# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1932_S149
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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER

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entered the prison of iniquity with the message of
deliverance. No greater task could you perform;
no holier work could you do; no greater service
could you render. You have faithfully, conscien-
tiously, gloriously, served the least of the Lord’s
brethren in your church-work, in your school-work,
in your mission-work, — in all your work.”

The devotional exercises on Saturday morning
were dedicated to the memory of two men who stood
high in the ranks of our Church and have rendered
self-sacrificing and faithful services to our Colored
Missions, namely, Rey. Christopher F. Drewes, the
late efficient director of our Colored Missions, and
Dr. Geo. Mezger, for many years a member of the
Board. These services were in charge of Rev. L. A.
Wisler, vice-president of the Board. Pastor Wisler
based his touching words on Rey. 19,9: “Blessed
are they that are called unto the marriage supper
of the Lamb.” It was surely eminently fitting that
the work of these two
departed servants of
the Church should be
remembered in this
way. May the Lord
grant us the zeal and
devotion of these ser-
vants of the Lord to
carry on the blessed
work of our Colored
Missions in the future
with unabated vigor
and courage!

On Sunday morn-
ing, Pastor T. J. Sauer
preached the German
confessional sermon and Rey. John Witt the ser-
mon in the main service, in which also Holy Com-
munion was celebrated. Sunday afternoon, at 1.30,
addresses were given by Pastors Wm. Nommensen
and J. D. Matthius in an English service. In the
evening the delegates had the pleasure of listening
to an organ recital by Prof. Walter Buszin.

The result of the election was as follows: Presi-
dent, Dr. L. Fuerbringer; Vice-President, Rev.
Benj. E. Schlueter; Secretary, Dr. George V.
Schick; Treasurer, Mr. Martin Markworth; Sta-
tistician, Rev. E. Eckhardt; Trustees, Pastors G. A.
Gullixson, J. Bradac, and L. Wisler, and Teacher
S. J. Bergemann; members of the Board for Col-
ored Missions, Pastors 0. C. A. Boecler, E. L. Wil-
son, Theo. F. Walther, W. A. Hoenecke, Dr. J. T.
Mueller, and Mr. Theo. Steinmeyer; representatives
of the Mission Board in the several Districts of the

Dr. George Mezger.

Missouri Synod: Prof. A. H. Schwermann, Prof. A.
Kramer, Rev. Aug. Drews, Rev. H. Haserodt, Rev.
J.D. Matthius, Rev. C. Braeunig, Rev. W. W. Wilk,
Rey. Theo. Martens, Rey. L. Buchheimer, Sr., Rev.
Theo. J. Vogel, Rev. O. Hornbostel, Rev. A. Schwab,
Rey. F. A. Hertwig, Rev. H. von Gemmingen, Rev.
TH. Heise, Rev. M. Leimer, Rev. W. O. Speckhard,
Rev. L. M. Theimer, Rev. H. J. Storm, Rev. W.
Dannenfeldt, Rev. W. Nitzschke, Rev. W. H. Haf-
ner, Rev. C. Lange, Rev. Wm. Pebler, Rev. Karl
Wedel, Rev. A. E. Moebus, Rev. A. Vogel; repre-
sentatives of the Mission Board in the Wisconsin
Synod: Rey. M. Keturakat, Prof. E. Berg, Rev.
Im. P. Frey, Rev. H. Ebert, Rev. E. Redlin, Rev.

A. Dysterheft, Rev. IE. Kirst, and Prof. H. Schme-

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Rev. Christopher F. Drewes.
ling; representative for Norwegian Synod, Rev. J-

A. Moldstad; representative for Slovak Synod, Rev.
J. Daniel.

The Synodical Conference gratefully accepted
the invitation of St. Luke’s in Milwaukee to meet in
its midst in 193+. F. J. L.

Twenty-Sixth Report of the Board for
Colored Missions,
July, 1930, to June, 1932.

“Give Ye Them to Eat.”

Five thousand men besides women and children:
were fainting through hunger. The place in which
they were assembled was a desert. The night was
fast coming on. The disciples had with them but
five loaves and two small fishes; they therefore re-