# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1929_S23
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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

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Conference: Pastor Bliss, of Springfield; Pastor
Mueller, of Cleveland; and Pastor Schauer, of Cin-
cinnati.

Due to the fact that the conference ‘convened in
St. Louis, it was possible for the following members
of the Mission Board to be present in some of the
sessions: Professors Graebner and Boecler, Pastors
Walther, Wisler, and Wilson, and Mr. Steinmeyer.
Needless to say, the missionaries and members
greatly appreciated the presence of these gentlemen.

The next meeting of the conference will be held
at Chicago, in June.

Immanuel Lutheran College Chronicle.

Because of the prevalence of influenza among the
pupils and teachers the grade schools, high schools,
and three large colleges of this county were closed
the middle of December, 1928, while Immanuel,
having very few cases of sickness, did not suspend
classwork until December 21, the scheduled date.
Work was resumed on January 3, with practically
the entire student-body present.

The February issue of Red and White, a student
publication, will be of special interest to the readers
of the Pronrer. Copies may be obtained from the
editorial staff for ten cents, postpaid.

The Busy Bee is the name of a banquet given
semiannually by the college’to such students as do
their chores, such as sweeping, dusting, scrubbing,
in a satisfactory manner. More than half of the

‘ students received invitations to the feast in De-
cember.

The faculty has requested the undersigned to
collect historical material on Immanuel College,
which will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary in
connection with the commencement exercises in
May. Pictures, reminiscences, newspaper clip-
pings, etc., which have not appeared in our church-
papers are especially desired. Wat. H. Grurxe.

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Our Annual Statistical Report.

As usual, we are able to bring the annual report
of our Colored Missions in this number. This
statistical report has been compiled by Rev. C. F.
Drewes, the Executive Secretary of the Board, from
the latest figures received from the field. The report
shows that God’s visible blessing has rested wins

“the work of the missionaries.

Our Church is at present working in eighty dif-

ferent localities. Tyo eSB were added

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in 1928. Our laborers have 6,002 persons under
their charge, 488 persons more than in the previous
year. This means an increase of nine per cent. in
one year.

The number of communicant members has in-
creased from 3,140 in the previous year to 3,384.
We now have fifty-six schools, three more than at
the end of 1927. These schools are conducted by
eighteen male teachers, thirteen pastors, and fifty-
two lady teachers. There has been an increase of
forty children, the present enrolment being 3,370.
In our Sunday-schools we have 3,689 pupils. There
were 512 baptisms and 361 confirmations in 1928.

Holy Communion was partaken of by 10,359
guests, an increase of almost a thousand over 1927.
Our colored members commune, on an average, more
than three times a year.

Our missionaries solemnized forty-one marriages
and served at seventy-five funerals.

There was an increase of over $800 in the con-
tributions of our Negro Christians; the total con-
tributions in the field amounted to $29,525.18 last
year. This increase is the more noteworthy because
of the fact that economical conditions were not very
favorable where most of our congregations are
found. This increase in contributions despite the
unfavorable industrial conditions speaks well for
our colored members.

May these encouraging figures give all of us
courage to increase our missionary efforts among
the freedmen of our country! F.J.L.

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A Little Child Shall Lead Them.

Little Frances is the youngest daughter of her
parents. In her father’s house the church at K.
had its beginning. Frances is now ten years old.
She has ever been zealous for her Savior and His
Church. When she was smaller, she would beg
her parents and older sisters for pennies to pay
into her church. Now she is a little more inde-
pendent; she picks cotton and does other little
turns to earn her money. Every week she lays
a certain portion back for the Lord.

Since she has been old enough to understand,
she has urged that family devotion be had night
and morning in her home.

At evening when she comes home from the
field, it does not matter how tired she is, she always —
takes her little niece, who is five years younger than

she, by the hand and goes over the Lord’s Prayer
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