# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1910_S41
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1910. 41

particular, the following is to be considered here: In North Carolina we
have a relatively large college, in New Orleans a modest one;
there we have two professors' residences, here none;
Immanuel College has four professors, Luther College now
only one; the former has always been blessed with a relatively large
number of pupils, in the latter the number of pupils is smaller. No matter whether one personally is more inclined toward New Orleans or
toward Greensboro, one must recognize that for our
Mission Immanuel College at Greensboro is at present decidedly
the more important. Hence the question arises: What is to become of
Luther College? The first question, whether we at present need two full seminaries
in the Negro Mission, is answered almost unanimously
by our mission workers and friends of the Mission with No.
But the question: What is to be done with our Luther College?
is answered differently. The point is: Shall
this institution cease altogether, or shall it be continued in a limited way? Since the Reverend Synodical Conference intends this time to deliberate in detail on
Luther College, let it be permitted to set forth the reasons
of the representatives of both positions.

a. For the complete discontinuance of the institution the following reasons are urged: 1. In the present state of our
Negro Mission one institution is entirely sufficient. 2. For the
usable pupils of Luther College now on hand provision can be made by sending them to Greensboro and training them there.
That is only to their advantage, for they come into somewhat
larger classes and are thereby stimulated and spurred on. Further,
they come into contact with other conditions and people, which
is in itself useful as a preparation for their later calling.
Finally, at Greensboro we have more teaching aids and
more teaching staff. 3. What we need is not a large number
of colored mission workers, but faithful, well-prepared, capable and
competent people. Our aim should not be to prepare them in two institutions
as quickly as possible, but to test them, to prepare them for their calling
as thoroughly as possible and, so far as can be achieved, to train them
in one mind and spirit for their holy and important office.
That can be achieved more readily in one institution than in two.
4. As a high school [Hochſchule; college] Luther College has no calling. The Synodical Conference is not a college corporation. So long as special teaching staff need not be appointed for it, and there is still room, those too who desire only a secular education may attend our institution; but a mere college for colored people we do not maintain as the
Synodical Conference. 5. It is still very doubtful whether a college education is of real use to our colored people. It could be so only if they later had opportunity to apply it.
This opportunity, however, presents itself at present for the Negro only in
a very limited measure. The consequence is, they receive no appointment,