# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1924_S86
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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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$4,722.50. The Board intends to erect two plain,
but serviceable buildings on this site during the
coming months. The cost of these two buildings
will be about $20,000. Those of our people whom
God has blessed with this world’s goods would here
have a fine opportunity to put their money to good
use. May God awaken some of our Christians to
take advantage of the opportunity!

Sundry Details.

1. A New Catechism. — Experience has proved
that the Catechism so far used in our mission-
schools is too difficult. The Board for this reason
decided to publish a simpler book, which was closely
to follow Luther’s Small Catechism and also be a

ment of both periodicals to sixteen pages, so that
in the future both papers will have ample space
to consider other mission enterprises and bring
news from all the foreign and home mission fields
of our Church. The price, however, is to remain
the same as before — fifty cents. May this plan
succeed in getting many more readers for both
papers!)

4. The Mission Board. — Since the last conven-
tion Dr. Geo. Mezger resigned from the Board be-
cause his new duties as supply professor at the
seminary of our brethren in Germany made it im-
possible for him to serve. Prof. Theo. Graebner
was chosen President of the Board to succeed
Dr. Mezger, who had been a member of the Board

The First Class of Our Alabama Luther College in Selma, 1923.

guide in the instruction of adults. The new Cat-
echism is ready for the market and will be intro-
-duced in all our mission-schools.

2. Illustrated Lectures. — Arrangements have
been made with other mission boards to establish
a Joint Lecture Bureau, which is to have its head-
‘quarters in Chicago. This Bureau will in future
‘distribute our illustrated lectures.

8. Our Two Missionary - Periodicals. — The
Pioneer and the Missionstaube should have much
larger circulations. Both have lost subscribers
‘since the last convention. ‘The loss of subscribers
‘may be traced to various causes, but the main
Teason is, no doubt, the indifference of so many
Christians with regard to the growth of God’s
Kingdom. (It may here be stated that the Synod-
sical Conference decided to authorize the enlarge-

for fifteen years and had served as its chairman
a long time. Dr. Mezger’s passing out was keenly
felt by the other members of the Board, since he
was not only a most faithful member, but likewise
also most wise in counsel. (Prof. Theo. Graebner
and Pastors Hoenecke, Jesse, and Walther, whose
terms had expired, were reelected for the next four
years, and in place of Treasurer E. Schuettner,
whose resignation was accepted, Mr. Theo. W. Eck- _
hart was chosen.)

5. Property Owned by Our Colored Missions. —
Two colleges, three professors’ dwellings, sixteen
chapels, five chapels which also serve as schools,
twenty-two chapels and schools under one roof,
nine schools, ten parsonages, and three small houses
occupied by janitors. The property represents an
approximate value of $250,000.