# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1910_S28
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28 Proceedings of the twenty-third convention

Mission Stations.
1. Arkansas.

In Little Rock, the oldest station of our Negro Mission,
we have indeed no missionary of our own, for although the faithful colored Lutherans there would gladly have a missionary in their midst again,
and Pastor Poppe of Little Rock, as well as the Arkansas Pastoral
Conference, advocated refilling this station, yet
this wish could not be fulfilled for lack of the necessary
means. In the meantime Pastor Poppe, in spite of his much
work, has cared for the people with self-sacrificing devotion. He preaches to them
on the second and fourth Sunday of the month. Under his care
stand 42 souls; of these 7 are communicants. In the Sunday
school there are 27 pupils. Our people there hear God's Word
gladly and lead a Christian life. They are also thankful for
the gift of the Gospel. A faithful Lutheran woman, Mrs. Helen
Bransford, recently gave $100.00 to the mission treasury for the reduction of debt.

2. Illinois.

Springfield, Holy Trinity. This station is at present
vacant. Missionary James H. Doswell (Negro), who had been stationed here since the beginning of
the year 1907, was transferred to St. Louis. Since
last autumn the station has again been served from our seminary at
Springfield. Professors Herzer and Wessel have
for a time faithfully looked after the congregation, until Prof. Böcler
was found willing to take over the care of the station. In
recent years we have had no growth to report
here; in particular it was to be regretted that no school could be
continued. The congregation numbers 78 souls, 40 communicants and
12 voting members. The Sunday school has 22 pupils. Prof.
Böcler gives our Christians there the testimony that they are faithful Lutherans, diligent attenders of divine service, and upright and
blameless in their walk. Yet he is of the conviction that, if the
mission is to flourish again, it must again have a missionary of its own, zealous
and active. We possess a beautiful church here.

3. Louisiana.

a. New Orleans. In this large city with its 80,000
to 90,000 Negroes we have three congregations and one school of higher learning,
Luther College.

Mount Zion. (Missionary: Pastor Ed. Krause.) This is the
first and oldest of the three stations. Its beginnings go back to
April 1878. Since 6 September 1908 it has been served faithfully and
conscientiously by Missionary Krause. Here we have a neat
church, probably the finest in our southern mission field, and a
suitable, spacious school. In the school work the