# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1925_S152
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Superintendent Geo. A. Schmidt.

by Prof. W. H. Beck, of Greensboro. His subject
was, “The Value of Christian Education.” He
pointed out that popular secular education was not
meeting the needs of the day and that we must not
be content with the mere development of the in-
tellect, but must properly and thoroughly train the
emotional and volitional powers of the soul by
means of Christian principles and ideals as em-
bodied in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Friday’s sessions were, devoted to the hearing
of a doctrinal paper on “The Image of. God,” by
Dr. H. Nau, president of Immanuel Lutheran Col-
lege.. In the discussion of this paper the lay dele-
gs gates- also took a
prominent part.

Rev. C. F. Drewes,
Director of Missions.

: Rev. N. J. Bakke,
- Ploneer Son Ese North ed

Hina and Our First Pasto)
of Grace Church,

THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

The sessions of the Dorcas Society, composed
of the various ladies’ societies throughout the field,
were held in the schoolroom.

Friday evening was given over to reports by
the superintendents and representatives from the
various fields. Rev. E. H. Wildgrube reported for
the Louisiana field, Rey. John McDavid for the
North Carolina field, and Rev. Geo. A. Schmidt for
the Alabama field. Special guests of this conven-

tion, as representatives of the venerable Mission
Board, were Director of Missions C. F. Drewes, of
St. Louis, and the Rev.
fax, Minn.

On Saturday

Im. I. Albrecht, of Fair-

afternoon the members of the

grt

Prof. F. Berg,
Chairman of the Convention.

convention were guests of the congregation at Kan-
napolis, N.C., seven miles from Concord, whither
we were quickly transported by autos kindly put at
our disposal. Here the conference enjoyed a “fish-
fry” and a general outing.

In the evening the alumni of Immanuel Lu-
theran College held their annual meeting. The
program was composed of instrumental and vocal
music and talks by students of bygone days.. The
undersigned gave the principal address, in which
the members were urged to remain loyal to our
alma mater. After a short business meeting we
repaired to the schoolroom, where the ladies of the
congregation served ice cream and cake.

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