# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1887_S42 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 42 The Lutheran Pioneer. Letter to the Friends of our Colored Mission | but a temporary cradle for the infant Mission. from New Orleans, La. It is a picture of plainness, a box, 20X30 ft., nailed together of undressed lumber, white- washed inside and weatherboarded outside. For holyday use a carpet strip is laid in the aisle; a table covered with a white cloth serves as altar, and the teacher's desk similarly covered as pulpit; the ‘‘vestry’’ is located behind the armoire inacorner. Both its exterior and its interior is devoid of every churchly appearance. But it is not against this primitive plainness we raise complaint. What we want and what we sorely need is a more spacious building in which to carry on our work unhindered. Christian friends, will you give it to us?) Your generous and speedy contribution will be to us the most appreciated answer. In conclusion we would have you to consider the words which the Rt. Rev. C. H. Schwan, president of our Synod, once wrote in the ‘‘Lu- theraner’’ after an inspection of our Mission: “Tf you heartily wish all men what God already has given you in his own dear Son, include, I pray, in your Lord’s Prayer at the words: ‘Thy kingdom come’, particularly and right heartily the poor Freedmen. Then see if there is not a mite in your pocket; out with it and add it to that which other pious hearts give. Thereupon take your pen and write to the Missionary Board: ‘Onward in God’s name. Place laborers in the field. Make room. Build a church. Enclosed is a contribution. Shall not be the Jast one, if it pleases the Lord. Speed you God. Amen.’’’ ' New Orleans, La., October 20, 1887. N. J. BAKKE, Missionary. Not long ago we petitioned the friends of our Colored Mission through the medium of our church papers for generous contributions toward the upbuilding of a new mission station in this city. The responses to our calls have been both frequent and liberal and the prospects for founding a new church and school for our col- ored people in the near future are hopeful. A beautiful site, centrally located, on the corner of Washington Ave. ‘and Dryades, has already’) been purchased, plan and specifications for a chapel submitted to the Missionary Board ‘for approval, and the new station is in a fair way of becoming a reality, thanks to the liber- ality of our fellow christians. You may think it premature, not to say ob- trusive, to solicit your generous aid again for another new church. But when you have read these lines carefully, you will say: ‘‘ Yes, a new church is an imperative necessity for these people; and the glory of our God, the welfare of His church, and the salvation of immortal souls demand that the Missionary should plead the cause of our Mission and plead it in the most urgent terms, no matter what people think of it.””. God has prospered our work above our most sanguine anticipations, so much so, that even those who at first gave it the cold shoulder have been forced to admit: ‘‘Certainly, the Lord is with our Missionaries. Our unbelief has been put to shame.’’ Particularly success- ful has our work been in the lower Mission District. So gloomy was the outlook at one time then that the work was actually given up and the St. Paul Chapel offered for sale. When reopened it was merely by way of experiment, to give the thing another trial. The trial is over, and what is the result? Doomed again to be sold? No; the chapel stands on its own soil, a blooming Day School, a flourishing Sun- day School, a small but active congregation, numbering some 45 communicant members, who, though young in years, ‘‘contend bravely’ for the faith once delivered to the saints.’’ To God alone who has faithfully fulfilled His promise: ‘‘ Wherever my name is recorded I will come and bless,” belongs the glory and the thanks for the result achieved. But the St. Paul’s Chapel is now too small. For years numerous applications for admission to the Day School have been refused, owing to lack of accommodations. For the same reason we have been forced to close the list of applicants to the Sunday School. Never sorer do we feel at heart than when we have to in- form the parents that apply: How gladly would we accommodate you, if we could, but we shave no more room. The schools are crowded. Look for yourselves: every inch of space is ‘taken up in our chapel; during Sunday School ‘even the desks are utilized as seats.’”? And the ts seem to be as sorry to go away with their children as we are sorry to see them go. St. Paul's Chapel evidently was meant to be ————- o=—m Meeting of the English Lutheran Conference. The English Lutheran Conference of Missouri held its 14th annual convention this year from September 2—6th in the congregation of Rev. A.S. Bartholomew, in Springdale, Ark. Rev. R. L. Goodman delivered the opening sermon, and at the election of officers was chosen presi- dent of the Conference for the coming year. Rey. C. H. Spannuth, a new member, was made secretary. Rey. Wm. Dallmann led the doctrinal discussions upon the following theses: I. “A truly Lutheran congregation lays more stress upon pure doctrine than holy life,’’ and If. A truly Lutheran congregation receives only those as members who agree with her 1. in doctrine, and 2. lead a christian life. Great interest was manifested by the home congregation, who attended the sessions in a body. Parochial Schools were reported by all the members to be flourishing, and missionwork was also found to be progressing in a very en- couraging manner. In order still more to further this work Conference requested Rev. A. Meyer and Rey. W. Dallmann to write tracts on the doctrine of Justification and Ab- solution. 200 years ago, used to say: the youth of our day I see six grave diggers. kill themselves by excessive drink! must spoil when there is too much water. Therefore, young man, if you wish to live, give up drinking. have thereby hastened death! appetite the body is weakened and loses its strength. posed to fire is ultimately consumed? ents.’ Commandment proclaims. it will feel its curse. bend must break. nally! As the Conference is now in so promising g condition it was decided to accept the kind jp. vitation of Rev. C. L. Janzow from St. Louis to meet in his congregation next summer (in August) with all the English brethren from the East and South for the purpose of orga- nizing an English Lutheran Synod. mittee was appointed to draw up 4 plan for g constitution, which is to be published in the “Tutheran Witness’”’ in due season. report of the proceedings of Conference will soon appear in print. A com- C.S. Six Pall-Bearers. Henry Mueller, a pious German, who lived “When I look upon How many The seed The first is called ‘drunkenness.’ How many By unbridled “The second is called ‘lust.’ Is it not true that all that is ex- “The third is called ‘wrath.’ Sirach says: ‘Jealousy and anger shorten life,’ and Paul in the book to the Galatians places next to each other wrath, strife, and murder. on strife; strife is often the cause of murder. Wrath brings “The fourth is called ‘disobedience to par- Dry wood which cannot ‘‘The fifth one is called ‘bad company.’ How many who thereby have lost life and soul eter- Tie a corpse to a living body, and /, . although the living being cannot bring the dead’? body to life, yet the contaminating odor of th corpse will ultimately kill the living. ‘«The sixth and last is called, ‘idleness.’ It kills man, though he seems alive. ‘Is an idle more use than a dead body?’ When.a tree will not bear any more fruit it is cut down and thrown in the fire. Ye who have a desire to live, consider this, and leave these grave dig- gers and pall-bearers alone.’’ oe The Right Kind of Religion. I want, says Uncle Nick, a religion that bears on the sinfulness of sin, on the rascality of lying and stealing—a religion that banishes pebbles from cotton bags, sand from sugar, chickory ” from coffee, alum from bread, lard from butter, strychnine from wine, and water from milk- cans. ‘The religion that is to advance the world, will not put all the big strawberries and peaches on the top and the bad ones at the bottom. It will not offer more baskets of for- eign wine than the countries ever produced in Re bottles. We know what a blessing the Fourth ~ Who does not keep .