# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_16. Januar 1917_S28
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Of this, $85,000 to $100,000 fall to the Concordia Publishing House, so that the sum of $333,000 to $348,000 would have to be raised by our congregations.

The year just begun is the great jubilee year of the Reformation of the Church. In churches and schools, orally and in writing, we are told what rich people we Lutherans are. So we want to prove our thanks precisely by this, that we become ever more willing to contribute diligently from our earthly goods to the building up of the kingdom of God. Let every congregation therefore consider how much it should contribute this year toward the budget of our General Synod, and then see to it that the sum is collected. Of the firstfruits from the heathen world, the wise men from the East, we are told that as soon as they had found the child JEsus, they opened their treasures and presented to him gold, frankincense, and myrrh. These we want to emulate, and to prove our joy over the free grace in Christ JEsus precisely by this, that we place rich gifts at the disposal of our Savior for his cause of the kingdom. May the LORD make the year 1917 a year of grace and blessing for our whole dear Synod, for our institutions of learning and our missions, for our congregations and schools, for our preachers and teachers, and grant that in it we be a people zealous of good works!

Chicago, Ill., January 9, 1917.
F. Pfotenhauer,
President of the General Synod.

Announcements.

Two vacancies having occurred in the School Committee of the North Wisconsin District, P. F. Forster and Teacher W. Wetzel have been appointed to serve on the School Committee.
J. G. Schliepsiek,
President of the North Wisconsin District.

P. Wm. Tober has declared his withdrawal from our Synod.
F. C. Verwiebe,
President of the Eastern District.

To the Members of the North Dakota and Montana District.

Remittances of money to the District Treasurer are to be addressed until March 1, 1917, to:
Mr. Paul Meyer,
State Legislature, Bismarck, N. Dak.

Concerning the "Statistisches Jahrbuch."

1) The officers of our charitable institutions are requested to send the statistical information about their work to the undersigned.

2) The publisher is now refraining from publishing the reports of the Presidents and Visitors (cf. "Statistisches Jahrbuch" 1913, pp. 6—42), because reports covering three years would increase the size of the booklet by a third. The publisher believes all the more that it can dispense with this section of the "Statistisches Jahrbuch" in the future, because these reports are, after all, available in full in the Synodical Reports of the various Districts.
Th. Gräbner.

Received into the Treasury of the California and Nevada District:
(September to November 1916.)

Students' Fund: Congregations of the pastors: A. Michel, Communion offering, $20.00, Rühle 7.01, Häuser from the women's society 5.00. (Total $32.01.)

General Synodical Treasury: Congregations of the pastors: A. Michel 5.00, Bernthal 10.00, Grunow, Communion offering at the English service, 4.70, at the German service 4.75, Hansen 1.75, Loretz 6.30, Häuser 5.40, A. Brohm 5.50, from M. Ritzmann 1.00. (Total $44.40.)

General Synodical Building Fund: Congregations of the pastors: A. Michel 10.00, Haserodt 44.50, Grunow from P. W. G. and wife 2.00, Thiede 1.40, Hansen 1.20, A. Michel 7.00, Häuser 30.00, A. Brohm from M. Ritzmann 1.00. (Total $97.10.)

Mission in Brazil: Congregations of the pastors: A. Michel 2.00, Thiede 2.05, A. Michel 1.75, Häuser 1.00. P. A. Brohm from M. Ritzmann 1.00. (Total $7.80.)

College Maintenance: P. Lange from the women's society 3.00. P. Kogler from the women's society 15.00. Congregations of the pastors: J. W. Theiß 5.00, Liebe from the women's society 2.00, A. Brohm 7.60. Prof. Th. Brohm from the women's societies: Alameda 6.00, East Oakland 4.00 and 4.00, Berkeley 3.00; from Mrs. H. Friedrich 23.00, H. Stut 2.50. (Total $75.10.)

College Campus: P. Haserodt from Mrs. K. Reif, home for the aged, 5.00.

Sanitarium at Wheat Ridge: P. Kogler from the women's society 20.00, from N. N. 1.00. (Total $21.00.)

European Free Church: Congregations of the pastors: A. Michel 1.50 and 1.75, Häuser 1.00. (Total $4.25.)

Emigrant Mission: Congregations of the pastors: A. Michel 1.25 and 1.00, Häuser 1.00. (Total $3.25.)

Foreign-Language Missions: Congregations of the pastors: A. Michel 1.75 and 3.00, Häuser 1.00. (Total $5.75.)

District Synodical Treasury: Congregations of the pastors: J. W. Theiß 3.00, Thiede 7.80, Häuser 5.00. (Total $15.80.)

District Church Building Fund: P. A. Michel's congregation 2.00 and 1.75. (Total $3.75.)

Heathen Mission: Congregations of the pastors: A. Michel 2.00 and 1.75, Häuser 1.00. (Total $4.75.)

Negro Mission: Congregations of the pastors: Wiemken 16.85, A. Michel 3.00 and 1.75, Haserodt 4.00, Thiede 2.05, A. Häuser 1.00. (Total $28.65.)

Indian Mission: Congregations of the pastors: A. Michel 1.50 and 1.75, from the Sunday school 1.55, Häuser 1.00. (Total $5.80.)

Jewish Mission: Congregations of the pastors: A. Michel 1.39 and 1.75, from the Sunday school 1.55, Häuser 1.00. (Total $5.69.)

Mission in New Zealand: P. A. Michel's congregation 1.25 and .67. (Total $1.92.)

Deaf-Mute Mission: Congregations of the pastors: H. O. Michel, Upland, 5.41, Covina 5.88, A. Michel 2.00 and 1.75, W. A. Theiß 5.30, Teuhle (?) 5.69, Häuser 1.00, A. Brohm 9.00, D. Lebahn 3.25, Lange 10.60. (Total 49.88.)

River Forest: P. Häuser's congregation 17.25.

German Red Cross: P. Hansen's congregation 13.63.

German Prisoners of War in Siberia: P. Hansen's congregation 13.62 and 2.00. (Total $15.62.)

Relief Fund: From the General Treasury through P. A. Lange for P. H. Ruphoff 105.00. Congregations of the pastors: Bezold for P. Hieber: Eureka 2.95, Ferndale 2.95; Lankow from the sewing society 2.10, Bernthal 3.00, J. W. Theiß 4.00, Bauer 2.85, Grunow from Mrs. L. W. Gräpp 1.00, Mrs. Gesner .25, Denninger 2.00, Jacobs 3.30, Küffner 2.85, Bezold, Ferndale, 2.50, Eureka 3.50, Haserodt, Chicago Park, 1.25, Lange from some members of the women's society 9.00, Pieper 1.00. (Total $148.02.)

Mission in London: P. A. Michel 1.75.

Mission Report: Congregations of the pastors: Wiemken 9.77, Kogler 7.65, Bernthal 22.33, from the women's society 14.65, Mieger, Olive, mission festival offering, 123.61, M. Ritzmann 1.00, E. Pollitz 1.00, von Renner, mission festival offering, 50.50, Rudnick 5.35, H. O. Michel 2.50, A. Michel 12.50, Hansen 2.15, J. W. Theiß 16.39, Bauer 5.50, A. Michel 9.31, Haserodt 20.00, Mieger, Oakland, 9.90, W. A. Theiß, July, 2.15, August 2.80, mission festival offering 48.45, Thiede 21.55, Schmelzer, mission festival offering, 138.20, Hansen 31.92, Liebe 23.70, A. Michel 7.00, Bezold 7.31, Wiemken from the women's society 14.00, Haserodt from Ch. Park 26.50, Loretz 11.92, Häuser 25.80, from the women's society 5.00, Lange, supplementary, 5.10, Mieger from the women's society 7.50. (Total $798.06.)

General Home Mission: P. Häuser's congregation 3.60.

Mission Treasury Report: Congregations of the pastors: Denninger, debt reduction, 3.40, Rudnick, debt reduction, 10.10, Kogler 11.70 and 5.00, from N. N. 10.00, Berner from M. 85.00, Bernthal 15.43, from the women's society 12.60 and 14.00, mission festival offering 232.55, Schöffow, mission festival offering, 24.00, Mieger 11.45 and 13.60, from the women's society 7.50, Grunow, mission festival offering, 77.00, A. Michel 13.25; mission festival offering: Denninger 39.10, H. O. Michel 44.00, Jacobsen 71.40, Häuser 49.30, Thiede 155.10, Kogler 250.00; Schmoock 21.46, Liebe 5.90, Mathwig from A. Schmidt 2.00, Mrs. Schmidt 1.00, Miss Bertha 1.00, Wiemken, mission festival offering, 95.12, Wyneken, mission festival offering, 126.00, Thiede from N. N., Kerman, 3.00, Berner, debt reduction, 10.25, Bezold, Ferndale, 3.60, Lankow, mission festival offering, 30.50, Block, mission festival offering, 50.00, Wiemken from H. Ringer 5.00, Schmelzer, Reformation festival offering, 11.89, A. Brohm 26.90, Rühle, debt reduction, 6.50, Mathwig 50.00, from H. Siebe 5.00, Mrs. Siebe 2.50. South California Walther League, Los Angeles, 50.00. (Total $1663.10.)

Poor Students: P. Kogler from N. N. .50. Congregations of the pastors: Schöffow 2.50, Schmoock 6.28, Kogler 52.20, A. Brohm 6.50. Director Th. Brohm from Steinbeck's children 2.50 for student Brummond. (Total $70.48.)

College Maintenance: Director Brohm from P. Jacobsen 7.00. P. Pieper's congregation 5.00. P. Mieger from the Sunday school 10.50, from the women's society 1.00. P. Schlottmann from the women's society 1.25. P. Lange from the women's society 1.00. Congregations of the pastors: Thiede, confession offering, 1.50, Küffner 3.10, Liebe 1.00, von Renner 5.50. P. Thiede from N. N., Kerman, 5.00, from Mrs. Aug. Halemeier Sr. 5.00. P. A. Brohm from the congregation 9.00, from the women's society 18.00. P. Berner 22.40. (Total $96.25.)

College Building Fund: P. Weinrich from Mrs. C. F. Tiedemann 3.00. P. A. Brohm's congregation 6.00. (Total $9.00.)

District Church Building Fund: P. Kogler from N. N. 5.00.

District Synodical Treasury: Congregations of the pastors: Hörnicke 5.25, Schöffow 2.50. (Total $7.75.)

General Synodical Treasury: Congregations of the pastors: Mieger 11.60, Schöffow 2.50, A. Michel 5.00, Bernthal 10.00, Hörnicke 6.00. (Total $35.10.)

General Synodical Building Fund: Congregations of the pastors: A. Brohm 5.80, Schöffow 2.50. (Total $8.30.)

Mission in Brazil: Congregations of the pastors: Mathwig 5.00, Kogler, mission festival offering, 15.00. (Total $20.00.)

Foreign-Language Missions: Congregations of the pastors: Schöffow 2.00, Kogler, mission festival offering, 10.00, Hörnicke 9.75. (Total $21.75.)

Heathen Mission: Congregations of the pastors: Mathwig 4.50, Schöffow 2.00, Kogler, mission festival offering, 25.00. P. Bader from Helen Lipphardt 1.00. (Total $32.50.)

Negro Mission: Congregations of the pastors: Schöffow 2.00, Schmoock 3.50. Trinity J. P. S., Los Angeles, 5.80. P. Kogler's congregation, mission festival offering, 1.00. P. Mathwig from Alice Ade, Erna Storz, Berta Storz .50 each, Ella Storz .20, Frida Storz and Reinhold Storz .15 each, Arthur Storz .10, Katie Werner 1.00, Reinhold Strehle and Berta Strehle .35 each, Berta Storz .50, Ervin Storz .25. (Total $16.95.)

Indian Mission: Congregations of the pastors: Mathwig 1.00, Schöffow 2.00. (Total $3.00.)

Jewish Mission: P. Schöffow 2.00.

Emigrant Mission: P. Kogler, mission festival offering, 1.00.

Mission in New Zealand: P. Kogler, mission festival offering, 1.00.

Jubilee Fund: P. Rühle's congregation 7.82.

Deaf-Mute Mission: P. Mathwig's congregation 1.00. P. Kogler from Mrs. Horn 1.00, from N. N. .50. P. Schöffow's congregation 2.00. P. Bauer from Chas. Beu .50. Mission festival offering of the congregations of the pastors: Kogler 5.00, Block 10.00, Schmoock 7.79. (Total $27.79.)

War Distress in Germany: P. Kogler, mission festival offering, 5.00.

Relief Fund: For P. Hieber: P. Schlottmann from Mrs. M. Renkewitz 2.00. Congregations of the pastors: Hörnicke 2.00, Bauer 2.05, Schöffow 4.05, Bernthal 3.00, Menzel 6.00, Loretz from P. A. Schulz 4.20, Wiemken 15.95, Mathwig 2.00, Liebe 2.00, Denninger 3.50, Hörnicke 1.00. P. von Renner from the Y. P. A. S. 2.00. P. Thiede from C. Langescheid 1.00, Aug. Halemeier Sr. 5.00, Mrs. Halemeier Sr. 2.50, J. G. Hielscher 2.00, N. N., Kerman, 2.00. Congregations of the pastors: Bezold, Ferndale, 2.05, Eureka 1.50, A. Brohm 6.00, Bauer 2.90, Lankow 2.10. (Total $76.80.)

Sanitarium in Wheat Ridge: P. Kogler from N. N. 1.00, Mrs. Wathling 2.00. (Total $3.00.)

Students' Fund: P. J. W. Theiß from the young people's society 10.00, from the women's society 5.00. P. A. Brohm's congregation 6.85. (Total $21.85.)

Deaf-Mute Mission: P. A. Michel's congregation 1.50, from Mrs. G. Satow 1.00. (Total $2.50.)

Mission in Brazil: P. A. Michel's congregation 1.50.

Mission in China: P. A. Michel's congregation 1.39, from the Sunday school 2.85. (Total $4.24.)

Heathen Mission: Through the pastors: Kogler from N. N. 1.00, A. Michel from the congregation 1.50, Thiede from N. N., Kerman, 5.00, Kogler from N. N. 1.00. (Total $8.50.)

Jewish Mission: P. A. Michel's congregation 1.25.