Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1954, Page 173

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Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America, 1954. 178

Calvary, Memphis, Tenn.

Closely identified with the beginning of the Lutheran Co-
operative School in Memphis, Tenn., is Calvary Lutheran Congre-
gation and Sunday School, which worship every Sunday morning
in the chapel-auditorium of the school. Calvary numbers 59 bap-
tized members, 36 communicant members, and the Sunday school
has an enrollment of 42 children. These are taught by two teachers,
An adult class meets every Monday morning. It is hoped that six
to eight new communicants will be won for the congregation. The
average attendance for the first four months of 1954 in the Sunday
school was 24, and in the divine service it was 30. Midweek Lenten
Services were held, and the average attendance was around 10.

others in the extreme southern part of Memphis! The congregation
hopes to have its own house of worship someday, and then the
attendance should increase. The missionary possibilities for the
Lutheran Church in the city of Memphis, with a Negro population
that is approaching the 200,000 mark, are unlimited.

H. C. Harrine, Missionary at Large and Acting Pastor

THE LUTHERAN CO-OPERATIVE SCHOOL, MEMPHIS, TENN,
By the Rev. H., C. Harting, Missionary at Large and Acting Principal

During the current school year the enrollment of the school
reached a peak of 205. At the present writing in May, the enroll-
ment is still 195. Already parents are making inquiries for the
next school year. This is noteworthy, because parents are willing
to pay a stipulated monthly tuition fee. Thus the school is self-
Supporting to a certain extent.

While only ten of these children are Lutheran and ten are un-
churched, yet non-Lutheran children cheerfully submit to the
Lutheran elementary course of study in religion. The Bible, of
course, is the chief text book.

Louis presented the school with 35 new senior Catechisms and
workbooks and 40 new junior Catechisms and workbooks, This
definite step forward was taken because parents in the homes and
pupils in the classrooms were requesting printed guides for the
study of the fundamental doctrines of the Bible.

At the beginning of the Present school year a number of Lu-
theran schools in Missouri and one in Arkansas donated a liberal
supply of fine used textbooks for the secular branches, These were
much appreciated and were especially welcome since the State of
Tennessee this year began furnishing free textbooks to its public
school pupils, “A special vote of thanks is due Mr. Frederick
Kramer, principal of Immanuel Lutheran School, Memphis, and
Secretary of the Lutheran Co-operative School Board, for being
instrumental in procuring these used textbooks and for being very
helpful otherwise to the undersigned,

The Western District Mission Committee furnished the needed
funds for the interior renovation of the hallways of the school
last summer and during the course of the school year for the black-