# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1917_S45
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The Lutheran Pioneer. -

here a few months ago, Brother C. P. Smith was
the only catechumen; now we have 40 adults and
25 children, representing 11 families. Midway is
situated on the banks of the Alabama River and is
nine miles from the railroad. The rural mail car-
rier comes out every day from Catherine, which is
our nearest railroad station. Midway-is a large

settlement and comprises four large plantations,
Midway, Matthew, South Hall, and Crumbs’ Place.
There are 72 Colored families living on these plan-
tations. Tverybody is very friendly toward us, and
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white and Colored are interested in our work.

In reply to personal appeals a number of pastors
have sent clothing to relieve the wants of these poor
people, as my acknowledgment in another column
of this paper shows; but there is still much want.
Many of our parents and children who desire to
attend church, Sunday-school, and day-school can-
not do so for want of clothes. Many hearts have
been made glad by the gifts already received, but
there are still some that are almost naked. Pray
for us!
Yours in Christ and for His Missions,
Rosa J. Youna.

Our School at Spartanburg, S.C., in 1916.
Mr. Bobo, the first member of the mission; Rev. and Mrs. Alston and child.

can gather the people together at almost any time,
day or night. Rev. Tervalon of Oak Hill comes
and preaches for us fhe fourth Sunday of every
month. Superintendent Bakke was here March 29,
and preached to 200 Negroes. We all were de-
lighted to see our Superintendent. He has arranged
to visit us monthly, but it will have to be on
a weekday, as all his Sundays are taken up.
Last summer the poor people of Midway met
with a great disaster; the Alabama River over-
flowed, and backwater destroyed everything they
had planted. They have to buy all their food, and
work is very scarce. What little work there is is
poorly paid, men getting only 50 or 60 cents a day!

A Word from Spartanburg, S. C.

We are still active at this place, though no news
has been sent from here for quite a ‘time.

Pastor F. D. Alston and his affable wife have
greatly endeared themselves to their flock and the
community as well by their sunny disposition as
by their Christian bearing. It is a great standard
they have set us.

Our school is making phenomenal strides under
the guidance’ of our pastor and his wife. An en-
rolment of some 80 odd this school-year against
25 last school-year shows the increase. We are
sending two pictures of our school, and, my! the