The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1893, Page 30

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The Lutheran Pioneer. .

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Women of Nazareth.

fetching water from the well. One of the most
common and necessary outdoor occupations
in Eastern countries is repairing to the wells
for water. This laborious office is usually as-
signed to women.

do in the cool of the mornings and evenings,
at which times great numbers of females are
seen going together on this employment. It
is principally the girls who draw water, though |
they generally have with them one or more
grown persons, and sometimes the
married women go out. When thus
engaged the Eastern women are
much adorned; sometimes with trink-
éts of very great value. It was not,
therefore, strange in the servant to ©
put ornaments on Rebekah when she
came forth to draw water.

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Letter from Concord, N. C.
Dear PIONEER : —

A day which will long be remem-
bered by the colored people of Con-
cord and vicinity was the 2d day of
July. On that day the Ey. Luth.
Grace Church of Concord was set
apart for the service of God. The
gothic frame building is 50x28 X20
with entrance through the tower
which from the ground to the cross
is 68ft. high. All the interior wood
work and furniture is of North.Caro-
lina pine and finished in hard oil,
while the walls are plastered and
plasticoed. The church in every de-
tail is beautiful and substantial and
‘is a credit to the efficient contractor
and builder, Capt. Propst.

The dedicatory services under the
assistance of the Missionaries H. D.
Schooff of Meherrin, Va., and W. P.
Phifer of Charlotte were conducted
by the undersigned who preached

It is the business of the| with the ability God had given.

women in the East to fetch water. This they gathering served to cheer and encourage the
workers and to strenghten the bonds of faith

and love. “It was resolved to hold a Mission
festival some time in the fall at Immanuel
Church. ;

visiting brethren met in conference at which
our Mission work was discussed. Warm and
In our picture we see women of Nazareth| eloquent words of gratitude were expressed
by these men for what the Ev. Luth. Synod-
ical Conference had already done for them.
They mutually pledged themselves to further
the good work begun in their communities

This little

for $5.00, John Wadsworth $2.00, R. W. Al-
lison, Esq., $5.00 towards the furnishing of
the interior.

May the Grace Church of Concord for gen-
erations to come resound with the fullness and
riches of God’s grace to fallen sinners. May
streams of God’s grace and blessing flow forth
from her sanctury to the homes of her chil-
dren and make glad the city of God. May she
amidst the raging of her enemies, amidst re-
ligious and political commotions, amidst the
coming and going of new sects and new re-
ligions stand as a fortress on the mount un-

Grateful acknowledgment is herewith re-

WOMEN .OF NAZARETH.

on Ps. 46, 1—7. In the afternoon the Sun-| turned to the following persons and churches
day School, numbering 150 scholars, took pos-| for valuable donations to our church: To Rey.

session of the new building. After the usual/J.

H. Sieker and his church at New York city

catechetical exercises Rey. Phifer preached a|for a beautiful Pedal Organ with two Man-

sermon based on the 122d Psalm.

At night} uals; to Rey. Aug. Schuessler and the Young

Rey. Schooff delivered a sermon on Gen. 28, 17. Ladies Association of his church at Joliet, Ill.,
At all services the seating capacity of the|for a donation of $88.35 for the purchase of a
church was taxed to its utmost. Ourchurches| bell; to Rey. H. F. Sprengeler and his church

moved and unshaken upon God’s Word and
Luther’s doctrine pure. ‘*The Lord
of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob

is our refuge. Selah.’’
Missionary.

Concord, N. C., July 17, 1893.

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What Others Say.

It is always interesting to read
what others say about our mission
work among the colored people.
We therefore clip the following from
the Daily Standard of Concord,
N. C.:—

The Dedication of Grace Lu-

theran Church.

Ten years ago a small Lutheran
congregation of the colored race was
organized in Concord. ‘The work
struggled on until the leader died.

About 18 months ago Rev. N. I.
Bakke, a Norwegian, and a repre-
sentative of the Missouri Lutheran
Synod, one of the strongest relig-
ious bodies in America, both in
finance and numbers, was sent here
to take charge of the work.

Mr. Bakke is an earnest and en-
thusiastic worker. He has been so
successful in his work, both in teach-
ing and preaching, that the con-

* gregation has grown at a phenome-
nal rate during Mr. Bakke’s pas-
__ torate.

This prosperity and growth is to be seen in
the handsome, well arranged and substantial
new church building on Corbin street. There
is not a more attractive church on the inside
in the county. The arrangements are tasty
and the furnishings are beautiful. ‘The pul-
pit is exceptionably handsome.

This building was dedicated on Sunday, a
large congregation assembled to participate
in the services. . Rey. N. I. Bakke preached,

at Milwaukee for a silver plated communion
set; to Rey. P. Th. Roesener and the young
people of his church at Altenburg, Mo., for a f
Baptismal Font; to Mr..H. Grote and mem-|Preached during the day.
bers of Rey. F. Koesterings church at St. Loui eombsnecrelavorscen:apdiuestd on
; ne 18!say, no man ever labored more faithfully,
for Interludes, Preludes and Choral Book; / with energy and with purpose, to further the
to Mrs. Sallie Alexander of Grace Church, | work, than Mr. Bakke. Public acknowledg-
Concord, for an illustrated pulpit Bible; to|™¢nt was made for the donation of the bell,
ices representative men of the churches| J. D. Cannen of Concord for 6 beautiful chan-|C°™™Union set, organ, bible, etc. ae ata
id. by your Missionary together with the delier globes; to Cannen & Fetzer of Concord Bregatiouunaserensonsa to} feel): Prouc ag

at Rimerstown, Mt. Pleasant and Rockville
_ were fairly represented. ‘The choir of Grace
Church added much to the beauty of the sery-
ices by its well rendered selections. The la-
dies of the church had turned the old school
house into a beautiful dining room for the

with feeling and force, the dedicatory ser-
mon; he was assisted in the services by Revs.
H. D. Schooff and—Phifer, both of whom

church and pastor.

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