# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1906_S62
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62 Proceedings of the twenty-first convention

increase to 11 souls. The receipts amounted to $90.14; $64.76 was sent to the treasurer of the Negro Mission. The prospects of growth are good. Two months of the year we keep school there.

"Three miles from the congregation in Concord lies Shankletown, a small settlement of Negroes; there a congregation will probably arise in a few years. Since I have 8 communicants in the neighborhood, I began in May of this year to preach there and have had an average of 27 hearers. The people have rented a dwelling house as a church for $3.00 per month [printed in English] and defray this sum from the collections. Here this summer school will be kept for two months with 20 to 30 children."

2. Charlotte, Meyersville, Monroe and Southern Pines. (Pastor John McDavid, Negro.) Since 23 July 1905 Pastor J. McDavid has served these stations. The Charlotte station has been much and often disturbed by frequent change of preachers; yet we can report that the opposition congregation, founded years ago by the Negro pastor Phifer, who formerly belonged to us, has now entirely ceased to exist. Some members of the congregation have already come back to us, others are expected back. The missionary writes: "We are surrounded by sect churches and sect pastors, but nevertheless the dear God has hitherto richly blessed our small work. Church attendance is good and keeps getting better. Last Sunday 75 hearers were present. The parish school under Teacher E. W. Reid was well attended last winter, 79 pupils were on the roll. The Sunday school had 50 pupils."

From the Meyersville station we can report progress. The children of this station attend the parish school in Charlotte. This station threatened some years ago to go out of existence entirely, but now, as it seems, is reviving. Church attendance is getting better. The Sunday school numbers 56 pupils; confirmed were 4, baptized 2, buried 1, married 1 couple. The sect preachers are setting every lever in motion to take this station from us; they shall not succeed!

The Monroe station suffers greatly from the lack of workers. Monroe ought to have its own missionary. The field is good, but must be cultivated. We have here at present no parish school, no pastor, no teacher, and from Charlotte this station cannot be served often enough; there is lacking, for example, the regular Sunday preaching. — Number of souls 22; communicant members 13. In the summer school, held by a student of Immanuel College, there were 35 pupils.

What holds of Monroe holds also of Southern Pines. This station suffers too; only once a month can Missionary McDavid visit it. But every time he preaches there he has a full house, on the average 60 hearers. Number of souls: 33; communi-