# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1914_S49
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1914. 49

Ed. H. Schmidt opened a Sunday school in 1912 and in September of the same year a weekday school, which has to record fine growth despite strong opposition and despite the difficult field. This is chiefly to be attributed to the faithful and tireless work of Mr. Peter Robinson, an intelligent layman, very zealous for the prosperity of the mission, who was provisionally appointed to the school last fall. School and services are held in a rented hall which fully meets present needs. The services, which are now held on every second and fourth Sunday morning at 8 o'clock, are attended by only 9 hearers on average. This is probably due to the fact that mission material is lacking in that field; yet the missionary hopes that attendance at the services will improve. The station numbers 15 souls, 7 communicant members, 42 pupils in the weekday school and 25 in the Sunday school.

Bethlehem. Missionary: G. M. Kramer. Teachers: Nap. Seeberry, W. Schrieber, Louis Pollert, Aug. C. F. Lange (called April 11, 1913). Missionary Kramer says in his biennial report: "In the past two years too the mission at our Bethlehem station has been permitted to build itself up in peace and quiet under God's gracious guidance. We should gladly report still greater successes. But if we keep in view the difficult conditions under which our Negro Mission works everywhere, we may say to the praise of God that in Bethlehem there has really been progress. Successes in which we may rejoice are: 1. Our congregation has learned, on the whole, to keep itself well to Word and Sacrament. 2. Our services have always been well attended, at times even very well. 3. The contributions of our members have risen considerably, almost doubled. 4. Our school has grown and grown again, so that more room and more workers became necessary. These are certainly all facts over which all friends of the mission rejoice heartily with us. In money there were received $1764.89. Of this $1130.00 was delivered to the mission treasury. The Sunday services were attended on average by about 115 persons. At some seasons the attendance was larger. The weekday school was attended for a longer or shorter time in the school year 1912/13 by 348, in the school year 1913/14 by 412 different children. 38 souls were added to the congregation, and 17 communicant members. The present total is 250 souls, 20 more than two years ago. The buildings are in good condition. The congregation has had everything freshly painted. All we need is God's gracious blessing, cheerful progress on the part of our workers, and the intercession of our fellow Christians."

Trinity, Carrollton, is the branch of the Bethlehem congregation. This station was given up in 1894 as hopeless. Missionary