# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1919_S38
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The Lutheran | Pioneer.

shown by the young people in the church-work, in-
dicated that Mount Zion was headed for “over the
top.” The Visitor was well pleased with our show-
ing, and gave us an inspiring talk, which has had,
and will continue to have, a salutary effect on our
people. The attendance on the night of the visit
numbered 72 persons.

Rey. Kramer also visited our day-school. He
spent much time in each department with the teacher
and children, and it is gratifying to note that he
found the attendance good, and the teachers laboring
hard to see that each child receives the proper
instruction so necessary for his intellectual and
spiritual welfare. A good, cheerful talk was given
both teachers and pupils.

The members of the congregation are now pre-
paring to hold an Haster service. Out of extreme
gratitude toward our Lord and Savior, who won
His great victory that we might be saved, we are
going. to hold a “Resurrection Service” early on
Easter morning. At night 6 children and 2 adults
are to be baptized, and 13 children and 7 adults
are to be confirmed, and the bell, which was so
generously given to us by Mrs. M. C. Wright, the
pioneer Lutheran from “Old Mount Zion Lutheran
Sailors’ Home Mission,” will be dedicated.

The Mount Zion Community Choral Society has
attracted a large percentage of the reputable people
of the vicinity. Its membership numbers 58 persons.
They are planning to give a concert on May 5.
The program will consist of appropriate songs and
recitations. A part of the proceeds derived from the
entertainment will be applied to our Repair Fund.

Mount Zion has secured a Bulletin Board, which
is placed in front of the church to tell the passers-by
the theme of our sermon for each seryice. It is
attracting favorable attention, -

It is our good fortune to have the honor of
reporting that Mount Zion has gone on record as
a contributor to the $3,000,000 Endowment Fund
for the benefit of incapacitated pastors and teachers,
as well as pastors’ and teachers’ widows and orphans.
Although we have not been especially called upon
to support this drive, it was understood that the
_ Lutheran Laymen’s League requested 10 per cent.
of the Liberty Bond holdings of good Lutherans,
and as Mount Zion is a Liberty Bond holder, we
considered ourselves included. ‘The congregation,
by special offering, raised about $15, and the Com-
munity Choral Society raised $2.11, to be recorded
as Mount Zion’s gift to the veterans of the Cross
and their dependents.

On or about June 5 our schoolchiidren will be
given their annual picnic lunch in the schoolyard.
The members of the Community Society will see
that the children are properly entertained. On
June 17 from 7.30 to 9.00 p.m., the closing exer-
cises of the school will be held. The entire school-
closing feature will be worked out with the utmost
care and attention.

Notes.

Mrs. M. C. Wright, the donor of our chureh=bell, #

has the reputation of being the oldest Lutheran in
our Mission. She is now ninety-three years of age,
but is still very active. She is diligent in her atten-
dance at services, and is one of the most faithful
backers of our Mission. She knows the history of
Mount Zion, and her recital of the ups and downs
of the church is interesting indeed.

We owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Charley
Johnson, Jr. Mr. Johnson has supplied the church
with twenty-one new globes and gas mantels for
our lights. He has received the thanks of the con-
gregation for his kindness.

The following conyersation between two persons
passing our church was overheard by one of our
members : — 5

“What kind o? church is that?”

“Oh, that’s a sweetened water church.”

Now, the above remark was intended as a slan-
der; but it arouses our pity and sympathy for the
person by whom it was used, because such a person
is traveling far from that righteous path which is
pointed out only in this so-called “sweetened water
church.” Such a person is existing minus the knowl-
edge of justification by faith, which is consistentle™”
taught only in this so-called “sweetened water
church.” And such a person has a standing invi-
tation to come among us and hear the Word of God
in all its truth, the Gospel of Christ Jesus in all
its saving grace. Then will he realize the divine
sweetness of our “sweetened water church.”

L. B. BAtEy.

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Midway, Alabama.

The good people at Midway are happy, for their
chapel has been completed. But their joy isn’t per-
fect, as they have no pews for the new building.
The Bureau which makes it its business to provide
small congregations with used pews that some larger
congregation may have displaced with new ones,
tried hard to secure some old pews for Midway,
but all its endeavors have been in vain, since there