# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1915_S45
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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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Hazel Walters, Marion Deloach, Maria Calvin,
Gladys Everett. ‘The following were the adults:
Mrs. Mary Branson, Mrs. Josephine Robinson, and
her daughter, Mrs. Josephine Owens.

Mrs. Robinson was confirmed in the house be-
fore a number of witnesses. She has been an in-
valid for many years, and therefore had to forego
the pleasure of taking part in the public confirma-
tion. But she is a happy, cheerful child of her
heavenly Father, never complaining, and always
thankful for the goodness of God.

Previous to Palm Sunday Grandma Dixon had

Mrs. Josephine Robinson and Her Daughter.

also been confirmed in her home in the presence
of witnesses. She is at this writing lying at the
point of death, and is longing for her heavenly
Father to soon deliver her from all evil of body
and soul and to take her to His blessed mansions
above. :
Last month we revived our Young People’s and
Ladies’ Societies. The start was a good one; let

“us hope for a good continuance.

Bethlehem still has to contend with the dis-
turbance of a moving picture show immediately
adjoining the church and school. At this writing”
we are making another strenuous effort to get the
show closed, and the nuisance remoyed once for all.
- @. M. Kramer.

North Carolina Items.

Palm Sunday was a day of great rejoicing for
our congregation here in Greensboro. On that day
five new members were added to our little -flock.
These newly confirmed, all adults, had been in-
structed by Prof. F. Wahlers, they being students
of Immanuel College. Our new members are —
the Misses Irene Galloway, Martha McTier, Vio-
let Deignan, and the Messrs. John Dansby and
L. Hargett.

May God in His mercy and grace preserve these
new recruits of His great army in the true faith
unto life everlasting !

On the eighteenth of April our congregation
at Concord, N. C., dedicated a new organ to the
service of the Lord. ‘The dedicatory service was
well attended, the church being filled to its utmost
capacity. Prof. J. Ph. Schmidt, of Greensboro,
preached the sermon in the evening, basing his
remarks on the 150th Psalm, showing why and
how we should praise the Lord. — Prof. Schmidt
reports that everything is favorable with our con-
gregation there, and that he is glad to learn that
some of ‘the members who had grown slack are
now attending services more regularly.
beloved congregation continue to grow!

On the second Sunday in June, God willing,
our Sunday-school Convention will hold its annual
sessions in St. John’s congregation in Salisbury,
N. C. All our Sunday-schools are urged to send
delegates, as we feel that they will be greatly bene-
fited thereby. So please take heed, and act ac-
cordingly.

We hereby offer our hearty sympathy to ‘Teacher
EE. W. Reid, whose wife is suffering from a tem-
porary attack of insanity. God grant her a speedy
recovery ! R. 0. L. lL.

May our

First Confirmation at Spartan-—
burg, S. C.

A little over a year ago our field secretary, Rev.
N. J. Bakke, on one of his missionary trips, stopped
over at Spartanburg, S. C., to see whether or not
our Lutheran Church could take up the work among
our colored people, who are about 1,100 strong here.
He was favorably impressed with the outlook and
encouraged the Mission Board to open a station
at this place. ‘The new station was opened in
January, 1914,. with the Rev. John McDavid, of