# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1918_S30
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

A Letter from Meherrin, Va.

Dear PIONEER: —

As it has been quite a long time since you have
heard from us, please allow us space for just a few
lines.

It has been rumored that Old Meherrin was go-
ing down. Probably this may have been true. Any
crop will perish if it-is not worked. We have a good
vineyard here, and it will bring forth fruit with the
proper attention.

December 30, 1917, was a day of joy to us all
here. Although the ground was covered with snow
and it was very cold, our pastor, Rev. John W. Fuller,
confirmed a class of twelve. Four of them were old,
gray-headed souls, while eight were our, own Lu-
theran boys and girls.

This was the second largest class that we ever
had. In 1889 we had a class of thirteen.

Our pastor has another large class, which he
hopes to have ready in the near future.

So you see that we are growing, and we ask all
the readers of the Pronrrr to pray for us that the
good Lord may continue to help and bless our work,
and take care of our boys who have been called to
the Army.

Meherrin, Va., March 6, 1918.

Many H. Doswet..

Items of Missionary Interest.

Mount Zion, New Or.EANS. — We hear that
“Mount Zion had a “big” night on February 25th.
The services on that night were in the form of a
sacred concert. The church was filled, 265 people
being present, including 35 children. Besides the
musical program, the following numbers were given:
Reading of the Mission Board’s letter to the congre-
gation, by Mr. Hosband, a member of Mount Zion;

- reading of Ps. 103,1—11, by Pastor E. W. Kuss;
prayer and benediction, by Pastor Friedrich; ad-
dress on missions, by Pastor ‘Th. Schliepsiek. A col-
lection amounting to $7.35 was lifted. The people
were all very much impressed with the service, and
it is probable that a similar service will soon be
held. — Another very fine bit of news comes from

- Mount Zion: Mrs. Ada Barsock, a member of the
congregation, has donated the liberal sum of $100
to her church. The money, as we understand, is to
be used in part to procure a much-needed “runner”

ne _for the main aisle of the church, and the balance

.tion will be the first of a number.

The leatherar Pioneer.

is to flow into the church treasury. God bless Mrs.
Barsock, and prompt others to do likewise. — Rev.
Th. Schliepsiek, the new young pastor of Mount
Zion, we are informed, is well pleased with his
charge, and we have good reason to believe that
our good friends of Mount Zion have also “taken
a liking” to their new pastor. God’ bless shepherd
and flock!

Coxcorp, N. C.— Pastor W. G. Schwehn re-
cently received three adults into the membership of
Grace Church in Concord. Missionary Sechweln
writes that they have put on an advertising cam-
paign for the next three months to increase their
attendance. ‘The success they had with some recent
advertising which they did -in the local paper in-
duced his people to think that a little more pub-
licity would be still more successful. The right
kind of publicity is perfectly in place, and it would
be well if more of it were done by us. ‘The proper
use of the press would go far towards making our
work and purposes better known among the people,
and, in doing so, would open the door of many a
home for the message of the Gospel. We firmly
believe that all of our workers might make a judi-
cious use of the local papers to a. very good ad-
vantage.

Winaunaton, N. C.— Missionary Richert writes :
“St. Mark’s Congregation added another member to
its list in the person of Mrs. Katie Peeples. She
was received om March the third. We took a special
interest in Mrs. Peeples’s confirmation, as her little
son had been welcomed into our fold a few months
previous by baptism.
I am thinking
in particular of two well-grown, intelligent Chris-
tian boys, who have regularly attended school, Sun-
day-school, and services for the past four. years.
May God grant unto them. and others wisdom, so
that they may recognize and learn to appreciate
the spiritual advantages - which our Lutheran
Church offers them in its pure Bible preaching
and teaching.”

ALABAMA.—At Possum Bend Rev. G. A. Schmidt
held special services every Wednesday night during
Lent. ‘The services were so well attended that the
seats were getting to be too few in number. ‘I'he
services at this station are being. beautified by selec-
tions of a choir which Miss Georgie Marsh, the ef-
ficient teacher, has organized and leads. On the first
Sunday in March six more were confirmed and nine
baptized. ‘The Lord’s Supper was also celebrated.
At this station a sick-benefit society was recently or-

We hope that this confirma- .

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