# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1928_S29
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28 THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

indeed when you consider how poor some of our
people really are. The mission-festival collections
of our congregations last fall for the chapel of our
colored brethren in Philadelphia amounted to
$1,036.22. The Easter collection, raised for the
purpose of taking care of the General Conference
which met last August, was $820. During the
summer months, at a time of year when money
is always scarce here in Alabama, our people raised
a special Jubilee Thank-offering, which amounted to
$500.92. Thus our colored Christians, notwith-

Part of an Alabama Road.

standing their poverty, out of gratitude and love
to their Savior, give liberal offerings.
To God, and to Him alone, all glory for His
‘blessing! And may He also in the future bless
the work of His Church in these last, evil days that
many now traveling on the road to ruin will be
rescued before it is too late!

Selma, Ala. G. A. Scuaripr.

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IF our religion is not strong enough to drive us

to share it with others, it is a sure thing that we
shall not long possess it for ourselves.

Immanuel Lutheran Conference.

Immanuel Lutheran Conference met at the col-
lege in Greensboro, N. C., on Thanksgiving morn-
ing at 10 o’clock.

After the devotional services an interesting
paper was read by Teacher Rivers. His subject
was: “An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound
of Cure.” This subject was treated with regard to
holding members in the Sunday-school and was well
handled. When he had concluded, a lively discus-
sion of the thoughts presented was entered into by
the conference.

Thursday afternoon the new dormitory was
formally dedicated. During the dedicatory service
we were favored with an address by Prof. F. Berg,
who chose as his subject: “Our Thanksgiving Day
This Year Gives Us a Special Cause for Thanks-
giving.” After the address an able sermon was
delivered by Prof. O. C. A. Boecler on Ps. 18,19:
“He brought me forth also into a large place.” At the
close of this service the Rey. W. O. Hill, president of
the Alumni Association, presented a gift of $400, to
be used for furnishing the new dormitory. The gift
was made by the Alumni Association and the
Lutheran Educational Society.

On Thursday night an address of welcome was
given by Rey. H. Lash, and a sermon was delivered
by Rey. W. O. Hill on Ps. 68, 31.

On Friday morning a paper was read by Prof.
F. Berg. He answered the question: “What should
we, i.¢., the workers in our Colored Missions, and
all the members of our congregations do at this time,
when our Colored Missions have completed the first
half century of their existence and we, by the grace
of God, have been enabled to celebrate their golden
jubilee? 1. What should we do together with all
Lutherans of the Synodical Conference? 2. What
should especially we do, who are laborers in the
Colored Missions and members of their congrega-
tions?” This paper was very interesting and fur-
nished material for discussion during all the re-
maining sessions of conference.

Conference passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That we remember with appreciation the
great amount of time, of thought, and of delibera-
tion the members of our Mission Board have devoted
to our Mission, and all this besides their other work,
without remuneration. Therefore we, the pastors,
the teachers, and the delegates thank the present
Mission Board for this service.

Friday night a play was presented by the stu-

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