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66 Verhandlungen der einundzwanzigſten Verſammlung

E. Miſſouri.

St. Louis. Auch die vor zwei Jahren in St. Louis angefangene
Miſſion hat wenig Fortſchritte gemacht; auch hier hat der fortwährende
Wechſel gehindert. Es fehlen die rechten Arbeiter, es fehlt ein günſtig
gelegenes Lokal. Miſſionar McDavid hatte in Gemeinſchaft mit Miſ⸗
ſionar Thalley einen vielverſprechenden Anfang gemacht; es ging alles
gut. Aber ſiehe da, Miſſionar Thalley wurde, wie bereits erwähnt, krank
und mußte nach Colorado reiſen, und McDavid mußte um der dortigen
dringenden Not willen nach Charlotte, N. C., verſetzt werden. Student
Thompſon (Neger) hat ſeitdem hier die Schule übernommen, auch zu⸗
weilen gepredigt; daneben haben Studenten aus dem St. Louiſer Semi⸗
nar fleißig mit Predigen ausgeholfen. Auch darf nicht unerwähnt blei⸗
ben, daß einige Glieder der weißen lutheriſchen Gemeinden der Miſſion
ausgezeichnete Dienſte geleiſtet haben und noch immer leiſten, was hier
dankbar anerkannt wird. — Sollte es uns gelingen, in der nächſten Zeit
einen tüchtigen Miſſionar für St. Louis und Springfield zu finden, ſo
wird hoffentlich der nächſte Bericht über dieſe Stationen günſtiger lauten.

F. Arkanſas.

In Arkanſas haben wir gegenwärtig keine Miſſionsſtation, ſollten
aber jemand dort anſtellen. Wir können uns nicht verſagen, einen Hilfe⸗
ruf, der von dort an die Kommiſſion erging, hier abzudrucken. Er zeigt,
daß die Früchte unſerer früheren Arbeit in Little Rock noch immer dort
zu erkennen ſind. Der Hilferuf lautet wörtlich, wie folgt:

“Lutheran Pioneer.                    “Little Rock, Ark., July 12, 1906.

“Dear Friend:—

“We are ashamed to ask But will venture to do so For the sake
of our children could we Possibly hope to ever get a Pastor or Teacher
do yuo think the mission Board would em send us one are we Poor
Creatures Reconized By that Board we must confess that we dont
even know how to write a letter we hope to hear soon We are

“SALLIE AUTHES.            “ELIZA BROOKS.
“ELLEN BRANSFORD.          “JOHN BAYLUS.
“JENNETTE ADAMS.           “HENRY BOSLEY.
“SARAH McCLELLEN.          “EMILY BOSLEY.
“JOPHSEF BROOKS.           “JOHN AUTHES.”

Allgemeines.

1. Die Kommiſſion für Negermiſſion hat auch in den letzten zwei
Jahren regelmäßig ihre monatlichen Verſammlungen und außerdem noch
viele Extraverſammlungen gehalten, deren Verhandlungen genau proto⸗
kolliert worden ſind.

2. P. Brink, der vor zwei Jahren in die Kommiſſion gewählt wor⸗
den war, iſt im Auguſt 1905 durch einen ſeligen Tod abgerufen worden.

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E. Missouri.

St. Louis. The mission begun two years ago in St. Louis has also made little progress; here too the constant change has been a hindrance. The right workers are lacking, a favorably located place is lacking. Missionary McDavid, in company with Missionary Thalley, had made a very promising beginning; everything went well. But behold, Missionary Thalley, as already mentioned, fell ill and had to travel to Colorado, and McDavid, because of the urgent need there, had to be transferred to Charlotte, N. C. Student Thompson (Negro) has since taken over the school here and has also preached at times; besides, students from the St. Louis seminary have helped out diligently with preaching. It must also not be left unmentioned that some members of the white Lutheran congregations have rendered and still render excellent services to the mission, which is here gratefully acknowledged. — Should we succeed in finding a capable missionary for St. Louis and Springfield in the near future, the next report on these stations will, it is hoped, read more favorably.

F. Arkansas.

In Arkansas we at present have no mission station, but ought to station someone there. We cannot refrain from printing here a cry for help which came from there to the Commission. It shows that the fruits of our earlier work in Little Rock can still be recognized there. The cry for help reads verbatim as follows:

[Printed in English.]

"Lutheran Pioneer.                    "Little Rock, Ark., July 12, 1906.

"Dear Friend:—

"We are ashamed to ask But will venture to do so For the sake
of our children could we Possibly hope to ever get a Pastor or Teacher
do yuo think the mission Board would em send us one are we Poor
Creatures Reconized By that Board we must confess that we dont
even know how to write a letter we hope to hear soon We are

"SALLIE AUTHES.            "ELIZA BROOKS.
"ELLEN BRANSFORD.          "JOHN BAYLUS.
"JENNETTE ADAMS.           "HENRY BOSLEY.
"SARAH McCLELLEN.          "EMILY BOSLEY.
"JOPHSEF BROOKS.           "JOHN AUTHES."

General Matters.

1. The Commission for Negro Mission has also in the last two years held its monthly meetings regularly and, besides, many extra meetings, the proceedings of which have been exactly recorded in the minutes.

2. Pastor Brink, who had been elected to the Commission two years ago, was called away in August 1905 by a blessed death.