# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1912_S31
# AI translation — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1912. 31

Morgan Street. The rent is $20.00 monthly. Missionary Doswell, appealing to the experience of other Negro missionaries in St. Louis, thinks that our mission can and will prosper properly only if we have a chapel of our own. A suitable chapel and a suitable school on a conveniently located lot would, however, cost considerably more than we are accustomed to appropriate, about $15,000.00. The Commission would like to hear the opinion of the Synodical Conference [*Synodalkonferenz*] in this matter. About 40,000 Negroes live in St. Louis.

6. New York.

Yonkers, Bethany Church. (Missionary: Negro pastor William O. Hill.) Yonkers lies fifteen miles from the city of New York. Of the 80,000 inhabitants, 2000 are Negroes. The congregation consists for the most part of former members of our mission congregation at Meherrin, Va. Pastor v. Schlichten served the people for several years with Word and Sacrament. Toward the end of the year 1910, however, he wrote that he could no longer serve them. If the people were not to be swallowed up by the sects, we had to appoint a missionary. So Candidate Hill was ordained on 5 March 1911 by Director Bakke in Greensboro and sent to Yonkers. There he entered upon his office on 13 March. Hill is proving himself excellently. Pastor v. Schlichten stands faithfully at his side with counsel and deed. The esteemed congregation of Pastor v. Schlichten has kindly placed at his disposal a nicely furnished room for holding the services. Under the pastoral care of the young missionary there are in Yonkers and Greater New York 65 souls, 19 communicants and 7 voting members. The Sunday school counts 25 persons. Missionary Hill writes: "I have a good field here." And Pastor W. Hallerberg, who visited the congregation, says: "The congregation is one of our most flourishing and most zealous mission congregations and justifies the finest hopes."

7. North Carolina.

a. Greensboro, Grace Church. Greensboro is a city of about 35,000 inhabitants (including the suburbs). A third of the inhabitants are Negroes. The Grace congregation is located in the southwestern part of the city, which is called Warnersville. Here we have a fine church and a good school, both under one roof. The building has a value of $3500.00. Prof. Friedrich Wahlers of Immanuel College in Greensboro has served the congregation for five years "provisionally." God has given His blessing to his faithful work, which he has done gladly and conscientiously. The congregation counts 80 souls (increase since 1910: 20), 35 communicants (increase: 9) and 7 voting members (increase: 1). When Prof. Wahlers took over the service of the congregation five years ago as vacancy preacher, it was meant to be only temporary. He also has a long way to Grace Church. Also because of his