# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1918_S61
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

The Lutheran Pioneer. 61

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could not be there and take their part, because their
father had that afternoon been killed by lightning.
“In the midst of life we are surrounded by death.”
Was their papa a member of any church? The an-
swer was, “No.” Ah, friends, here is work for us
to do, work that is worthy of our greatest efforts
and exertion. How many, alas, how many there are
still round about us that know not their Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ! Let us work in school and in

church while it is day. The night cometh. It may
G. M. Kraarer.

soon be upon us.

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signed addressed the large audience that crowded
the little chapel and even filled the yard around
the same, on Food Conservation and War Sayings
Stamps. It was perhaps’ the very first time that
some of those present, who for the greater part live
on the very outskirts of our large city, heard some-
thing on these topics.

All in all, we may be well satisfied with our
closing exercises, and if all signs do not fail, Mr.
Robinson will reap the rich reward of his efforts
in a still larger school attendance next fall. Our

. After the Confirmation Service at Carrollton.

‘To extreme right in rear, Rey. Kramer; next to him, Teacher Robinson ; lady with baby, Mrs. Robinson ;
to her right, the five confirmands of the day.

’ Our Carrollton Mission.

June 21st was school-closing day in our Carroll-
ton Mission. Our teacher, Mr. Robinson, had spared
no pains in making this year’s closing exercises as
attractive and interesting as possible. And his ef-
forts were surely crowned with success. The children
carried their program through splendidly. There
were songs, recitations, and dialogs. Especially well
received by the audience were our National Hymn
and other patriotic songs, of which these children,
no doubt, had known nothing until they learned to
sing them in our mission-school. And they soon

learn to sing them with an enthusiasm which cannot
help but carry those along that hear them.
At the request of the Government the under-

school is beginning to make itself known in Car-
rollton. : -

The following Sunday, June 23, our first con-
firmation service took place. Five children, two
boys and three girls, were confirmed. One of the
boys was first baptized previous to confirmation.
The other four:had been baptized. ‘These five chil-
dren (the reader may find them in the center of
the accompanying picture) are the first-fruits of our
Carrollton Mission.

Our congregation in Carrollton is still very small,
but the kind Savior has permitted us to reap these
first-fruits of our labor, and we have His promise
that His Word shall not return void. Upon this

promise we stake our hope for the future of our ~

Carrollton Mission. G. M. Kraarer.