made 4 personal mis. 路t. Peter D. M. L. C. ohnson I. f.

Bradtke Iellander r. f.

Schulz Iegstrom c.

V. Albrecht )anielson I. g.

Siffring ~ustafson r. g.

C. Albrecht Substitutes: Malmquist for Gustafson; Gustafson for Hellander; L Engel for Siffring.

Field goals: Hegstrom 2, Gustafson 2, V. dbrecht 5, Bradtke 4, Schulz 2, C. Albrecht 1. Goals from free hrows: Hellander 7. Referee: Rossin.

On the same evening the Nicollet boys played on the college loor. They were very much surprised when they found out that hey were to play our second team, their coach having left them in he dark until their arrival here, but after the game their surprise vas even greater. The second team pulled off the honors. The .core was 17-25. ~icollet D. M. L. C. Second foern 1. f.

Messerli :Ieidemann r. f.

H. Engel c.

H. Lehmann 3lock 路 rhom 1. g.

Palmer ~ommers r. g.

Siegler Substitutes: A. Engel for Messerli. Field goals: Joern 3, Block 3, Heidemann 1, H. Engel 7, Messerli 2, Lehmann 2, A. Engel 1. Goals from free throws: Joern 3, H. Engel 1.

The second team has also played two other games, both being with New Ulm High School. The first game our second team took the pie. The score was 8-19 in our favor.

In the second game we took the crust, the High School second having an almost new team. The score was 10-29.

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Prof.: "Change this into a passive sentence: Mary painted the picture.''

Tone: "The picture painted Mary.''

Prof.: "Wo liegt Tekoa?" . Schuetze: "Tekoa liegt 12 Meiien suedlich von New Ulm (Jerusalem) .

Prof.: Wann phantasieren 路die Menschen am meisten?"

Student: "Wenn sie auf der Orgelbank sitzen.''

Student: (during the discussion of an examination in Geometry) "When equals are added to equals the sums are not always equal. Thus when you add two "peaches" you get a "pear" (pair).

Lehrer: "Wie lautet das sechste Gebot?"

Schuler: "Du sollst nicht Eier brechen (Ehebrechen.)

Elgi: "Solleri wir unsern Aufsatz in ein Heft hineinschreiben?"

Prof.: "Na, wo denn, an den Schornstein?"

Prof.: "Name some peculiarity of the animals of South America."

Haase: "The monkey can hang himself by his tail."

Shorty: "I've got a toothache."

Batcher: "What from?"

Shorty: "I got some cold water on a hot nerve."

First Prof. (during an evening) "I had not calculated that you would do that."

Second Prof.: "There is n()thing to calculate when there is a widow in sight."

Prof. in Psychology: "What is extirpation?"

Miss B.: "Pulling out the roots of the brain. " Pat was hard at work when the foreman went to him 路and sternly demanded: "Did yez not receive a letter from me, saying yez was fired?" 路 "Oi received a letter," answered Pat. "The inside says oi was fired, but the outside says "Return in 5 days to Baldwins Locomotive works" so oi'm back.'' -Ex. Dutch: "Why did the lights go out?"

Ed.: "The birds picked all the currants (currents) off the wires."

Prof.: "What is the ruler of Japan called?"

Frieja: "McAdoo" (Mikado).

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Prof.: "How did the British spend their winter in Philalphia?"

Ty Cob: "They played ball" (went to balls.)

Batcher: (drinking cocoa) "It sounds as if my cocoa is too 1eet."

Prof.: "Where did the Americans spend their winter in 1777-

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"In BrandyWine (Valley Forge.)

Prof.: "They must have drunk lots of Brandy.

Baer: "I passed by your house the other day."

Ed: "Well, what of it?"

Baer: "I saw you looking out of the window."

Ed: "We11, someone has to look out for the family."

Prunes: "Who first invented electricity for lighting purposes?"

Brunes: "Edison."

Prunes: "You're mistaken."

Brunes: "Well, who did?"

Prunes: "Noah, when he stepped out of the ark, didn't that take it light?"

Baldy: "I was down at your house the other day."

Scaldy: "What were your reasons?"

Baldy: "I brought my washing."

Scaldy: "I want you to understand that my mother doesn't 1ash."

Baldy: "That's. what I thought when I first saw her.

A hobo riding on a box car, his feet dragging on the ground.

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He must have been a long fellow!

Walking down the street the other day, I passed a taxi. I ,allooed "hey" (hay) and the hor.se jumped out of the harness.

Bob, shampooing the head of a needle: "Did I 路get any oap in your eye?"

The man who gets in the barber's chair, pins the newspaper tround his neck, and starts to read the towel, shows a state of ab;ent-mindedness.

Speck: "Are you looking for work?"

Kutch: "No, I'm looking fc.r a job."

Speck: "What's the difference?"

Kutch: "I'm looking for a job where I don't have to work."

Son, why are you always behind in your studies?"

"So that I may persue them, father dear."

"Pa, will you give me a good licking right now?"

"Why this, Samuel?"

"I'm going to sneak off and go swimming and I don't want to be bothered with a future."

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Shine: "y;ou ; Kutch: "Not Shine: "Whe1 Kutch: "In t Quartaner: '' _, Freshie : '' Y eE Quartaner: '' ~ Visitor: "Why Speck: "Oh, Prof.: "W,her路 Jumbo: "Frm

Prof. in exam. : Student: ''WI Prof. in Latin: Pebbles: "I k Prof. ''Then s Prof.: "What Student: "T" Student beim : :Narren . " Prof.: ' '-Was i: Studen t : "Eir Prof.: "Was i Student: ''A < Prof.: "Wie 1 Rader hat und zwei Box vorne dran ~ '' Speck: ''Ein}

Prof. : "Whiat Lenz: ' 'Der R i Prof. : ''The tI Lalla : "W'lrnrE Prof.: ''No, in Kate claims he pipe.)

Father: "Wha Alfred : ''A im Didlnt: '' The1 many people died th Student: (beliu fand.

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there in the woods listening to the brook; it was a dreamer's pain that wailed from the violin ;-a dreamer had woven the poem of the rose . . .. .

Dreams, they say, are intangible, immaterial, yet when I awoke from my dream, it was not to find myself under a tree with the other wanderer, and dreaming of the "voices that now were still" and of "vanished hands," but actually in the midst of the objects of my dreams. The voices which I thought were somewhere in Europe seemed to be very near me. Clearly I heard several familiar voices saying: "We want you to write our prophecy."

A. L.B. '20.

GET ACQUAINTED NOW AND MEET THEM L.A.TER. "Bucked Greek last night, Bucked Latin the night before, Bucked both to-night As I never bucked before."

"Five wise men 'round one large desk!

Yo! Yo! Yo! and a bottle of ink!"

Hark! that is Tertia singing its mo(u)rning song. Oh listen! how the people applaud! they demand an encore! Pres. "Speck" will give a solo to quiet the yodling multitude: "Nobody loves me.

Everybody hates me.

Guess I'll go eat worms.

Great big fuzzy ones, Little teeny wuzzy ones, 路' Oh, how they tickle when they squirm!"

Violent applause again greets Mr. Roman Palmer's solo, but he modestly withdraws, making a most graceful bow. This may hardly be deemed possible, considering the great amount of cloth the tailor was compelled to use, when he made "Speck's" last suit.

The concert has come to an end. We will not leave the Tertia quintet, however.

Queer as it may seem our friend "Speck" is hotly opposed to young ladies. Roman's happy smile and ready wit, which has often compelled stern people to smile is never used to gain the friendship of any of the fair ones, as far as we can gain information.

Now a man with so fine a humor, with ambition that is necessarily growing and with such an admirable trait of character as the one just mentioned above may well depend upon a brilliant future. . Let us go on, however. Here is someone we cannot miss!

It is the red-headed "Rusty," who is now vying with Caruso for the position of tenor soloist at the Edison Phonograph Co. Danger signs are 路always red. 路 So is the top of "Rusty's" head." . This.must not lead us to infer that Mr .. Donald Rossin is dangerous. He is not a trifle dangerous, excepting in one respect and that is when he is chosen as an opponent iil: the classroom. . Impossiqle

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;o defeat him! An immense supply of Greek, Latin, in fact every;hing that is needed to make Mr. Rossin what he is, namely a briliant student, is stored within his brain. Never neglecting his work, 'Rusty" is willing to enjoy a good time. Occasionally he and a 'riend take an evening off. (Particulars withheld!)

Who is next? Oh, it is our friend "Rube," the man from 3leepy Eye. He certainly is a Jack of all trades and master of 1one. Not without its advantages at that! Mr. Reuben Marti's weakest point is this: he does like to debate. Just for the love )f so doing he will touch upon some subject which he thinks may prove fatal to some professor, and then the fun begins. It is impossible to convince a man who does not want to be convinced.

"Rube" is one of this type. To his dying day he will not admit that he ever has been defeated. It is almost true at that! When~ver defeat seems near, Rube will throw his last spear by saying: "I cannot see it from your point of view." Here the affair ends and fortunately neither Mr. Marti or the other party give the matter further thought.

"Rube," however, is a handy man, when it comes to fixing 3ome electrical appliance or typewriter with nothing but a butterknife ~s tool, or grubbing stumps with a George Washington hatclaet, or sprinkling the newlyrnade lawn with a nozzleless hose.

Furthermore, when Mr. Marti shows some neighbor the advantage of his appliances or his manner of working, his language 1s so persuading, so convincing, that a person can almost conclude: "Mr. Marti can beat a Jew." This was only number three, where are the other two? Oh, yes, here is "Isaac," the tall fellow with the thundering bass voice.

What is it that has just dropped from "Isaac's" pocket? It is only a notice from the Milwaukee Dustless Brush Co., telling Mr. Christian Albrecht to dispose of a large shipment of brushes at $1.25. each, or two for $2.49 in case business gets slack. How greatly Mr. Albrecht appreciates this offer may readily be seen any Wed-. nesday or Saturday afternoon, when "Isaac" rides away on his bicycle withBrushes to the right of him, Brushes to the left of him, Brushes before and behind him, He pedals and pedals.

Over bank, bush and scaur, Till the farmhouse is not far; The place where Isaac sold five.

Although Mr. Albrecht devotes a great deal of his time to canvassing, he does not permit this to interfere with his schoolwork. He has the good intentions of completing six more years of schoolwork to add another name of Albrecht to the already long string of Rev. Albrechts.

Now there is but one left to consider. It is the nephew o "Isaac." An unusual occurence for uncle and nephew to be in the same class at school. This midget mascot of the class generally writes his name thus: Gerhard Schuetze. Richest of all is Mr.

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Schuetze when nicknames are the fortune. One person calls him "Hering," then "Chink," the next knows him as "Rags" and another as "Smiles." As the nickname "Hering" may imply, Mr. Schuetze is a frail chap . . Nevertheless he is mostly always happy, smiling continually and squinting through his little eyes at some person who dares molest him, which is indeed not an unusual occurence.

But although all this is the case with "Hering," one thing dare not be overlooked. Young as he is he ranks among the better in his class, is in fact a most industrious chap in every respect. Besides devoting very much time to Latin and Greek, he takes an active interest in music. Immediately after dinner, then after 4 P. M., then after supper and again between 7 and 9 P. M., he may be seen with a stack of Etudes, sheet music, choral-books, etc., etc. The stack is so large that it causes "Hering's" one shoulder to droop far below level and his knees to kink even worse than usual. Mr. Schuetze is, as mentioned above, at present young and full of energy.

If he continues to do as he has thus far, we may expect to see him a most successful man before he attains a great age.

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More than ten years have passed since "Speck," "Rusty," "'Rube," "Isaac" and "Hering" were graduated from D. M. L. C. ·where arli! they to be found now?

Rev. Roman Palmer is missionary in Africa. Negroes stream from far and near to take a look at their smiling, robust preacher and his (Oh no! not as you may suppose, pretty young wife! That is impossible!) new Ford car. It may be of interest to say that Rev. Palmer has received several contributions for the benefit of the poor goldfish in Siberia.

The remaining four of the Tertia '19 have stayed on this continent. Dr. Donald Rossin has recently accepted a position as professor of dead languages at the McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

One warm day in August the Pullman Palace gravel train was sidetracked at New Ulm. An irritated passenger asked the conductor for the reason of this delay and received the following answer: "Mr. Reuben Marti, president of the consolidated firms of Montgomery, Ward and Co., Sears Roebuck and Co., and Savage Mailorder House is traveling in a private car from Ixonia, Wis., to his old home in Sleepy Eye." Reuben has really succeeded in beating the Jews.

Another person's dreams have been realized. In Tekoa, Minn., there stands a chaplet halfway up the hill. Every Sunday morning just before .the bell fregins to tinkle a tall, serene fi~e enters the chaplet, tread~ng softly on tpe carpeted floor. It IS the Rev. Cliristfan Albrecht. .

Gerhard Schuetze, the youngest of all, ha,s developed both in body and mind. . He is serving as assistant pastor at the St. Elephales church in Lychfield, Ill. Besides qoing this 'York, h!'l coach~s the parochial school football team, and much to. hIS ~red1t m~y · !t be saic;l that the football team defeated the Umvers1ty 0£ Ilhnom in a baseball game,·one ·December day. ' •

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Undoubtedly we all wish the departing Tertia the best of in all their undertakings throughout their life. Three eers for the departing five!

Hip, Hip, Hoorah!

Hip, Hip, Hoorah!

Hip, Hip, Hoorah !

G. G. G. '20. ~cess

FEW MOMENTS WITH LUTHERAN CHURCH ACTIVITY.

1. In this scholastic year, there are 12,501 students in the 1ristiaB. theological seminaries of our country, of this entire numr of students preparing for the Gospel ministry, the Ev. Lutheran rnrch is furnishing the following: Synodical Conference, 518 in its 4 seminaries; Augustana Synod (Swed.), 101 in its seminary; Joint Synod of Ohio, 68 in its 2 seminaries German Iowa Synod, 48 in its seminary; United Lutheran Synod (Norw.), 104 in its seminary; United Lutheran Church in America, 282 in its 11 seminaries; \ Buffalo Synod (German) DanishSynod Synod(Finnish) ~ Snomi Icelandic Synod 55 in their 6 seminaries.

Eilson Synod (Norw.)

Free Church Synod (Norw.)

United Danish Synod 2. The Rev. J. F. Ohl, Mus. D., of the United Luth. Church, ts jus,t completed a musical setting for the "Sentences" (as used our English hymnals) in the Telngu language, to be used in the ission in India. It is already on the way to India, where, it is )ped, it will prove acceptable and useful.

3. The institutions of mercy of the United Lutheran Synod ~orw.) are as follows: a. For the Orphans. , 1. Bethesda, 'Beresford, S. D.; 2. Martin :buther, Stoughton, Wis.; 3. Homme, Wittenberg, Wis. 4. Beloit, BelOit, Ia.; 5. Wild Rice, Twin Valley, Mip.n.; · 6. Parkland, Parkland, ,Wash;; · .:~; l ..

7. Lake Park; Lake Park, ~Minn.; .. • ...: · , t'· b. Far the Aged. . .. .. .. · '· .. · .... · . · . 1. "Bethesda,, Beresford; .S. D.; !~r~.1 ··~· -.I~~ • · · :t•'" .~ 2. Aase Haugen, Decorah, Ia.; " ...., · i~··;:·,:· ·4, Sbalen, Stoughton:·· Wis.; ,: ';:'~., .. -·.; ~~ ·~ :~ ·'"i• ;,. ·.

5. Glenwood, Glenwood, Minn.; / . ' , · ·.: ·, " . · . ··• ' ' 6. Josephine, Stanwood, Wash . .. ~, ;~" ·11." · .. , .~ ~~: ·• c.

Luth. Deaconess Home and . Hospital, 1138\1 Leavitt ·· · 1, St. Chicago, Ill. . · · · d.

Norw. Luth. Rescue Home, 64 Bedford St.,. S. E«, Minneapolis, Minn.

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4. The Ev. Lutheran Church has the honor of having a chaplain of her faith on the President's ship. The Rev. F. P. Blumhardt, Ph. D., a member of the Luth. Maryland Synod, as chaplain of the U. S. S. George Washington, is serving as chaplain t:>r President Wilson and his party on their trips to France.

5. The Walther League intends to make special efforts to extend its hospice wor,k so as to carry it into every city and village in the United States and Canada, wherever the Synodical Con·ference is represented. Each district is asked to build up a district hospice organization which will reach into each and every parish within its limit. The Walther League Messenger publishes a quite extensive and detailed plan for carrying on the work.

6. The Minneapolis Lutheran Inner Mission Society opened its recently acquired women's hospice property by a formal dedication. The building which is of br.ick, three story with basement, was purchased for $40,500, and contained 65, mostly single guest rooms. The new hospice is centrally located and easily accessable from traffic terminals and the business section. The address is: "Lutheran Hospice for Young Women, 623-25 E. 14th St., Minneapolis, Minn. The old hospice building is to become the headquarters of the Society and serve as a receiving station and temporary home. The superintendent, at the present time, is the Rev. F. A. Schaflnit of the German Iowa Synod.

7. The Pacific Coast Conference of the Ohio Synod recently appointed a committee to organize an Inner Mission Society to begin work in the larger cities of the Washington District. The chairman of the Committee is the Rev. J.P. Pflueger, 1917-7th St., Seattle, Washington.

8. The laymen of the Luth. Augustana Synod have started a movement to raise $500,000 for the purpose of creating a Ministerial Pension Fund.

9. Among the men who have received distinguished service crosses in France is Captain Frederick A. Muhlenberg. He is a. graduate of the Luth Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, Pa., and a descendant of Melchior Muhlenberg, the Patriarch of American Lutheranism, whose descendants have held high rank in the service of our country, in every war in which the United States has engaged.

10. In South Africa, there are 48 German, Dutch and Scandinavian Lutheran churches. Of these, 24 are in Cape of Good Hope, 24 in Natal, and the rest in Orange Free State and Transvaal. The United Luth. Church in America has five stations in Liberia, with over 3,000 members, and in its 41 mission-schools it has 1,606 pupils.

11. In Morocco, 3 Lutheran pastors are working amon&" the Lutheran colonist£, while in Algeria, there are 10 pastorates with a. membership of 4,770 souls. All the services are conducted in the French language. Egypt has 5 Lutheran pru:J;ors, 8 missions, and about 4,000 members.

12. In Abyssinia, the Swedish Lutherans are working among the natives, at 11 main stations. The work is carried on by 21

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missionaries and 5 ordained pastors. There are 629 members and 1,191 pupils. In Congo Free State, the Lutheran Swedes are likewise carrying on a successful work among the natives. Here, they have 7 chief stations, 7 missionaries, 90 native helpers, 1,564 members, and 41753 pupils. 路 13. On the island of Madagascar, three Lutheran mission societies are working with excellent results. The Luth. Foreign Missionary Society of Norway in 1914 had 25 chief stations, 78() congregations, 22 missionaries, 99 native pastors, 901 catechistsr 82,162 members, 3,434 catechumens, 22,125 Sunday-School pupils, and 4,012 pupils in 72 day-schools. This Society also supports its own Theol. seminary, normal school, hospital, polyclinic, home for lepers, and publishing house. In 1917, the United Luth. Synod (Am. Norwegian) had 7 chief and 66 outstations in Madagascar, 10 missionaries, 6 ordained natives, 142 native helpers, over 2,00() members, and several .thousand Sunday-School pupils. In its 12' day-schools, there were 455 pupils. The Free Norw. Luth. Church of North America in 1917 reported 4 main stations, 4 preaching stations, over 1,000 members, 5 ordained American missionariesr 5 native pastors, 58 evangelists, an evangelist school, one hospital, and a clinic. May God grant our Norwegian brethren further success in this holy work!

14. The Missouri Synod congregations in Milwaukee have assumed charge of the Lutheran High School in that city and will provide for its support. Each congregation is entitled to 4 representatives, including the pastor, in the board of directors.

15. Luther Institute (Mo. Synod) is very successful in training our youth. It has preparatory, academic, commercial, music,. domestic science, and electrical departments. The school today has 24 more students than last year. Notwithstanding the adverse conditions of last year, there was an increase not only in the number cf students (present number is 176), but also in the re(!eipts. A number of the class rooms had to be enlarged. Prof. W. C. Herrmann is the president.

16. At its annual convention in St. Mark's Luth. Church,.

Brooklyn, N. Y., on Washington's Birthday, the Lutheran Young People's Society, representing organizations in all boroughs of Greater New York and New Jersey, adopted a resolution to conduct a campaign to urge the founding of a Lutheran Centre or headquarters in New York, which will be the central seat of church activities for the organizations, mission boards, etc., connected with the Missouri Synod in New York. It is proposed to equip the place with an information bureau, library of books for reference, rooms for hospice work, employment register, meeting rooms, offices for a number of church organizations, etc.

17. At a joint meeting of the finance committee and the publication board of the Ev. Luth. Iowa Synod, it was resolved to authorize the publication board to secure a proper building site at Chicago and to proceed with the erection of a building as soon as possible. 路 .

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·' (United Luth. Synod), St. Paul, Minn., left for France on the Rochambeau the 5th of Ma,rch. He will be in the service of the National Lutheran Council · and have charge of the reconstruction work in France. Prof. Stolee has lived in France and can speak French fluently.

19. The Lutheran Brotherhood ·of America has installed · pleasant social rooms for the young men at Wartburg, Teachers' Seminary and academy (Ia. Synod), Waverly, Iowa; at Western TheoL Seminary (United Luth. Church), Atchison, Kans.; at Midland College (United Luth. Church), Atchison, Kans.; and at Pennsylvania College (United Luth. Church), Gettysburg, Pa. 20. At the present time, the Deaconess Motherhouse (United Luth. Church) at Philadelphia, Pa. numbers 81 deaconesses, 58 of whom are formally consecrated. The institution lost five sisters thru death, during the past year.

21. Wartburg Teachers' Seminary and Academy (Ia. Synod), Waverly, Ia., will begin with the building of a dormitory for men as soon as feasible. It is planned to have the new building ready for occupancy by September of this year. This flourishing institution of our sister synod has been sadly handicapped for better housing conditions for men.

22. For a number of years, our Australian Synod of the Lutheran church has carried on quite a successful missionary enterprise among the Australian natives at Roonibba, South Australia.

Here, a mission-staff comprising 10 persons is doing fine and promising evangelistic, educational, and industrial work on a reservation of land set aside for mission purposes. A children's home is conducted in connection with the mission-school. Last year, not less than 7 children and 4 adults were baptized, and 13 persons were confirmed and admitted to the Lord's Supper. At present, 13 more are being prepared for confirmation, and 4 have applied for holy Baptism. May God's bountiful blessing rest on the work of our Australian brethren.

23. On March 14-16, a convention of the Lutheran Students' Union was held at St. Olaf's Luth. College, Northfield, Minn.

Fourteen church schools were represented by 32 delegates. Following are some of the subjects discussed: "Intensive Mining of the Bible;" "Secularization of Our Church Schools;" "Foreign Mis.. sion Service, the Call and the Work;" "Singing as an Aid to Worship;" "The Deaconess and Her Work;" "Intercessory Prayer."

24. The Luth. Ladies Seminary, Red Wing, Minn., though a private institution, has been recommended by the Board of Education of the United Luth. Synod (Norw.) to the Board of Trustees of the Church, for an endowment fund to be raised within t he church.

25. The Luth. Sanatorium and Hospital, Hot Springs, S. Dak., dedicated September 8, 1918, is of great service to our suffering brethren and fellow-men; A Registered Trai,ning-School for Nurses is connected with this institution. A class of studen~­ nurses was started last fall and another for the need of the growing institUtioD.,. during February. and March of this year. The new

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'ature of this institute is that is not only takes care of surgical" lses, but mainly tries to treat and to cure chronic diseases of all inds, in the wholesome and vigorous mountain air of the Black · [ills, and in the mineral waters of Hot Springs. ~The building, large and handsome three-story cut-stone structure of pink mdstone, 140 x 100 ft., has a capacity for about 83-100 patients.

26. The new official organ of the United Luth. Church in, ,merica is called "The Lutheran." This weekly paper issued its · iaugural number May 1. It succeeds the church papers "The ,utheran; Luth. Church and Observer; Luth. Church Visitor'', itherto circulated, and with the combination of resources thus . vailable for the one periodical a larger, brighter, well-illustrated nd well-edited paper results. The congregation's point of view .ominates the editorial policy. The United Luth. Church aims to · erve the ideals and activities of 750,000 American Lutherans. No 1ember of the Luth. Cht~rch can fully enjoy the benefits and effecively perform his duties toward his Church if he does not keep imself in touch with his brethren. Everything needs it. H~ce, his periodical invites you to co-operate actively with the brethren 1f other sister-synods. An enlarged staff, with the assistan~e of .o correspondents and contributors provides news, articles, and ditorials. The editor is Rev. George W. Sandt, D. D. The price 3 $2.00 per an;rtum.

27. The United Luth. Church in America has a considerable nission-field in Porto :Rico. There are, at the present time, nine · :ongregations (1 Eng. and 8 Spanish): · 1. First Eng. Ev. Luth. -Sah Juan, 2. San Pablo, San Juan, 3. Divino Salvador, Catano, 4. Santissima Trinidad, ,Bayamon, 5. San Pedro, Toa Boja', · · · · · 6. Getsemani, Dorado,' · • 7. Betesda, Monacillo, 8. Sion, Comerico; St., Bayamon. .

Aside from the congregations given· above, m1ss10n work is . lone, at 13 .barrios (places). There are 22 ·sunday Schools in which tbout 1,800 pupils are enrolled; .6 Luther Leagues; 1 Kindergarten ichool; 5 American missionaries .(2 . ordained men and 3, women); lO native helpers (6 men and 4 women). The valuation of the !hurch property amounts to . $49,485.00: ·There is an' urgent call 'or more ordained men, During tp.e ,Qua&i-Centennial,. this Luth. · nission in Porto Rico caught the festive spirit of qur beloved Church; :3pecial addresses on the Reformation were given; y;i.rious festivals · were celebrated; Adult Bible classes and Luther Leagues were ;tudying , the Reformation; and three Spanish books~ ..were · pub- · lished viz.: : ·· ~·- ,,~· :· · '· ·. ·. • .: .,, ,... · ' ' :.0·~11~ · ~-,.,,.~,.. .. ·; a. book containing selections from Luther's 'sermons; b. book containing selections from Luther's other writings ; .. . c. Church Manual containing the order of service, minis~ erial acts, the Augsburg Confession, etc. · .. · · · The Porto· Rico mi8Sion issues a rtiorithly periodical,' "El Tes-..

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tigo" (The Witness). This is the first Luth. Spanish paper published in America.

28. The Rev. Prof. F. W. Stellhorn, D. D. LI. D., dean of the Theol. department of Capital University (Ohio Synod), Columbus, ·Ohio, died on March 17th. Born in Hanover, Germany, 1841, and brought to this country as a young boy by his pious parents, he entered the Concordia College, Fort Wayne, Ind., to prepare him:Self for the Gospel ministry. His education was finished in the ·Condordia Theol. Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. He served as professor at the Northwestern College, Watertown, Wis. and at the Con•Cordia College, Fort Wayne, Ind. In 1881, when the predestination controversy broke out, he severed himself from Mo. Synod and joined the ranks of Ohio Synod. The deceased was a theologian of more than usual prominence. He was a thoro theologian and had a wonderful view ·over the whole field of the theological science.

Dr. Stellhorn was editor of the theological magazine of the Ohio .

Synod ("Theol. Zeitblaetter") since 1881. Special mention should be made of his literary works: a. Dictionary of the New Test. Greek; b. Commentaries on the Gospels, on the Acts, on the Romans, .and on the pastoral epistles of St. Paul. c. Scripture Proof for Luther's Catechism (600 pp.). In addition to these, he published many interpretations and annotations. He had a message for the entire Luth. Church. Concerning him, we may say, with the words of Holy Scriptures: "And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness, as the stars forever and ever." (Dan. 12 :3) 29. Lutherans in Toledo, Ohio, have raised $29,046 toward the purchase of the Robinwood Hospital which is to be reopened as a Lutheran Hospital. The debt on the Lutheran Hospice, which is located in Toledo, too, has been reduced from $.6,550 to $2,000.

30. For years, we Lutherans have been deploring the systematic lack of Lutheran publicity in America. Mo. Synod, finally, has taken steps towards the organization of a publicity bureau. Her publicity agency is called "American Lutheran Publicity Bureau/' It issues a monthly publication under the caption, "The American Lutheran." At a meeting representing the various Lutheran synods and organizations of Pittsburgh, at the Lutheran Headquarters, March 17th, a "Lutheran Publicity Bureau" was organized. It is distinct from the one belonging to the Mo. Synod. The Rev. W. E. Schramm was elected chairman; the Rev. I. M. Wallace, secretary; and Mr. W. C. Bletcher, treasurer. The Lutheran Inner Mission Society, Liberty Ave. and 9th St., Pittsburgh, Pa., was selected as the office thru which Lutheran news is to flow into news channels. Luth. publicity will be put on a strictly intersynodical basis. The object of this agency of the Church is: a. Regular Lutheran news for the daily papers; b. Lutheran literature in Pittsburgh public libraries; c. Lutheran information for hotels, travel terminals, etc.; d. Lutheran literature and church papers in Lutheran homes;

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e. Free and generous distributions of Lutheran tracts and necessary, the printing of additional ones; f. Popular illustrated lectures on the Lutheran Church re.rding its reeord, its message, and its future.

The Luther~n Church in America has earned fame as the eat "Unlmown Church." Here and there, the public cannot 路onounce the simple name. Without doubt, the usefulness of a iblicity bureau is great. Certainly, the big hotels should have merous information about the Lutheran Churches in the city. 'e profess to be followers of Dr. Martin Luther, the Church's first iblicity man (95 theses) and believe in our Church's Confessions. herefore, there must be more enthusiasm for Lutheran publicity."

Noe unto me if I preach not the Gospel." That means more Lltheran publicity.

31. The two Pittsburgh Synods, one belonging to the former eneral Synod and the other belonging to the former Gen eral ouncil, thru committees on consolidation or merging, ha..ve set eformation Day, 1919 as the date for the consumation of t heir 路ganic union.

32. During the past year, students at Gustavus Adolphus ollege (Augustana Synod), St. Peter, Minn., have purchased $4,200 orth of Liberty Bonds. The College furnished 328 men for war ?rvice, one Colonel, one major, six captains, 37 lieutenants, one isign, and 282 privates. Six deaths are reported among these ten. The College for the year 1919 shows a total enrollment of 344.

33. 路The mission Board of the United Luth. Synod (Norw.)

1ade plans, at a recent meeting, for its foreign mission work for ie year 1920.

Its fields are located in Madagascar, Sulu, South frica, China, and Alaska. The budget calls for $300,000.

34. The Minn. Conference of the Augustana Synod is taking ;eps to consolidate the Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, 1innesota, and the Minnesota College, Minneapolis, Minne>ta. A committee of 45 members, representing every mission istrict of the Conference as well as the two schools, is to take the 路hole question in hand and devise ways and means for accomplish1g the consolidation, and to report at the next annual meeting of 1e Conference.

35. The Ohio Synod is considering, at present, the amalgaation of its two theol. seminaries. The aim of the Synod is "to ave but one centrally located seminary. Steps were, therefore, a.ken to bring this matter before the different districts as well as ,efore the Joint Synod. The two seminaries are Capital Univerity, Columbus, 0., and Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.

36. According to "The Australian Lutheran," the Lutheran ynod of Australia consists of 4 districts comprising 48 parishes, 57 congregations, and 38 preaching points, with 16,247 souls, .0,524 communicants, 988 Sunday-School pupils, 502 day school mpils, 50 officiating ministers, 4 theological professors, and 5 retired 1astors. Six candidates for the Gospel ministry graduated, last )ecember, at the Concordia College, Adelaide, and all have accepted i call from congregations.

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Communion; 110 marriages were performed; and 131 burials took place. For mission purposes, the congregations contributed $5191.

Many of the cO'llgregations are becoming wholly English.

37. Synod meetings or conventions of the following Lutheran bodies will take place this year: 1. Joint Synod of Wisconsin, Aug. 20-27, in New Ulm, Minn.

2. Buffalo Synod, June.

3. Eilson Synod (Norw.), June 6, in Minneapolis, Minn.

4. Danish Luth. Synod, June, in Des Moines, Ia. 5. United Danish Luth Clmch, June, in Cedar Falls, Ia. 6. Luth. Free Church (Norw.), June, in Minneapolis, Minn.

7. Suomi Synod (Finnish), June.

8. Icelandic Synod, June, in Arborg, Man., Canada.

9. Holston Synod, August.

10. Mississippi Synod, October.

'11. Virginia Synod, Aug. 18, in New Market, Va. 12. Synod of West Virginia, October.

13. Synod of New York, Sept. 22, in Syracuse, N. Y. 14. Synod of Southern Illinois, September.

15. German Nebraska Synod, Sept., in Fremont, Neb. 16. Rocky Mt. Synod, Sept. 9, in Canon City, Colo.

17. California Synod, Sept. 16, in Oakland, Cal. 18. Eng. Nebraska Synod, October.

19. Kansas Synod, October, in Salina, Kans.

20. Susquehanna Synod, May 20, in Mt. Carmel, Pa. 21. Iowa Synod (Eng.), Oct. 14, Webster City, Ia. 22. Augustana Synod (Swed., June, in Lindsborg, Kans.

23. Eng. Synod of Northwest, June, in Milwaukee, Wis. 24. Pacific Synod, June 18, in Everett, Wash.

15. District Synod of Ohio, June 19, in Zanesville, Ohio.

26. Central Canada Synod, Galt, Canada.

27. Synod of New York and New England, June 17, in Kingston, N. Y. LETTER FROM OVERSEAS.

Bras, (Verdun Battlefield) March 20, '19.

Dear Friends:- It has been my good fortune to make a trip to Germany and although the trip was strictly "in line of duty,,,. still I found opportunity to indulge n the American favorite pa;;times of sightseeing and souvenir-hunting. Of the former al10w me to write.

All trains whose destination is the Army of Occupation hav~ an armed guard tJ accompany them. A train of ammunition leaving our dump at Montigny, nearStenoy, was to have a guard of four men and an officer and I was fortunate enough to be one of the four. We crossE\d the frontier at Perl andfrom there the railroad follows the course of the Moselle River until it joins the Rhine at Coblenz. First let me tell you of Coblenz. My sources of in... formation are the guides, both Army and Y. M. C. A., the inhabi~

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.nts, and some rather vague memories called to life from old Meaeval. History hours at D. M. L. C. (The fact that there are any emor1es surely speaks well for Professor E liefernicht1 d_oes it not?) · Co~lenz. (La~in, confluentes, from the junction of the Moselle 1d Rhme) lS a city of about 55,000 population. Originally it was iilt by the Roman Drusus not as one of his fifty <:>utposts but .ther as a mutatio or poststation where relays of .horses were kept r the Roman officials. But the ford across the Moselle was t oo 1portant to be left unguarded, so a walled city was built on the mks of the Moselle. Coblenz was destroyed by the Franks, was 1en rebuilt by them and became the residence of their kings. So the ty passed from one master to another until it finally fell into the mds of the Prussians.

The city has numerous places of interest, among the most teresting being the old Kastordom, a beautiful church in pure oman style, situated on the banks of the Rhine. In this church L e first Hohenstaufer, Kaiser Konrad III was declared Holy Roman mperor by the Archbishop Albero of Trier, much to the Emperor's 1rprise. Legend relates how the Princess Rizza, a devout and gular attendant at early mass, missed the ferry one morning. emembering the story of Peter, she also attempted to cross the hine and behold, she passed over dryshod. From that time on 1e needed no ferry. A portion of the Kastorchurch is sacred · her memory.

In the square fronting the church stands the monument or ther the fountain erected by the French mayor of Coblenz in mem'Y of the victorious campaign against the Russians in 1813. Immeately below the inscription of the major the Russian commander ho drove back the French had this inscription placed: "Inspected 1d approved by the Russian commander, 1815."

The city Festhalle, a rather pretentious structure, is now mtrolled by the Y. M. C. A. and contains reading and writing •oms, a canteen, a money exchange and a large auditorium. I had te pleasure of hearing an organ recital on the forty-four-voice pipe ·gan as well as a concert of chamber music by a splendid German ·chestra. The Stadttheater is heavily patronized by the Amerims and there I heard G. Rossini's "Der Barbier von Sevilla."

The Army and the Y. M. C. A. are running fo,u r of the Rhine lSSenger steamers for the benefit of American leave men. My eond morning in Coblenz found me boarding the "Borussia" r a trip up the Rhine. At 9 :30 the Marine on the bridge blew his igle and our steamer swung off up the Rhine, past the "Duestsche eke" at the junction of the Moselle and Rhine with the huge [Uestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I, past Ehrenbreitstein, now ~cupied by the 1st Pioneer Infantry and the 17th Field Artillery . S. Army, and away up the river. The river is bordered by steep ms, all covered with vineyards.

About six kilometers from Coblenz rises the rock and eastle of ;olzenfels, first built in 1270 by the Archbishop of Trier. The LStle was destroyed by the French in 1689, but was restored in 1823 id is now a museum of ancient armor, statuary and paintings.

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The castle and grounds belonged last to the pres.ent Ex,.R,ai~er ,· who only visited the castle for a few hours some years ago iUs s~id . . Directly opposite Stolsenfels is Burg Lahneck wh,ere, .;the Archbishop of Mainz besieged the last twelve Knights Terriplars in 1312 and finally killed all after their refusal to surrender. · Lahneck was built in 1224 and has seen numerous destructions arid restorations since then. · . " On the Stolsenfels side of the river some three kilometers ab;o:ve the castle is the village of Rheuse 'w ith the famous Koenigsstuhl.

Rheuse marked the place where the lands of the four of the .Seven Electors of the Holy Roman Empire joined, namely Mainz, .Tfier Cologne and the Palatinate. Here in .t his obscure villag~. ·th~ Emperors Charles IV, Wenzel, Rup:r:echt of the Palatinate, Si'gismund and Frederick III were elected and proclaimed. · · . · Here also the Emperor Wenzel was declared unfit to ruJe. : '. .

Marks.burg, the pearl of all the ol.d castles, greets us from a distance. This castle is the only one ·along the Rhine which.~ ~as never destroyed. It dates from the year 1220 and has been lived· in ever since. The castle now belongs to the Society for the Pres.er-. vation of Old Castles. . · , One of the most picturesque villages along the ·Rhine is. the. village of Boppard. Here was situated one of Drustis' fifty castles.

Later Boppard became the summer residence of the . Ern,pe1;ors Otto II, Otto III, Henry II, Henry IV, Philipp, Henry VII, Richard of Cornwallis, Rudoff I, Adolph of Nassau and others. · · On the crests of two adjacent bluffs near Boppard · arEi the ruins of two castles, Liebenfels and Sternenberg, often called· the "Two Brothers." Legend says th,at two brothers loV.ed tlie ;:;a.me lady and in a spirit of sacrifice the elder brother left until the younger had won the lady. Then came the monk Bernhard of Olairwuz preaching the Crusade. The young~r brother followed the artd was gone for years, so long in fact that he was believed ·dead.

The lady then married the elder brother and they built Liebenfels on the next bluff. · Soon after the younger brother returned with a Greek wife and lived on Sternenberg. His former wife fled to a convent, ~he elder brother entered a cloister, the Greek wife .proved unfaithful, the younger in despair flung himself over the bluff ~~to. the river, and so the entire affair took a tragic end. Heine· has used the story in one of his poems and Sir Bulwer-;Lyton has used it as the plot of one of his .book;;. , Rheinfels, one of the strongest positions on ~he Rhine, has th~ reputation of never having been taken by assault. As early a.S 1?55' the .Rhine cities besieged the castle with a force of 9,000 men and 50 ships for over a year, but wi.t hout result. In 1692 the. French attempted to capture the place but after over a year's fruitless effort they were forced to withdraw. In 1794 the place was abandoned and fell into the hands of the French who partly destroyed it, ·SO · that the castle is now nothing but a heap of ruins. . . .

The Lorelei Rock was otir destination. This is a bluff which juts out into the river, making it very narrow and the current very swift. Heine has made the rock famous in his ballad.

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Here ·the "Borussia" turned and began the fi0at down the The day was .beautiful fo;r . early ,M:;i.rch, · the weather was '.Ilost perfect. A~ we approached Coblenz the Marine p~~ol 1ats w-eeted JJ.s with bugle calls and an American band played 3~~udful Kat}'./' t.hat old Classical favorite. By the way. the v-1han . populat10n m Coblenz s.eems to have taken a liking to .at tui:e and hum or. sing it frequently. · Tl11s ended my "Rheinreise" and here also must end my letter. ~rhaps soon I may be making another trip, but this time let it be Westward, Ho." Yours, as ever, Corporal Her):>ert Sitz, '16, Co. B, 3rd. ·Pioneer Infantry, American Expediti<'>nary Ferces. rer.

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Der langersehnte Fruhling hat wiedBr Einkeltr geha1ten. Die rde ilberzieht sich mit einem frischen Gri.in., _:und die Bau.me, die ie tot dastanden, schlagen wieder von neuem aus und tra~en latter und Bltiten. Doch brirtgt .der . Fruhling nicht nur Son.,. anschein und Lust mit sich, sondern auch trtibe Tage und oft fngewitter. . . . . · Das Heranziehn eines Gewitters erkennt man gewohnlich an er vorangehenden Schwtile. Dunkle, . hochaufgettirmte Wolken erbreiten s,ich tiber den ganzen Himmel. . Die zuckenden Blitze deuchten auf kurze .Augenblicke die dunkle Umgegend. Dem :litze folgt auf .d em Fusse der in der Ferne rollencl,e Donner. Ein eftiger Sturmwind treibt die Wolken naher und , naher. Immer eutlicher ist das Getose des Donners zu hoNn. Grosse Tropfen allen. Menschen und Tiere suchen Obdach. Die Tropfen rerden kleiner, prasseln aber desto schneller zur Ertle. Zuweilen 3t au ch H agelschlag mit dem Regen verbunden.

Die dauer eines Gewitters ist verschieden. . Zuweilen folgt .uf ein Gewitter noch ein Zweites, <las manchmal heftiger ist als las erste. Aber bald fallen die Tropfen sparlicher, der Donner ollt sehon in einiger Entfernung und der Schein des Blitzes ·. mmer matter, bis endlich die hervorbrechende Sonne auch die etzten Wolken zerstreut. · .

Ein jeder weiss, <lass Blitz und Donner <lurch Elektrizitat iervorgebracht werden. Diese Elektrizitat wird <lurch die Wolken ·ortgeleitet. Enthalt die eine Wolke positive Elektrizitat und eine mdere negative, so springt die positive auf die negative ti ber.

E:nthalt en sie aber beide positive, so wird die Elektrizitat zu Boden 5ezogen. Man sieht hier das knisternde Gerausch der kleinen ~lekrtischen Funken, welche <lurch dje Elektrisiermaschine hervorgebracht werden, in einem vielfach verstarkten Masse. Der Donner ist in der Regel erst eine Weile nach dem Blitz hOrbar, weil der Schan sich langsamer fortpflanzt als das Licht.

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Gut dadurch verloren! Bisweilen totet er auch Menschen und Vieh.

Was ein heftiger Hagelsturm ftir Verheerungen anrichtet !asst sich kaum beschreiben. Wen.n man danach in Feld unJ Garten hinaus geht, so bietet sich ein trauriger Anh lick dar. Die Gemtise im Garten sind gan2: zerknickt und zerschla,gen, die Obstbaume sind so frtihzeitig Hirer ha,Ibreifen Frtichte beraubt. Tr:tuernd steht der Landmann und tiberblickt das weite Feld, das noch vor einer Stunde so herrlich in voller Pracht gestanden hat. Die Arbeit dee ganzen J ahres ist umsonst gewesen. Aber ein Christ erkennt auch hierin Gottes Ratschluss und stellt ihm alles anheim; es muss ihm doch zum Besten dienen.

Gibt es aber gar kein Mittel, wodurch wir uns gegen den verderblichen Blitz und gegen Sturm und Hagel schlitzen konnen?

Ei, gewiss, denn wir haben einen Gott, der da hilft, u,nd ein'en Herrn Her~, der vom Tode errettet! Wir wen.de~' uns im glaubigen Gebet an diesen Herrn, "der Weflken~ Luft UJ!d Winden¡gibt Wege, Lauf und Bahn". Und er erzeigt sich auch hier als einen gnadigen Helfer, ahr.Jich wie bei den Jtingern auf dem Galilaischen Meer, da sich die Leute verwunderten und sagten: "Was ist <las ftir ein Mensch, <lass ihm Win,d und Meer gehorsam ist'l" Und so kommt es auch, <lass wir am Ende des J ahres frohlich singen konnen, kein schwerer ~gelstein" babe uns betroffen.

Gegen den Blitz hat uns Gott auch ein ausserliches Mittel gegeben, <lurch das wir uns einigerm,assen schtitzen konneri. Es ist der Blitzableiter, deri Benjamin Frankl~n erfunden hat. Als Franklin einmal einen Drachen wahhrend eines Gewitters fliegen Iiess, wandte er seine Aufm,erksamkeit dem Blitze zu. N ach einer naheren Betrachturig kam er auf den Gedanken, einen metallenen Schltissel an,dem Drachen zu befestigen. ¡ Da sah er, wie der Schltissel die Blitze anzog. Nun vermutete er, wenn eine metallene Kuppel an einem Gebaude angebracht wtirde, von welcher metallene Drahte zur Erde geleitet Wtirden, dasi:; der Blitz auf dies.em Weg von der Kuppel zur Erde geleitet und das Gebaude dadurch gerettet werden konnte. Franklin hatte Erfolg damit. Dasselbe Mittel wird:heute noch gebraucht.

Alles hat seine zwei Seiten. Auch <las Gewitter richtet nicht :Qur Verheerungen an, es wirkt auch Gutes. N ach einem Gewitter iSt die Luft gereinigt und erfrischt. Aller Staub ist nach dem Regen gele~t. Menscheri und Tiere, die <loch vor dem Regen von der Hitze ermattet waren, ftihlen sich wieder wie neu belebt und gehen mit verjtingten Kraften an ihre Arbeit.

So furchtbarschon und so majestatisch wie einerseits ein Gewitter heranzieht, so eine liebliche Erscheinung bietet es uns anderseits durch den Regenpogen, wenn es wieder abzieht.Wie glanzt er i:r'f seiner Farbenpracht! Er ist ein Bild des Friederis nach dem Sturm. Ftir u:ris Christen hat er noch eine besondere Bedeutung, da Gott ihn zum Zeichen seines Friedensbunde::; mit der armen Stinderwelt in die Wolken gesetzt hat.

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Dur!ng the entire school year. the students have been busy n studying The end of the year Is now near at hari'd-an<l they ill panona what they are going to do during their lon(Y summer 0 racation.

The time has now arrived. All trunks are all ready :packed md sent to the depot. The only thing left to do, is to go down to ;he station and wait for the tr~n which is to take the different :tudents to their various destinations. Amongst them is R. whose 路 ' racation is of special interest to the writer.

The train R. had taken, left him at Minneapolis for a few weeks' risit with friends and relatives. The time here was spent in a most lleasant manner. Different places of recreation, as Lake Harriet, Y.I:inn~haha Falls, and Longfellow's Gardens were given special ittention, the surroundings of Minnehaha Falls affording excellent )icnic grounds. On one beautiful day a trip was also taken to St. :>aul. Here Como Park with all its beauty, and the State Capitol .vere the main places of attraction.

Since it would have become too monotonous to visit all sumner, R. made up his mind to go to his little town in Wisconsin and ~arn a little money. He arrived there early in the morning. Noticng that the county was building a concrete .state road through the rillage, he tried his hand at the work the same morning. After ;vorking steadily for one day, he noticed that this work would not :i.gree with him, because he wasn't built strong enough for same.

It was however not very hard to find an easier job. The canning 'actory which ha;d recently been built, was raising immense bean crops n the vicinity. Many people were engaged in keeping the weeds iown in the fields. R . was one of them. In a few weeks every)Ody was picking the beans, which had ripened under their good !are. This work lasted a number of weeks and was a flourishing mccess to the factory.

The end of the bean season was now at hand. No work was to be figured on for awhile, so the long planned trip was to be taken to High Cliff. Supplies of every kind were put into the car. Soon ~verything was ready and R. drove off not to come back for a few days. The next day was to be the day of enjoyment. Fifteen families had come to High Cliff for a picnic. The young folks strolled down b tne laKe ant) t ook a numbt!r of interesting picture~, while the men Wern sitting on the lawn smoking their pipes or cigars.

IT.' he women were lerL to p.cpaie the picnic dinner, which iater was Eound ,o :aste delicious.

The afternoon was spent by the young folks in playing games In the pavilion, which was on the hke shore at the bot tom of the cliff.Towards evening everybody got ready to go home. This trm brought quite a bit of excitement with it, since a severe storm overtook the picnickers. Nevertheless they all arrived home safe.

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again getting ready to resume his studies at college. He came back with new strength and ambition, which was his reward, besides the money he earned by taking exercise in the shape of work during his summer vacation.

T. T. B. '19.

Odi:ai oder Wodan, der Allvater der Germanen.

Die alten Germanen Vierehrten Odin als ihren hOchsten Gott, der tiber alles herrsch'te. Die Nordgermanen n._annten ihn Odin, die Stidgermanen Wodan. Odin war der Gott der Natur, der SchOpfer aller Welt und der Gotter, der Reiche 路und der Machtige.

Er wurde Allvater genannt; denn alle 路 Germanen und ihre Gotter beteten zu ihm als dem Vater der ganzen Kreatur. .

Odin.s Wohnung war Walha,11 . .路 Sie hiess Walhall, denn es war die Halle aller derjenigen, die auf der Walsfatt, das heisst auf dem Schlachtfelde, gefallen waren. Hier sass Odin auf ein.em goldenen Trone. Er war ein weiser Greis, <lessen langes, graues Haar ih,m bis a,碌f die Schultern herabhing. Ein Bart, der ihp bis auf qie Brust wallte, schmtickte sein Gesii cht. Nur mit einem Auge konnte er sehen, da,s andere hat'te er nicht mehr. Mit voller Waffenrtistu:ng war er bekleidet. Sein machtiger Speer letnte an' dem Stuble. Auf seinen Schultern sass~n zwei Raben, Hugin, der Gedanke, und Munin, die Eiinnerung. Dies-e sandte er taglich auf die Welt, damit sie ihm Kunde brachten von dem Tun und Treiben der Menschen. Sefoe Ftisse ruhten auf einem goldene n Schemel. Daneben lagen zwei Wolfe, Qeri und Freki. Wenn Odin in den Krieg zog, war er auch mit seiner Waffenrtistun gbekleidet Er ritt da,nn auf einem weissen, achtftissigen Pferde vor seinen Kriegern he,r. Oft war e.r am Kamwe beteiligt. Er verlieh seinen Kriegern Sieg mid Niederlage. Schlachgottinen d.der Walktiren brachten die gefallenen Krieger nach Wa1hal1, wo sie taglich Eberfleisch a.ss.en und Met tranken. Odili' war den Mens~h~n gewogen, dah~~ bes~chte er sie hier auf Er~en .. Er trug da~n nicht sefoe W::i-ffenrtistu'flg, sondem er war m emen blauen Mantel gehtillt. Die Gennanen opferten ihm in heiligen Hainen ihre liebsten und besten Tiere. Sie opferten ihm nicht nur aus Liebe und Dank, sondern auch, damit sie mit ihm versphnt wtirden.

Sein Name ist heute noch in dern englischen Namen "Wednesday," <las heisst Wodansday, erhalten.

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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The school-year of 1918-19 has come to a close. Vacation is at hand. After a long time of strenuous labor all are glad to see vacation come. Some will part from their dear Alma Mater and enter into more arduous work than they have had, others will resume their work next year.

With the closing of the school-year the editing of the Messenger is handed over to a new crew. The burden is laid upon them. It is not an altogether easy burden to carry, but strenuous work is required.

We kriow that we all make mistakes. If we look back we see many faults that we made, but we all hope that the new staff will try to avoid th~se faults and edit the Messenger with more success.

We all hope that "The D. M. L. C. Messenger" will not ·ha.ve to suffer on account of our faults, but that our work was appreciated by our readers, at least by some.

We hereby wish to express our heatiest thanks to all our subs :ribers, advertisers, and alumni, who so willingly supported us·.

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are also thankful for all educating critisicm, for through co-operation of this kind is the way to gain a result.

The new mempers are as follows: G. Glaeser-Editor-in-Chief.

W. Siffring-Business Manager.

S. Bergemann-Ass't. Business Mgr. Miss L. Winter-Exchange Editress.

A. Baer-College Notes Editor.

H. Eng el-Athletic Editor A. Raduenz-Alumni Editor.

Miss I. Schnitker-Co-Ed. Editress.

V. Siegler-Local Editor.

A. Engel-Per J ocum Editor.

The retiring members of the staff express their best wishes to the new staff, hoping that their work will be a success, and that through co-operation of staff members, alumni, students, and friends, the Messenger will ever prosper.

SMALL BEGINNINGS.

We are sometimes prone to look somewhat disparagingly at small beginnings. We inadvertently pronounce the man who has to begin life on a humble scale, unsuccessful and unprosperous for the future. We sardonically smile at our fellow-man's first attt;mpts at mastering an art. How often, however, does future, in regard to our fellow-man's prosperity, reveal something entirely contrary to our expectations! Sometimes the humblest boy, whose future does not seem very propitious and who seems to be doomed to lead a very low and mean life, will, through his efforts and exertions, soon rise above his fellow-men and prove himself to be their superior; and the man at whose first humble attempts at mastering an art we sneered, will often make such astounding progress as will excite universal admiration and wonder.

If we look at the lives of some of the most prominent and celebrated men in history, we shall find that their early stages of life were not always such as to predict their later achievements. Take for instance Lincoln. Whoever would have thought that that poor boy, living in a log-cabin, bare-footed, attired in trousers o~ deerskin, and a shirt and jacket of coarse home-spun cloth, would ever live to be anything but a plain backwoods-man or farmer.

And yet this plain, unattractive boy became one of our greatest presidents, a man who freed a whole human race from bondage, and whose name will be forever known in history. David was but a shepherd in his boyhood. Nevertheless, he became one of the greatest kings and rulers that ever occupied the throne in Israel.

Thus we could name numerous other prominent men whose early childhood evinces but little of their later pride and glory. 路 路 . But not only does a humble beginning of life, an unpromising childhood, often change to prosperity and welfare in the future.

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vonder, as they very often prove to be the路first step towards fame. \.11 the famous authors and poets had to learn to read and write as vell as we do; they did not leap into prominence with one bound; nit they first had to commence on a humble scale and then work ;heir way upward. Just as anyone that wants to ascend a flight of .tairs has to take the lower steps first, so everyone that wants to attain ;o prominence must needs first master the fundamentals. Then ie can proceed on his road to fame.

The significance of small beginnings we can also obviously see in iature. Here the small and apparently insignificant sapling will ~ow to be a large tree, spreading its gnarled branches far and wide 1ver the grassy surface below; giving shelter and protection to a rariety of feathery songsters; and defying all storms and ;empests that threaten to uproot it. A little grain of corn, ostenibly dead, will, after it has been put into the fertile soil, soon germnate and develop into a huge stalk of corn, vastly exceeding our 1wn height and bearing fruit hundred-fold.

Thus it is with many people in this universe. Their youthful 1rospects are not very favorable; poverty and pauperism seem to Lwait them in future; and yet, in the majority of cases, these are he very men that make the greatest progress and often attain great 1rominence, provided they have the necessary ambition. Let us, herefore, not despise those that are, apparently, not upon an equal ocial level with us; for we do not know what excellent qualities 1ften lie dormant in the breast of a humble boy or girl.

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'IF THOU WEAKEN IN THE TIME OF ADVERSITY THY STRENGTH IS SMALL.'' The above quotation is taken from Proverbs, 24th Chapter, tenth 路erse and bears with it, as the other Proverbs do a very rich and far路eaching meaning. It could be applied to every individual and thru t each in turn could draw from it a good lesson, learning one of the nost vital things so necessary for our own salvation. It is not, ;owever, our object to go into detail and make application to every lass of individuals, but our attention will for the present be directed ;o our teachers of parochial schools.

Every teacher knows and has felt that not everything in this rnrld is just what it is cranked up to be. Times come when you eel that the work you are doing seems to be a vain thing. You feel lowncast and only wish for the time to come when you will be able o throw off this burden, go your own way and leave others to worry 1ver the future of the church. Perhaps you feel that pangs of pov'rty. Your clothes are the sameonesyou have been wearing for ;he last two or three years, and out of that fifty or sixty dollars vhich thle congr,egation allow!! you for your upk'eep you have been 1lanning for some time on huying a new suit, but as each month :oes by you_a're still wearing ~thte same su1it. Here and there a little iole creeps m which of course you will have repaired as soon as you ,et m on~y enough to do so. A little later on another hole has made ts way TQto your suit and so on until you have a suit somewhat on

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the order of a crazy quilt. You become suddenly bold and go to the suitshbp, get a new su.it and pay down perhaps a five with a pro:m,ise to pay the rest as soon as you are able. Now you are rigged up as far as a suit is concerned. Soon your shoes lose their natural shape, are cracked here and there and the shoemaker refuses to fix them, saying they are not worth the repair,, so you are forced to have a new pair-charged. 路Poverty tho is one of the least of his enemies for in the congregation itself the teacher finc\s one worse.

There are always, and it seems there ever will be, people who constantly stand ready, armed with some of the most vicious adverse criticism any one i~ able to posses in order to tear down that which the diligent teacher is so carefully building up. Time passes, however and the faithful teacher earnestly continues to hammer away at his work, expounding the word of God in the schoolroom, leading his choir, teaching Sunday School and doing all he is able to in order that the congregation may grow and his work be crowned w\ th success.

These and many other incidents occur to help "brighten" the path of the average teacher. Many are unable to stand the test. They become careless of their work, morose, see how unthankful the congregation is and are watchjng for an opportunity to quit the job arid get something whereby they can at least earn a living. In other words: throughout the time of adversity many become faint, lose their ambition and look for something thru which they can gain a little of this world's riches.

Summing up then all in all, we see that the teacher must possess strength to fight adverse criticism, poverty and several other unjust attacks. Furthermore, that each congregation should consider it their sacred duty to help lighten the burden of their teacher by striving to remedy their heretofore inexcusable mistakes. If then it will ever be possible to bring this to a successful end, instead of having our teachers resigning in droves, (as has only too truly been the ca.se within the last year) we can look forward to a mighty a:nd more closely. united Lutheran church in which the true doctrine of Christ will be taught in all its simplicity and purity and our children brought up as is pleasing in the sight of our Lord and Master. Therefore, let each one of us push the good thing along, help the teacher in his most important work as much as is within our power, so that during his trials and adversities he may not become faint, his strength be sapped and made small, resulting in the lossf of his most worthy and necessary assistance in the building up o our Lutheran Church.

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Anna Buzek, Frieda Gedicke, Eriia Hinz, Renata Wiechmann, Leona Engel, Alma Weigand~ and Laura Meyer had the "flu" 3hortly before Easter. Nevertheless all of them except Renata Wiechmann were able to spend the hoHday):; at ·home.

Mr. E. Hinz visited his daughter Erna when she was sick, and took her along home April 12. ..

Mrs. Messerli and her twG little daughters attended . . the con- . cert May 2, at the same time visiting Verona Messerli. . , As the Music Hall needed a thorough cleaning ·quite badly,. • the girls of the C-Class successfully att~ked it with brooms and1 dusting cloths before the concert by the Strassen Trio, May 14. · May 5 and 7 Miss Clara Mundinger took charge of Miss Naumanrt's classes at the parochial school, the latter being unable to teach on account of illness. ·

Once again the school term was interrupted for a number of , students. The influenza appeared in our midst April 3rd and within a few days ten of the boys residing in the dormitory were put beneath the quilts. Fortunately no serious case developed. Much credit is due Prof. Wagner, Mr. A. Dierks,and two nurses, Mrs. H. Butler and Miss Isabelle Acheson of Mankato, who all devoted time and , energy, which hastened the early recovery of all.

Immediately after this enforced vacation the Easter recess was at hand. Fortunate for the recovering patients who could immediately spend a few days at home to recuperate. No doubt the other students did not consider it a misfortune either that five days of vacation were there. All except two of the boys residing in the dormitory spent the days from April 16th to 22nd at their .路 own home or at the home of a friend.

Upon returning after the vacation everyone saw the need of a general cleaning up of the park. The faculty could not set aside a day for that purpose this spring as was customary in former years, owing to the fact that the days remaining to complete the work of this continually interrupted school year were very few, therefore extremely necessary. Consequently the students were asked to give up some of their free time on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons to do the work. The students willingly consented.

Several afternoons were used to complete the work. Trees were felled, cut up and taken away; leaves were raked, hauled away and 路 burned. Now the park is in a condition to do credit to the students and make a favorable impression on all visitors. The members of Tertia were not yet satisfied with the appearance of the park and, wishing to do the college a good turn before leaving this June, they decided to improve a part of the park at their own expense and with labor of their own hands. The ground lying between the different school buildings had been covered with a layer of fine gravel some years ago. Due to neglect, this plot of ground now bore an occasional patch of da~1delions or grass, which presented . an unsightly appearance. To refill this plot with good soil and

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Finally, after a month's delay, due to the influenza epidemic, .. ie concert was given May 2nd. Financially the concert was a ... iccess and had the weather conditions been more favorable even tore people could have been expected. In regard to the music, mdered, it may be said that Prof. Reuter was well satisfied with ie work of the musicians and seemingly the audience was well' npressed also. The program rendered was as follows: ........ Reissiger..

1. Overture "Felsenmeuhle," Pianos (E. Albrecht, E. Montgomery, C. Buenger, E. Blauert) 2. "Psalm 118," Mixed Choir and Organ (E. Albrecht)" .................................... Reuter.

3. "Devotion," Organ (Th. Pelzl) ................ Reuter..

4. Piano Recitals.

"Birthday March" (W. Albrecht, 0. Stelljes) .. Bohm."In Blooming Fields" (S. Bergeman) ............ Reuter..

"Walzer Melodique" (I. Schnitker) ......... H. Huerter..

"Intermezzo" (I. Schnitker, E. Hinz) ........ H. Kann ..

"Tendresse" (G. Schulz) ................ C. W. Lemont.5. "My Old Kentucky Home," Mixed Choir, .... St. Foster..

6. Overture "Zampa," Piano (I. Schitker, E. Fritz). Herold ..

7. "See the Harvest Moon is Shining," Mixed Voices .... . . . . . . . . . . . 路............................... R. Herbert ..

8. (a) Klagegesang der Rheintochter .... Rheingold" (b) "Winterstuerme wichen dem Wonnemond .. Walktire" (a)-(b) Piano, Organ ........................ Wagner..

(E. Albrecht, Th. Boettcher, A. Dierks) 9. (a) "Old Black Joe", Mixed Choir .............. Foster. (b) "Deep River," Mixed Choir .............. Burleigh.

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"March" (L. Winter, Fr. Gedicke) .......... Fr. Schubert.

"Valse" (E. Fritz)) .................. : ..... Seibmann.

"Waltz" (E. Schmidt, S. Bergemann) .......... Krug ..

"Rustle of Spring" (E. Albrecht) .............. Sindmg..

11. "America"-Mixed Choir ...................... Reuterr Piano (G. Schulz) Organ (E. Albrecht) 12. Orchestra. a. "Heather Rose" ............................ Lange b. "Forget Me Not" ........................ McKee c. "National Spirit" .......................... Beyer (Piano: G. Schulz; Organ: C. Mundinger) About two years ago Prof. Koehler of the Lutheran Seminary

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elpful for the study of the Bible, which he used in his work at the eminary. Prof. Koehler wished to illustrate these lectures by ieans of lantern slides, which he was making himself or had purb.ased. To obtain the necessary funds for these slides Prof. Koehler elivered several of his lectures in the city of Milwaukee. Profes)rs of our institution who had heard or read some of these lectures.

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The first evening Prof. Koehler spoke to a very large and at tentive audience. Without exception the students availed themselves of this opportunity to hear t hese magnificient lectures by so competent a speaker. · "Turner Hall! Turner Hall! Everybody to the Turner Hall!" was sounded from a slowly moving truck. "What is that? · A comedy troupe?" "Oh no! Those are only students being taken to Mr. Buenger's home for a topsy-turvy party. Do not let them fool you. Remember, it is April 1st."

This was a scene on Minnesota street in the early evening of April 1st. The previous day all members of the A, B and Tertia classes had received im-1.tations to attend a t9psy-turvy party given

by Mr. and Mrs. Buenger in honor of Miss Clara Buenger and Mr. Roman Palmer, niece and nephew of the above mentioned, who are among the graduates this year. At first the question arose whether th.is probably was a tric.k on the students or not. Finally everyone decided to go, however, and there is not one who attended, who did not say that a most pleasant evening was enjoyed.

May 14th the people of New Ulm had the unusual opportunity to hear a magnificent concert, given by the Strasen Trio of Milwaukee, Wis., in our music hall. A good-sized and very attentive audience was present to hear the following program ably rendered by the Strasen sisters: · 1. Trio. Boum~e · . . . . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .... .. Bach Trio, op. 1 No. 3 ... . . . ... . . ........ . ..... . Beet hoven.

Allegro con brio Andante con Variazioni h Menuet.

2. Cello Solo. Air. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bae Mazurka . . . . .. ...... . . . .... .. ..... ... . . . . .... Popper " T r:10. · Va lse· . Tns · t e ... .. .... .. . : . · . · · · · · · · · · · · · Sibelius <>. izt L1ebestraum .. .. .. ....... . . .. . ..... ... ·.. . .. · · · · · · Ldl Serenade . . . ... .. ... . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . :.... . . . . Drdla J • B"ird . . . .. . . . ·. . ·. ·. . . · . ·· · · · · · · · · · · ··· · · ·Al Dr d a I:iummmg 4. Violin Solo. Faust Fantasie .... .. . ... . ....... .. . · 5. Trio. Trio, op. 32 .. . .. . . . . . .... ..... . . . . .. ... Arens Elegia Finale.

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Rain, rain, and more rain! . Thi~ i$. wh~t h~~ proven disastrous to our baseball diamond. The .diamond is so muddy that it is impossible to have the grass and weeds scraped off. Sometime ago it was thought that, if the grounds were filled up, it would soon be possible to play, but this has not proven to be the case.

After Easter Prof. Palmbach took up the work of putting out a baseball team. A. Dierks was chosen manager and H. Engel, captain; but it seems that they will have lit tle to do. Although it is impossible to play on the baseball ground, the boys play in the 路 pasture next to them or on the road.

The rains have also saturated the tennis courts. Some time ago a few industrious students, equipped with spades, loosened up the soil, but all their strategy was in vain, the ground would not dry out. Next year we hope to have a cement tennis court in the park in front of the dormitory. This would not only make the sport more interesting hut also improve the appearance of the campus.

Mr. Paul W. Spaude '15 of the Western Theol. Seminary, Atchison, Kansas, and Miss Helen M. ·Bade · of Gibbon, Minnesota, hereby make the announcement of ' their engagement to enter wedded life. .

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"The Hemnica." "The Right use of our Infiu'ence" is one of the articles presented. It has boon developed very carefully. One thing we cannot understa~d in punctuation. Here is an example: "We all sometimes seem unconscious of this very important fact: a:nd we appear to have adopted the strange idea that what we do, think, or say; can effect no one but ourselves." First we find a colon following "fact." Ought' there not to be a comma? .. If we read it the way it is given we certa.inly expect to find . the fa:ct -tO follow. Another thing, why a semicolon following · "say?" As you read on you find more cases like these. The writer took a ;very appropriate example in choosing Jesus. There is not a better one to be found. ' ·· . , Another article is "Ice." The author seems,to be quite familiar with the ice-house, for he described• the manner ·of packing ice very · well. ' · · c · The article "Pershing at West Point" is well written.

Slang · ought not to be used. You have the word "yanked," This ought not to appear in the literary column. .,. .. : In the April number you have .an article "The Bright Side."

There certainly aire many discouraging da.ys in our life. \ T{i.at 'J esus . tells us to east all our cares upon Him is a great consolation: :·:', · ., , , . .:· , "The Augsburg Echo." "A Summer E\Vening by; the Brook" gives a very picturesque description of . an evening . by·the brook.

There are many facts given that ~re familiar· to al~oSt all readers, and this tends to make the . article so much the more interesting.

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"The Black and Red:' In the March numberyoupresentapicture and biography of Professor H. Frank.You devote one side to the picture and biography and on the other side of the same page you 路st,art in with the literary column. Why did you not rather leave t his one page for itself a1" start the literary column on the next :page? ~ The following exchanges have been received during the year: The Hemnica, Red Wing, Minnesota.

The Augsburg Echo, Minneapolis, MinIDesota.

The Black and Red, Watertown, Wisconsin.

The Comenian, Bethlehem, Pennsylva,,riia.

Tha Normal School Echo, Madison, Minnesota.

The Trumpet, Scandinivia, Wisconsin. 路 This is the last number for this school year. We wish fo thank all that have exchanged with us this last year. A new staff will take our place, and we wish the exchange and the remaining editors much success in their work.

Mrs. G. G. Bergemann of Truman, Minn., visited her son, between trains, March, '19.

"Shine," the student-body buck, played the organ at Nicollet during church service, April 27. Edwin Enfor, whose home is at that place, accompanied him there.

Edward Bradthe never fails to appear upon the college heights every other Saturday. He knows a good place after he's been there a few years.

Alfons Engel finds pleasure in remaining home a week or two after school reopens.

Donald Rossin and Edward Schmidt visi1.ed friends near Klossner, Minn., May 11.

April 16th, saw Walter Dallman going clown with his suitcase to board the train for home.

Arnold Bergemann, Truman, Minn., spent the days between March 8 and 10 with his brother Siegbert.

Gâ&#x201A;Źrhard Schuetze, having invested in a bicycle, made the first trip with it to Sleepy Eye, May 10. Loyd Schroeder accompanied him. Both were pretty tired the next day when they returned.

Rev. J. C. Siegler visited his son, May 1.

Reinhold Luehning, having taken the treatments on his fractured knee, returned to school after the Easter vacation. We are glad to hear that his knee is rapidly becoming stronger.

The parents and sisters of Walter and Arthur Dierks arrived here, May 13, per automobile, returning to their home at Fulda, Minn., May 19.

Mr. Paul Hopp of Nicollet, Minn., visited his nephew, Edwin Enter, May 15.

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Mr. Wood met Mr. Stone on the street and they talked to each Wood other. All at once a dressed-up young girl passed by. turned Stone and Stone turned Wood and both turned to Rubber.

Prof.-"Why is surface water not as good as well water?"

Bull Dog-"Because there are Germans (germs) in it."

Prof.-"What special name have we for whale oil?"

Baby-"Two-in-one." (Sperm oil).

Henning, translating the English sentence, we waged war in Gaul into Latin. In Galls gerebamus.

Prof.-"What is missing in his sentence?"

Beussman-''War.'' Lehrer-"Was sollten die Kinder Iseael mit ins land Kanaan nehmen, als sie aus Aegypten zogen?"

Schtiler-"Josephs Bohnen." (Gebeine) (Eng. Bones).

Stiffy in translating Greek, "Do you not know the squirrel (quarrel) of Apex.

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Take half a pound of sympathy, A pound of flattery, Two pounds of beneficial servicesr Mix well and serve hot.-Ex. Kutch-"Are you stuck on that guy's coat?"

Tone--"No! I wouldn't wear it to a dog fight."

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A farmer's love letter: "Do you 'carrot" all for me, for my heart 'beats' for you, and my hwe ii as soft as a ~squa:S'h' but as strong as an 'onion.' For you are a 'peach' with your 'radish' hair and 'turnip' nose. You are the 'apple' of my eye, so if we 'canta~ loupe' then "lettuce' marry anyhow, for I know we would make happy 'pear.' "-Ex. To make an enemy, take a pound of truth, put it on ice for an hour and let them have it hot.-Ex. Jacob-"It is my luck that I could reach- the feet with my ground."

Prof.-"How was the greatness of Frederick shown?"

JumbO--"He carried on the eternal (internal) improvements of Russia."

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"Brocken aus Schuetzes .Aulsatz."

Die Zigeuner schnarchten die Tonleiter auf und ab .

Es war Todesstille, kein Blatt und kein Espeiilaub regte. sic_h, nur die Zweige der Eichen wogten bis zur Erde, als das Eichhorn~ chen von Baum zu Baum sprang. .

Es war vier Uhr, der Hahn hatte den ersten Laut von s1ch gegeben, und die Lerche sang in erweiterter Harmonie. .

Der Zigeuner drehte das Madchen um, fasste den Knaben be1m Hals und rief "Geld oder Leben."'

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