# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1928_S30 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) THE LUTHERAN PIONEER. 29 dents of the college under the auspices of the Alumni Association. On Saturday morning the conference resolved to undertake Home Mission work. This work will begin with the opening of a field in Greenville, S. C. All churches in the field are asked to lift a collec- tion to support this cause. The report of the Church Extension Committee was adopted. Concerning Church Extension Fund it was resolved, 1) that the cash on hand, $229.72, and the notes payable on demand, $1,057, a total of $1,286.72, constitute the present Church Exten- sion Fund; 2) that a collection be raised annually for this fund, preferably on the occasion of the Reformation Festival. a gift of our Alabama brethren and sisters for Africa Missions. Dr. H. Nau thanked the members of Conference - for the work done by them for the purpose of furnishing the new dormitory. He reminded them that the institution is primarily for Lutheran stu- dents and urged all Lutherans to send their sons and daughters there. He drew attention to the fact that the work of the school measures up to the highest standard. He closed his remarks with an expression of great hopes for the future of the institution. F. D. Auston. Norr. — We are sorry that above report of Immanuel Conference did not reach us in time for our last issue. However, though late, we felt that we should publish it. Eprror. New Dormitory It was also resolved that a special Conference Fund be started to defray the expenses incidental to our conference; that the sum of $2 be asked of each congregation; and that this be sent to the treasurer in January of every year for the Con- ference Fund. Conference accepted the invitation to meet with Mount Galvary Congregation at Kannapolis, N. C., in the summer of 1928. The treasurer’s report showed : — Balance in Chureh Extension Fund $1,286.72 Balance in Dormitory Fund ...... $349.64 Balance in Philadelphia Fund .... ~ $55.07 The report also showed that in 1926 our con- ference had raised the sum of $1,328.44, $1,027.91 of which was sent to the Board, while $96.99 was at Greensboro. Items of Missionary Interest. By the Eprror. St. Paul’s, New Orleans.— Missionary Wildgrube reports that the members of St. Paul’s are becoming very active in church-work. The attendance im- proved greatly in 1927. Christian discipline is car- ried out in an evangelical, but earnest and consistent manner. Mount Zion, New Orleans. — This station will be able to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary on April 7. Just in what manner the great day will be observed has not yet been decided, but an attempt is to be made to get all the men and women still’ living who have been confirmed in Mount Zion during its existence to be in attendance. — A class