The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1895, Page 26

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26 The Lutheran Pioneer.

Dedication of the New Evang. Lutheran
Mount Zion School.

The 12th of May was a day of joy for the
Lutherans in New Orleans; especially, how-
ever, for the Ey. Luth. Mount Zion Congre-
gation, as was evident from the large number
that had come together that afternoon on the
Mount Zion church premises. And, indeed,
there was ample cause for joy, for a new
school house, in which the children shall be
brought up in the nurture and admonition of
the Lord, was consecrated to the Lord. For
12 years the Mount Zion school had found
a shelter and home in the old church building,
on the corner of Franklin and Thalia Sts.
When in November, 1882, it removed from the

the name of God the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost. Then all entered the
building, the ministers taking the lead, being
followed by the Sunday School children, and
these again by the members and guests. Of
the guests special mention must be made of
the choir of Rev. Craemer’s congregation,
which greatly beautified the service in singing
a selection from ‘‘Daniel’’ unter the direction
of Mr. Reisig. Rey. Franke, pastor of the
first Ev. Luth. Congregation at New Orleans,
and Rey. Lankenau, formerly missionary at
this congregation, now at the St. Paul’s con-
gregation, delivered suitable addresses, which
were listened to with eager attention as was
very manifest; even the children did not be-
come restless.

iis ‘Words to the assembly. After singing: ‘‘Let| ing the children protection from the scorc

Undoubtedly every one pres-
uninhabitable ‘‘Old
Sailors’ Home,’’ it
was expected that
ere long a building
suitable for school
purposes would be
built; but years
rolled by before the
school received its
own house. And
perhaps even now
this step had not
been taken, incon-
venient and unsuit-
able as the old
chureh-is for school:
purposes, had not
the building itself
necessitated the
change. That the
change was neces-
sary will be readily
seen from the fol-
lowing description
of the old church,
taken from the June
number of the ‘‘Ey.
Luth. Blatter”: ‘‘It

is plainly visible that the building is suffering |ent went home fully convinced that we Lu-
from old age, and is rapidly decaying and/therans must establish and maintain parochial
becoming uninhabitable. Doors and windows| or church schools, if we have any love what-
are no longer the only openings it has, and| ever for our church, for our children! and for
hence the inmates are very much exposed tojour country. Besides the hymns sung by the
the inclemencies of the weather. In fact, it|congregations, the Sunday School scholars
is getting more dangerous from day to day to| lifted up their voices to the honor of God and
occupy the old church, and ere long it will no} the delight of those present in two beautiful,
more be serviceable as a house of worship; | well practiced songs.
certainly not in its present condition.’’ A collection was, of course, not forgotten,
This proves, how greatly new buildings|which, though not small, could easily have
are needed for church and school. Hence) been larger, had not so many nickels been put
the great joy, when a beginning was made|into the baskets. When it comes to a dedi-
in the building of a new school house, which} cation service, better proofs of our thankful-
Was appropriately dedicated in the presence) ness ought to be given.
of about 400 people on the afternoon of| The schoolhouse is a frame building 70 ft.
May 12th. The dedication celebration was) long and 32 ft. wide, divided into two rooms
opened with a farewell service in the old) of equal size by movable partition. It is
ehurch in which the undersigned spoke a few} one story, clevated 6 ft. from the ground, giv-
ourgoing out be blest,’’ and after the march} sun and the heavy rains of the South. aoe
to the new building, the doors were opened in|room has two exits and ample light and air,

The Lutheran Mount Zion School at New Orleans, La.

a requisite for every school. The beautiful
appearance of the building must be credited
to the architect, Mr. Rishow, teacher at the
Bethlehem station, and to the painters who
employed all their taste and skill to make it
look neat. And they have grandly succeeded
as is apparent from the many favorable re-
marks made in reference to the building.
May God’s rich blessing rest upon teachers
and scholars! May the school prosper and
prove a source of inestimable blessing to the
church, to our glorious nation, and to many
homes! May the new school be soon followed
by a new church building! Let us show that
we mean what we pray, when we offer up the
petition: ‘‘Thy kingdom come!’’ ‘Then the
Pioneer will soon be able to give an account
of the dedication of
the new Mount Zion
church. E. W. K.

Letter from a
Teacher.

DEAR PIONEER :-—
When I saw Uncle
Bob’s letter in your
June issue, my mind
was at once made
up that my school
should know of the
destitute condition
of the colored chil-
dren’s school at
New Orleans. When
some months ago an
appeal was made to
our school children
to help the Carolina
colored children to
get a school, my
class was only too
eager to bring what
little there might
be in the ‘‘savings bank.’? So I did not
wish to withhold from them an other oppor-
tunity to help the Kingdom of God to come.
And glad I am that I didn’t. When they
heard the sad story of the boys and girls
in New Orleans, I could see how many 4 one
counted over in his or her mind the contents
of the bank, and when next morning came, it
was a treat to see them marching to the mis-
sion box, listening to the clatter of the falling
Coppers and nickels, faces as bright as the
shining morning, walking as briskly as if they
came from a rare’ pleasure. One little girl,
too small to reach up to the box, had the tears
come rushing into her eyes until I lifted her
Up to the desired height. And when 2 com-
mittee counted the collection, there was $1.75
in the box. May God bless this, although
small sum, that it may grow to an amount
suflicient to erect a substantial building at
New Orleans. ‘This is the sincere wish of 4
TEACHER.