# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1894_S67
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1894. 67

The members of the congregation themselves have raised about $1000 toward it. The bad, indeed even dangerous condition of the building is a main hindrance for this station. Not seldom it happens that during the service or during school hours one of the old, extremely uncomfortable pews falls over here, another breaks there; the windows are for the most part without panes, for the woodwork no longer holds glass, and the outer siding of the building is in part rotted away and torn off, and the people refuse and are ashamed to come into this church or to send their children here to school. This congregation has also been disturbed by a violent struggle over the matter of societies and benefit associations, has in consequence lost several members, but through such a struggle has all the more advanced in knowledge. In this station in the last two years 8 were confirmed and 7 baptized, among them 5 children. The soul count is 261, communicant members 106. Pupils in the Sunday school are 125 and in the weekday school 117. The average number of church attenders was 80.

The missionary's most heartfelt wish for the station is to get a new church and a new school very soon, which wish is also most strongly supported by your Commission. We have recently succeeded in suitably enlarging and improving our very limited grounds for this station by purchasing an adjoining lot.

B. St. Paul. The pastor of this station is Missionary J. Lankenau. The station was founded in 1881. A few years ago it received a fine new church with tower and bell and a new two-story school. Here since our last report 8 adults and 17 children have been confirmed, one adult and 6 children baptized. The soul count is 158, among them 75 communicant members. The church attendance of adults is 40 to 50 and about as many children. The Sunday school numbers 111 and the weekday school 90 children. Since the former teacher, Lembke, was called away, Missionary Lankenau has taken over the upper class himself since 1 April; at the lower class stands the woman teacher Miss L. Trog, who presided over her class to great satisfaction, but whose services we shall lose in the future, since she intends to marry. During the last two years the congregation has raised $413.55 for church purposes.

C. Bethlehem. This is the youngest of our New Orleans stations and was founded in 1887 by Missionary A. Burgdorf, who still serves it. The property of this station is beautifully and suitably located, at the corner of Washington and Dryades Streets. Here there is a fine church with confirmation-class room and a two-class school building. The station is still growing. It now counts 136 souls, among them 55 communicant members. Average