# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S136
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122 Proceedings of Thirty-Third Regular Convention,

In the past two years the Indian congregation contributed about
$75 toward the pastor’s salary every year and a somewhat smaller
sum for the budget. .

In June, 1925, the missionary opened a new station at Quinney,
situated on the East Shore of Lake Winnebago, 84 miles from Red
Springs. This place was served by pastors of the neighborhood.

In regard to our boarding-school for Indian children at Red
Springs, Missionary Boettcher reports that-it “has steadily grown in
number of children attending it. 1923—24 we boarded 110; 1924—25,
115; this year, 130. Besides these boarders we have had from 10 to 18
children from the immediate neighborhood attending the school as
day-pupils.” Almost 40 were turned away this fall, some because we
had no more room. This large number of children made it necessary
to engage a third teacher. The school now has three divisions, which
are taught by a theological student and two lady teachers. The mis-
sionary gives about half of the religious instruction and has the
superintendency of the boarding-school and the school in general.

We employed a matron, a cook, a laundress, and a janitor for the
work in the boarding-school.

The parents of the children attending our school have for several
years been requested to furnish the necessary clothing for their chil- .
dren, and the result has been gratifying. Next year we shall also :
ask the parents for contributions for the board of their children, and
the indications are that we shall not do so entirely in vain. 4

In the fall of 1923: the old, dilapidated barn was replaced by :
a new one. All buildings were kept in paint and repair.

The Rev. Cornelius Aaron, a graduate of St. Louis, 1923, has been *
working among his people at Oneida since September, 1923. The first °
year he preached to audiences averaging about 25, organized a Sun- %
day-school with 5 pupils, baptized 7 children, and confirmed 2. In
1924 the chapel, in which the services had been held up to that time
(a dilapidated Government chapel), was sold to the Roman Catholics.
No other building was available for church purposes. This state of
affairs made it necessary for us to build a chapel of our own. On
November 23, 1924, this chapel — 24X34X12 feet — was dedicated. It
was also impossible to rent a house which would; in a small measure
at least, meet the requirements of our missionary. Hence also a
humble parsonage was built: 26X28X84 feet. a

In 1925 Zion Ev. Luth. Church of Oneida was organized with |
8 members. On January 12, 1925, the missionary opened a Christian ]
day-school with an enrolment of 14, which was increased to 21 before -
theclose of the school-year. The missionary’s report for 1925 reads: 3

Souls, 75; communicants, 32; voting members, 16; baptized, 2;-con- 3
firmed, 9, four adults and five children; enrolment in day-school,.29; 4