# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1906_S60
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60 Proceedings of the twenty-first convention

that therefore this mission has not got on properly is easily explained. But in spite of all this it is no bad station, but in many respects quite a good one. Church attendance is good, perhaps even very good, if one takes various circumstances into account, as for example now that several families have no clothes on their bodies and no shoes on their feet, that others live as much as 35 miles from the church, etc. Participation in Communion leaves something to be desired. The congregational contributions are good under the circumstances. Last year's harvest was a failure. If one considers that most of our members live from hand to mouth, one can only marvel that the congregation, in spite of the bad times, has raised the contribution from each communicant member from $1.00 to $1.50. School attendance in the last two years was, as always, good. Although few of the outside children are now being won for our congregation, the missionary has made it his concern at least to move these children to attend our church. A young people's society has namely been founded (with the laudable purpose of building a schoolhouse), to which non-members may also belong, provided they are regular attenders of our services. Quite a number of young people from outside, who for their parents' sake were confirmed in the Catholic church, have joined the society and come to our church. Once they are independent, they will also join the congregation. It is hardly to be expected that many of the older people in this region will become members. They come to church now and then, but there is no talk of joining. They are for the most part bigoted Catholics, and nothing can move them to become unfaithful to their faith. With the young it is otherwise. They have little regard for the Catholic church, and only under compulsion do they let themselves be confirmed there. Then it is over, too, with their attendance at the Catholic church.

"The following official acts were performed: Baptized 8, confirmed 5 (1 adult), married one couple, buried 2. School attendance: 20 to 35 children; church attendance: about 50 (35 adults and 15 children). Contribution: $10.00 per month." [per month printed in English]

III. Napoleonville, La. — Concerning this field Missionary Lankenau writes: "Through the faithful confession and diligent mission activity of a member of St. Paul's Station a most hopeful mission field has opened up in the last months in and near Napoleonville, La. In Napoleonville itself, as well as in two nearby Negro settlements, three well-attended schools could be established at once, if only the necessary workers were to be had. At his first visit the missionary had an audience of over 100 adults, and at a later visit he had, although through an oversight his coming was entirely unannounced, an audience of 45. It would be much to be regretted if this field