# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1923_S9
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The Lutheran Pioneer.

the congregation presented to Pastor Alston, who
has served the congregation and school for five
years, fifteen dollars in gold and two dollars in
currency. ‘The pleasant surprise was much appre-
ciated.

The past five years have been filled with bless-
ings from the Lord for St. Mark’s, Atlanta, for
which we are truly thankful. While several have
departed this life to be forever with the Lord and
cthers have moved to other parts, God has sent

others to take their places in this our “lone” con-

Rey. G. Allenbach.
St. Paul’s Chapel, Little Rock.

Rev. F. Berg.
Rey. A. Poppe.

gregation in Georgia. Hence we can sce our con-

_gregation slowly, but steadily growing, and our

Lord’s promise is verily coming true: “My Word
shall not return unto Me void.”

On next Sunday, December 31, the pastor, God
willing, in his fifth-anniversary address, will review
the work for the past five years. While all has not
been joy and sunshine, and temptations and ob-
stacles had to be overcome, yet the Lord has so

_ ‘ichly blessed our church at this place that both
" pastor and people have every reason to say: “The

Lord is good, and His mercy endureth forever.”
Especially do we see the goodness and mercy of

Teacher E. W. Jeske.
Mrs. Leah Jones,
Founder and Oldest Member.

God when so much has been accomplished consider-
ing the poor location of our chapel, surrounded with
hills and ditches.” Besides, our chapel is inadequate
for city work with only a shack for a schoolhouse.
A pastor, serving the white “Missouri” congregation
here, who recently made us a visit, said that we
‘should wrap up our chapel and send it by parcel
post to the rural districts. {fe happened here just
after a rain and saw what we must contend with
the year round. May the Lord open the hearts of
the friends of our mission in the North to do some-
thing to better the condition of our
mission for the needy Colored people
of Atlanta, Ga.! I might also add
that about 50 folding chairs could
be used in our mission here. Pos-
sibly some congregation has a num-
ber of chairs to dispose of, or some
friends would’ donate for this pwr-
pose. If so, notify the Rev. John Al-
ston, 455 MeDaniel St., Atlanta, Ga.

Our New Year greeting is that
God’s richest blessings may rest upon
our sister congregations, and during
1923 may many souls be harvested
into His kingdom here on earth,
afterwards to be received into His
kingdom above!

From the Cradle of Our
Colored Mission.

Pastor Adolph Poppe in the first
number of the Colored Lutheran gives
several jinteresting reminiscences of
the early days of our mission in
Little Rock, Ark., the cradle of our
Negro Missions. ‘The congregation
at Little Rock was brought into being on July 3,
1878, Prof. F. Berg, now of Immanuel College,
being the pastor. Soon after the congregation had.
been formed, a pretty little chapel was built. We
continue by quoting from Pastor Poppe’s article in
the Colored Lutheran: —

“A newsboy sauntered into this chapel one night
to satisfy his curiosity. This was Tommy Brans-
ford, you might say one of the founders of the
Colored Missions of the Ey. Lutheran Synodical
Conference. ‘Tommy became so interested he
wouldn’t give his mother any rest till she also came.
It took her quite. some time to decide, but she de-