# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1929_S154
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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER. 153

During August one adult and fourteen children
were baptized, and two adults were confirmed in
Luther Memorial Church.

Building operations have now been begun on
Grace Church, the future college church.

Wa. H. Genrxke.

The Cleveland Mission.

The good Lord has richly blessed our St. Philip’s
during the past year. Both the attendance and the
offerings have tripled. “God’s Word and Luther’s

the children’s vesper service. A fine missionary
spirit prevailed among the members of St. Philip’s.
The children sang and recited their mission-
messages with joy and enthusiasm. Quite a number
of strangers were brought to these special services.
Finally, the goal of fifty dollars as our special
mission-offering was missed only by a few dollars.

The Sunday evening services have been resumed
in order that all may have an opportunity to wor-
ship every Sunday. The latter part of this month
will be spent in preparing for our Sunday-school
Rally Day and in getting a large class of adults for

Our Colored Congregation in Cleveland, O.

doctrine pure” are rapidly becoming known among
the colored brethren. - St. Philip’s future looks
bright indeed.

A fine example of fellow-Christians’ helping
a newly started mission was shown by St. John’s
Church of Cleveland. The two hundred dollars re-
reived from them will be used in beautifying the
interior of our house of worship. The Rev. F. R.
Webber is giving his services free of charge toward
this end. Our new altar and drapery already have
greatly improved the interior. How much easier
mission-work would be if all missionaries could
boast of an impressive chapel !

September 8 St. Philip’s celebrated its first
mission-festival. Rev. Abendroth preached in the
morning, and Rev. Ehlers addressed the assembly in

the instruction class. How comforting God’s

promise is: “My Word shall not return unto Me

void, but it shall accomplish that which I please,

and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it”!
" Ernst G. MUELLER.

In Memoriam.

“Aunt” Polly has passed away. She celebrated
a new birthday on July 19. “Aunt” Polly was all
black outside, through no fault of hers, but all
white inside, by no merit of hers, washed clean by
the blood of Christ. “Aunt”? Polly could not write,
since young slaves in antebellum days, as a rule,
had but little opportunity to acquire an education,
but she claimed to be able to read her Bible and was