# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1932_S159
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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER

157

Anniversary Celebration at Bethlehem
Chapel, New Orleans.

On September 11, in
the evening, Bethlehem
Congregation celebrated
the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of Teacher Aaron
Wiley as teacher in our
New Orleans mission-
schools. Teacher Wiley
was completely taken by
surprise. After the cus-
tomary opening of the
service a chair was
placed before the altar,
and one of the elders
led Mr. Wiley to this chair. The special jubilee
sermon was based on Ps. 84,4—8. After the ser-
mon the pastor handed Mr. Wiley as a token of ap-
preciation of his services a gift from the Synodical
Conference through the agency of our Mission
Board. One of the elders then spoke in the name
of the congregation and presented him with a
watch-chain.

Teacher Wiley began his work at St. Paul’s
School, New Orleans, in the fall of 1907. After
passing an examination, he became pastor of the
newly organized Trinity Congregation, at the same
time teaching the upper grades in Trinity School.
The double duty did not so well agree with his
health, and after some time he pleaded to be re-
turned entirely to the schoolroom again. Our Board
granted his wish and placed him in charge of the
the upper grades at Bethlehem School, where he has
served the greater part of the time he has been in

Teacher Aaron Wiley.

- office.

May our heavenly Father grant Teacher Wiley
health and strength to continue in the schoolroom
for many more years! This is our wish and prayer
for him and for our Bethlehem School.

G. M. Kramer.

Items of Missionary Interest.
(By the Eprror.)

Topeka, Kans. — When Pastor P. D. Mueller of
Topeka, Kansas, resigned from his white charge be-
cause of a nervous affection, he told the editor of
the Pronrrr that he intended to take up work
among the colored folk of Topeka as soon as his
health would allow him to do so. We are pleased

to say that his work has already seen visible fruits.
Mr. and Mrs. William Shaw were confirmed by
Pastor Mueller not long ago. ‘Till now the services
have been held in the homes of the people, but we
hope that some time in the not too distant future
we may be able to report that this mission has a
home of its own. The services are being attended
by an average of ten adults and a number of chil-
dren. The Sunday-school has an attendance of
twenty-five children. We must not forget that Mrs.
Mueller is ably and faithfully assisting her husband
by playing the organ or piano im the services and
teaching a Sunday-school class. — What interests
us particularly in this Topeka mission is the mis-

Rev. P. D. Mueller, Topeka, Kansas,
and His First Confirmands,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shaw.

sionary. Finding it necessary to give up a large
congregation because of waning physical strength,
he refused to be shelved and opened up a mission!
What a fine example of missionary zeal!

Omaha, Nebr. — Pastor George V. Weber of
Omaha has begun work among the Negroes of his
city. Rev. Weber is the pastor of a white mission
in Omaha, but his attention was called to a Lu-
theran colored lady who removed there from Spring-
field, Illinois. Through this woman he was brought
in contact with several colored families which knew
of our work in Alabama, in fact, whose children had
formerly attended one of our mission-schools in that
State. For months Pastor Weber has been preach-
ing to a little flock of colored folk in their several
homes on Sunday evenings. His average attendance