# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1928_S41
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1928. 41

2. Congregations in which a standstill is to be reported. 1. Vredenburgh, Ala., 42 souls. 2. Conover, N. C., 7 souls. 3. Elon, N. C., 17 souls.

3. Congregations that have an increase to report. (The first number in each case gives the present number of souls, while the number in parentheses gives the increase.) 1. Ackerville, Ala., 45 (45). 2. Arlington (called Lamison in the previous report), Ala., 73 (73). 3. Atmore, Ala., 82 (35). 4. Birmingham, Ala., 70 (9). 5. Buena Vista, Ala., 126 (19). 6. Camden, Ala., 57 (23). 7. Catherine, Ala., 19 (19). 8. Hamburg, Ala., 103 (13). 9. Kings Landing, Ala., 90 (1). 10. Lamison, Ala., 36 (36). 11. Maplesville, Ala., 26 (26). 12. Mobile, Ala., 65 (19). 13. Nyland, Ala., 80 (16). 14. Oak Hill, Ala., 85 (11). 15. Pine Hill, Ala., 57 (19). 16. Possum Bend, Ala., 76 (1). 17. Rockwest, Ala., 77 (4). 18. Rosebud, Ala., 221 (37). 19. Selma, Ala., 131 (61). 20. Taits, Ala., 114 (14). 21. Tinela, Ala., 100 (5). 22. Pensacola, Fla., 36 (36). Total increase in the Alabama field: 522. — 23. Bethlehem, New Orleans, 255 (26). 24. Concordia, New Orleans, 50 (10). 25. Mount Zion, New Orleans, 290 (24). 26. St. Paul's, New Orleans, 441 (36). 27. Alexandria, La., 91 (34). 28. Mansura, La., 134 (22). Total increases in Louisiana: 152. — 29. Catawba, N. C., 20 (3). 30. Mount Zion, Charlotte, N. C., 51 (5). 31. Concord, N. C., 251 (21) 32. Bostian Cross Roads, N. C., 43 (1). 33. Drys Schoolhouse, N. C., 45 (15). 34. Grace, Greensboro, N. C., 125 (31). 35. Luther Memorial, Greensboro, N. C., 40 (40). 36 Kannapolis, N. C., 181 (31). 37. Mount Pleasant, N. C., 58 (16). 38. Pomona, N. C., 2 (2). 39. Salisbury, N. C., 53 (14). 40. Winston-Salem, N. C., 22 (3). Total sum of the increases in North Carolina: 181. — Independent congregations: 41. Little Rock, Ark., 23 (3). 42. Los Angeles, Cal., 78 (12). 43. Oakland, Cal., 20 (20). 44. Atlanta, Ga., 61 (9). 45. Chicago, Ill., 148 (83). 46. Springfield, Ill., 102 (3). 47. Jacksonville, Ill., 8 (2). 48. Buffalo, N. Y., 15 (15). 49. Yonkers, N. Y., 108 (10). 50. Cincinnati, O., 39 (12). 51. Cleveland, O., 33 (33). 52. Philadelphia, Pa., 59 (6). 53. St. Philip's, St. Louis, 175 (175). Increase in independent congregations: 383. Total increase on the whole mission field: 1,238.

The numerical strength of the four fields is as follows: 16 independent congregations and preaching places with 1,083 souls or baptized members, who are under the pastoral care of our missionaries. Eight congregations in Louisiana with 1,323 souls. Twenty-four congregations and preaching places in the Carolinas with 1,335 souls. Twenty-nine congregations in Alabama with 2,135 souls.

Three Astonishing Records.

The increase of 19 per cent in the number of souls in these two years is astonishing in itself. But we have still further wonders of God's grace and divine blessing, over which we rejoice and for which we thank God from our hearts. The first is

The Astonishingly Low Death Rate.

Some people who hear of our mission work among the Negroes here can form no idea of the change that takes place in and among those black people who accept God's Word and Luther's doctrine from the heart. The Apostle Paul