# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1906_S32 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 32 New Orleans Items. Sr. Paut’s celebrated the 25th anniversary of its existence on Sunday, February 25th. It was a joyful and most interesting event. Since the con- gregation is, in the majority of its members, an outgrowth of the school connected with it, the morning service was especially set aside to com- memorate this fact. Rev. K. Kretzschmar of Mount Zion Church preached the sermon. The real jubilee service, however, was held in the evening. Beth- lehem and Mount Zion churches dropped their reg- ular services to enable their members to worship with St. Paul’s. Also invitations had been ex- tended to our white sister congregations in the city. The result was a strong and representative gather- ing of colored Lutherans, together with a goodly number of friends from our sister congregations. The Rev. Prof. N. J. Bakke, who had come down to attend the meetings of our District Synod, as well as to take part in the anniversary festivities, preached a fine sermon. Our colored Lutherans all know and revere “Brother” Bakke, the real pio- neer of our missions in this city, and were glad they were to see him and to shake hands with him’ again. We must not forget to mention the really fine appearance of the interior of St. Paul’s Church. The congregation has certainly not spared any efforts in making their “house of God” a beauti- ful and inviting place to worship in. . THE NEW SourHeERN District of our Missouri Synod held its first session in this city in the latter part of February. Permission was given the mis- sionaries present to report on the growth and prog- ress of colored Lutheranism in the South, and, en- couraging them in their work, Synod pledged its continued support. A number of visiting mem- bers took occasion to attend services at our colored churches, among them being the president of the Missouri Synod, Rev. Prof. F. Pieper, D. D., who visited Mount Zion Sunday morning, February 25th. Some. even felt interested enough to take a look around in our prospering schools. “Mounr Zion Scxoon now has an enrollment of more than 200 pupils, with only two men to take care of them. A FEATURE of our congregational life is a num- ber of societies among the members, either young or old, or both. We may mention the Willing Work- ers of Bethlehem and an association bearing the 'The Lutheran Pioneer. same name in St. Paul’s. The latter were chiefly instrumental in the arrangement of the above- mentioned anniversary jubilee and in the beautify- ing of St. Paul’s Church, while the former espe- cially cares for the sick and needy of Bethlehem congregation, having, during the year 1905, raised nearly $30.00 for that purpose. BOOK TABLE. STaTISTIscHes JaurBucn der Deutschen Ev.-Luth. Sy- node von Missouri, Ohio und andern Staaten fuer das Jahr 1905. Concordia Publishing House, * St. Louis, Mo. Price, 35 cts. This Year Book brings the complete statistics of the largest Lutheran synod in America for the year 1905, and contains a fund of interesting information regarding the work carried on in our own and in other lands. Acknowledgments. Received for Colored Missions from Mount Zion Chureh, New Orleans, La., $25.00; from St. Paul’s Church, New Orleans, La., 35.00; from Bethlehem Church, New Orleans, La., 25.00 and 3.00; from St. Paul’s Church, Mansura, La., 10.00; from Grace Church, Greensboro, N. C., 12.00; from Mount Zion Church, Meyersville, nie C., 5.00; from S. James in Southern Pines, N. C., 2.65. For Chapels in Salisbury, N. C., from St. John’s Church in Salisbury, N. C., 10.00. St. Louis, Mo., March 17, ae . C. Bureporr, 7'rcas. Received per Rev. J. Kossmann from the R. A. Dixon Family Mission Box (Bethlehem Station) $3.32 for Luther College. God bless the kind donors! F. J. LANKENAU. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches. NEW ORLEANS, LA. St. Paul’s Chapel, 1625 Annette St., near N. Claiborne St.; ¥F. J. Lan- kenau, Pastor. cits Divine Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Wednesday, Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts. ; K. Kretzschmar, Pastor. mache Services: Sunday, 11 A. ot. and 7.30 P. 3f.; ; Thursday, Bethlehem Chapel, Washington Ave. and Dryades St.; J. W. F. Koss- mann, Pastor. Divine Services: Sunday, 10 A.M. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Thursday, SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Holy Trinity Church; I. E. Thalley, Pastor. Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 A. wt. ‘and 8Pr.M. TERMS: Tue LUTHERAN PIONEER is published monthly, payable in advance et the following zate, postage Ancluded, to-wit: $2 Copi Club rates only allowed if all copies are. to be sent to one address. —In St. Louis by mail or carrier, 35 cents. All business communications to be addressed to Con- cordia Publishing House, Jefferson Ave. and Miami St., St. Louis, 3 All aaaiiateabions concerning the editorial depart- ment to be addressed to Prof. R. A. BiscHorr, Conover, * Catawba Co., N. C.