# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1912_S77
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The Lutheran Pioneer. 44
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Jottings from St. Peter’s, Mount Pleasant, N.C.

St. Peter’s congregration, one of Rey. John Al-
ston’s charges, which lies between Mount Pleasant
and Concord, N. C., is, sad to say, not blessed with
a regular Lutheran school. But during the months
of July and August her doors were opened to all
the children in her vicinity.

Tt was on the first of July when Rev. John Al-
ston, and the present pastor, Rey. Otho Lynn, who
was then a candidate for the ministry, took a walk
to the little chapel, and together with the under-

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pupils from the first of July to the first of August
has been thirty-five.

The 29th of August was a day both of rejoicing
and of sorrow for the school and also the teacher ;
for the time had now come when we had to close
and bid farewell to the pupils. A program which
had been arranged by the teacher was beautifully
rendered by the school before a large audience.

May the Lord bless His Word which has been
taught the dear children in the summer school at
St. Peter's! A. V. Bercer, Student.

Student Arthur Berger with His Summer School at St. Peter's, N.C.

signed opened this temporary parochial school with
the singing of an appropriate hymn and the saying
of the Lord’s Prayer.

The roll was called, and seven were found to be
present. ;

On the third Sunday in August, the congrega-
tion celebrated its annual harvest home festival.
The church was decorated with the fruits with which
the Lord has so bountifully blessed them. Rey. W.
O. Hill, of Yonkers, N. Y., preached in the morn-
ing service, and Rev. Messerli, of Concord, N. C.,
in the evening. The chapel was filled to its utmost
capacity. .

Coming back to our former subject, the school,
we note a great improvement. The increase of

Trinity Church, Elon College, N.C.

Sunday, September 8, was a day of rejoicing
for our little Lutheran flock at Elon College. In
an early afternoon service, the undersigned con-
firmed Arthur and Gertrude Viese, children of
Dennis and Carrie Viese. For this important event

~in their life they had been prepared, first, by the

undersigned and later by Student John Thompson
of Immanuel College while he was teaching the
summer school there. After an examination in the
chief doctrines of the Christian faith, they were
addressed on the words of King Solomon, Prov.
23, 26: “My son, give me thine heart!” and then
the act of confirmation was administered. Imme-

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