# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1904_S60
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60 Proceedings of the twentieth convention

Mount Pleasant, Dry's Schoolhouse and Reimerstown. — These three stations are served faithfully by Missionary S. A. Doswell (Negro). In Mount Pleasant things are going well. The people are very fond of their pastor, their church and their school, and prove it also by deed. The services are very diligently attended. The Sunday school — or better, the catechetical instruction — is attended not only by the children but also by the adults. Regular contributions are given to the mission treasury. Other expenses are paid, and $26.71 are at present in the congregation's treasury. Number of souls 78, of these 27 communicant and 13 voting members.

Dry's Schoolhouse. This station at present numbers 40 souls, of these 19 communicant and 10 voting members. Missionary Doswell writes of this small congregation: "This congregation is small, but it is Lutheran to the bone." Until now the congregation could not grow much outwardly, since the region is sparsely settled; there is, however, prospect of increase, since new settlers are expected soon. — Here too contributions were collected for the mission treasury and the local expenses paid. The present cash balance is $8.69.

Reimerstown. Of this station Missionary Doswell reports: "The congregation at this place is living at the same poor dying rate." Things do not want to go forward here. There is a lack of material. There are here a Baptist and a Methodist church, and in the midst between these two lies our Lutheran church. The number of souls is 22, of these 9 communicant and 5 voting members.

Since Missionary Doswell has served these three stations, 38 souls have been added to the little flock, 25 through holy Baptism and 13 through confirmation.

At the close of his report Missionary Doswell remarks further as follows: "The congregation at Mount Pleasant as well as the one at Dry's Schoolhouse holds out promises for a bright future, for in both is a good number of children. The future of our church depends to a great extent upon the children. To turn the old heads is a task indeed. To the children and to the younger generation we must look for the increase of our ranks. Ignorance keeps quite a number away. At these country places we need schools, where the children will be taught the way of eternal life and the faith of our church from childhood, and, — thus brought up, they'll abide. I wish that the Board would make provision for giving all our country places schooling at least for a few months in the year. On the 18th of June we began a school at Dry's Schoolhouse with Mr. Fred Foster as teacher, according to agreement made with you."

Salisbury, Conover and Catawba. These stations were formerly served by Missionary Georg Schutes, but since then