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Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1924, Page 49
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der Ev.⸗Luth. Synodalkonferenz von Nordamerika. 1924. 49
29. Grace, Greensboro. (Gegründet 1893. Miſſionar:
Wiley H. Laſh, ſeit Oktober 1923.) Mit dieſer Gemeinde ging es
bergab. Seit letztem Herbſt jedoch iſt die Seelenzahl von 53 auf 70 ge⸗
ſtiegen (Zunahme: 17) und die Zahl der Abendmahlsberechtigten von
44 auf 62 (Zunahme: 18). Es iſt wieder neues Leben in die Ge⸗
meinde gekommen. Die Beiträge der Glieder mehren ſich in erfreulicher
Weiſe. Die Gemeinde nimmt allerlei Ausbeſſerungen am Kirchen⸗
eigentum vor und bringt die dazu nötigen Mittel in ihrer eigenen
Mitte auf.
30. Immanuel College Miſſion, Greensboro. (Miſſionar:
Prof. Hans Näther,* ſeit 1923.) Gottesdienſte und Sonntagsſchule
werden in der Aula der Anſtalt gehalten. Seelen: 25. Abendmahls⸗
berechtigte: 20. Prof. Näther hat dieſen Sommer eine Sommerſchule
eröffnet und meint, die Schule ſollte eine bleibende Einrichtung werden.
Wir hatten früher eine Schule beim College; das Gebäude mußte jedoch
als Wohngebäude für die weiblichen Schüler im College in Beſchlag ge⸗
nommen werden.
31. Trinity, Elon. (Gegründet 1891. Miſſionar: W. H. Laſh,
ſeit Oktober 1923.) Die Seelenzahl iſt von 11 auf 18 geſtiegen. Die
Gottesdienſte werden durchſchnittlich von 20 Perſonen beſucht.
Auf dem Geſamtfeld in North Carolina haben wir alſo 21 Ge⸗
meinden und Predigtplätze mit 1,177 Seelen und 694 Abendmahls⸗
berechtigten.
South Carolina.
32. St. Luke's, Spartanburg. (Gegründet 1913. Miſ⸗
ſionar: John W. Fuller, ſeit Dezember 1920.) Die Seelenzahl iſt von
72 auf 90 geſtiegen. Die Gottesdienſte werden gut beſucht: am Vor⸗
mittag von 94 Perſonen, am Abend von 86. Der Paſtor, Lehrerin
Pearl Windſor und Student H. Rivers haben letztes Schuljahr 172
Kinder unterrichtet. Es mangelt an Raum in der Schule. Die Sonn⸗
tagsſchule hat 130 Schüler und iſt die zweitgrößte in unſerer ganzen
Negermiſſion.
33. Greer, S. C. Dieſe Stadt liegt achtzehn Meilen weſtlich
von Spartanburg. Dort hat Miſſionar Fuller von Spartanburg letzten
Herbſt die Miſſionsarbeit aufgenommen und bisher 5 Seelen gewonnen.
Im Oktober wurde eine Miſſionsſchule eröffnet, in der Lehrerin Eliza
Johnſton etwa 60 Kinder unterrichtete. Als ich im Mai in Greer war,
hörte ich, wie auf allen Seiten von Eltern, deren Kinder in der Schule
waren, das Lob dieſer Schule geſungen wurde. Eine Frau ſagte in
fehlerhaftem, eigentümlichem Engliſch: “It's jes' scan'lous de way she
learns de chillun de Bible” (It is just scandalous the way she learns
[teaches] the children the Bible. Es iſt geradezu ſkandalös, wie ſie die
Kinder in der Bibel unterrichtet). Sie meinte das Wort “scandalous”
natürlich in gutem Sinn. Es ſollte ein Kraftausdruck ſein. Ein Mann
namens Caſey, der trotz ſeines irländiſchen Namens ein Neger iſt, er⸗
klärte mir gegenüber: “She's the grandest teacher that has ever been
here in Greer. It is surprising how she learns the children out of the
Bible. My parents sent me to Sunday-school; but my children loses
me in the Bible. I have to look it up. Other parents say the same
thing of their children: ‘They just stump us in religion.’ My chil-
dren learned more this one year than they did in three years in two
other schools. We all want Miss Johnston to come back.”
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1924. 49
29. Grace, Greensboro. (Founded 1893. Missionary: Wiley H. Lash, since October 1923.) This congregation was going downhill. Since last fall, however, the number of souls has risen from 53 to 70 (increase: 17) and the number of communicant members from 44 to 62 (increase: 18). New life has come into the congregation again. The members' contributions are increasing in a gratifying way. The congregation is undertaking all sorts of repairs to the church property and is raising the necessary funds from its own midst.
30. Immanuel College Mission, Greensboro. (Missionary: Prof. Hans Näther,* since 1923.) Services and Sunday school are held in the assembly hall of the institution. Souls: 25. Communicant members: 20. Prof. Näther opened a summer school this summer and thinks the school ought to become a permanent institution. We formerly had a school at the college; the building, however, had to be taken over as a residence for the female students at the college.
31. Trinity, Elon. (Founded 1891. Missionary: W. H. Lash, since October 1923.) The number of souls has risen from 11 to 18. The services are attended on average by 20 persons.
In the whole field in North Carolina we thus have 21 congregations and preaching places with 1,177 souls and 694 communicant members.
South Carolina.
32. St. Luke's, Spartanburg. (Founded 1913. Missionary: John W. Fuller, since December 1920.) The number of souls has risen from 72 to 90. The services are well attended: in the morning by 94 persons, in the evening by 86. The pastor, Teacher Pearl Windsor and student H. Rivers taught 172 children last school year. There is a lack of room in the school. The Sunday school has 130 pupils and is the second largest in our whole Negro Mission.
33. Greer, S. C. This town lies eighteen miles west of Spartanburg. There Missionary Fuller of Spartanburg took up mission work last fall and has so far won 5 souls. In October a mission school was opened, in which Teacher Eliza Johnston taught about 60 children. When I was in Greer in May, I heard how on all sides parents whose children were in the school sang the praises of this school. A woman said in faulty, peculiar English: [Printed in English.] “It's jes' scan'lous de way she learns de chillun de Bible” (It is just scandalous the way she learns [teaches] the children the Bible. That is, it is downright scandalous how she instructs the children in the Bible). She meant the word “scandalous” of course in a good sense. It was meant to be a strong expression. A man named Casey, who in spite of his Irish name is a Negro, declared to me: [Printed in English.] “She's the grandest teacher that has ever been here in Greer. It is surprising how she learns the children out of the Bible. My parents sent me to Sunday-school; but my children loses me in the Bible. I have to look it up. Other parents say the same thing of their children: ‘They just stump us in religion.’ My children learned more this one year than they did in three years in two other schools. We all want Miss Johnston to come back.”