# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1915_S75
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

The Lutheran Pioneer.

On her arrival at New Orleans, Wilhelmina went
straight back to the place from which she had been
sold, corner Louisa and Burgundy streets. Here
she found some of her old-time fellow-servants, who
had all left the DuMais family.

The years of 763 and ’64 rolled by midst sorrow

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No need of dwelling on the heart-rending scene
that followed the receipt of this terrible news. The
care and rearing of her children now fell upon
her shoulders entirely. The hope of welcoming her
spouse home was blasted. She had been buoyed
up by the ever-recurring thought: Sandy will soon

MEMBERS OF IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CONFERENCE.

First row (from left to right):
Secon

drow: Revs. If. H. Polzin, W. J. Tervalon, C. Stoll;
Third row: Prof. F. Wahlers, Prof. J. Ph. Schmidt; Rev. C. March; Teacher M. A. Carter;

Miss IE. Johnston; Delegate J. Miller; Messrs. J. Morgan, W. Holmes, M. Ross.

Delegates S. Alston, S. G. Miller. '
Rey. J. McDavid.

Fourth row: Delegate L. Lindsay; Revs. W. O. Hill, F. Alston, F. Foard.
Fifth row: Delegate W. Parker; Rey. C. Lauterbach; Prof. ¥. Berg; Rey. O. Lynn.

and trials. Greater than all, however, was the heart-
hunger of the lonesome wife for her soldier husband.
She experienced in full measure how cruel war is.
But this was not all. Early in ’65 came the greatest
shock in her life. Sandy died of smallpox at
Tampa, Fla., while in the Union service, and was
buried there.

come home. ‘The Balm of Gilead which the Lord
poured on the bleeding heart brought healing and
comfort. She set herself to the task of laboring
for her little ones with greater mother-love than
ever before. ‘These little ones are grown up now
and in middle’ age. ‘To them had been added
a daughter. Her devotion to these three was sin-