# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1918_S20
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

and more than once did this or that person in the
audience give his audible approval to what the
speaker said.

Following the dedicatory sermon, Pastor Schmidt
baptized 30 persons and confirmed 25 more. making
the goodly number of 55 souls who on that day made

public confession of the Savior. Rev. Schmidt at-
tributes this large harvest of souls, next to God’s
blessing, to the faithful, conscientious labors of Miss

- March, who has charge of the school at Possum
Bend. Besides teaching the school and assisting the
pastor s0 indefatigably in the work of instructing
the people for baptism and confirmation; Miss March
also leads the congregation in singing and presides
_at the organ.

The Lutheran Pioneer.

Another service was held at night, in which Rey.
Carter, of Rosebud, preached to a large audience
from the text, “Be thou faithful unto death,” Rey.
2, 10.

Let us rejoice with the people of Possum Bend
in their possession of this new house of worship and

school, where old and young may now hear and Jearn
the pure Gospel of Jesus, and let us beseech the Lord
of-the Church that He may continue to bountifully
bless the labors of His faithful workers at this
mission-station. F. J. L.

Every church should support two pastors —
one for the thousands at home, the other for the
millions abroad. — Jacob Chamberlain.