The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1898, Page 38

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

(For the LUTHERAN PIONEER.)

Joy} in the Lutheran Mission at Greens-
boro, N. C.

Why are so many children out, all quietly
waiting in their school-room, with joyous ex- |
pectation? They are to march in procession,
led by two preachers and their new teacher,
from the school to the
church. And why areso
many people in church,
that the children hardly
find sitting room? More
than expected, so that
the room reserved for
the school is literally
packed. — Why? Of
course, there is always
reason for a Lutheran
church to be filled at
every service. But it
is not always so filled
and seldom so packed,
as was the Mission
Church at Greensboro
on this occasion. What
was the special reason?

It was the installation
of their new teacher.
For this reason the
children appeared in
festive numbers. For
this reason the church
was so packed. Yor
this reason one man —
the son of the formerly
Lutheran preacher Holt
—had come 27 miles to
attend the service. For
this reason a preacher
had come all the way
from Richmond, Va., to
preach, who, with the
pastor of the Mission
and the new teacher, led
the procession of chil-
dren from the school to
the church.

And this was indeed
a reason for joyous
festive service. Is not
a Lutheran parochial
*chool teacher a pre-
cious gift of God? The
exalted Saviour of the world reckons this gift
among the royal gifts He has obtained for
mankind, ‘‘And He gave some, apostles; and
some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and
some, pastors and teachers,’ Eph. 4, 11.

But the teacher that God gave to the Lu-

theran Mission at Greensboro must be pecu-
_ Hiarly precious to them. He is a man of their
_ own color, of their own race. They can have
‘@ special joy in honoring the gift of God in
him; And they can entertain a special hope
_ that God will bless His work through him to
‘the'salvation of many of theirrace. Mr. E.

Buntrock was born and raised in the city of
Milwaukee, was educated in a parochial school |
there, and after his confirmation entered the |
Lutheran Normal School at Addison, III., |

usual on such occasions, the church was be-
fittingly adorned inside with fruits of the field.

In the morning, Pastor J. Ph. Schmidt
preached his introductory sermon on the Gos-

where he completed with honor the course of| pel lesson of the day, showing clearly that

a parochial school teacher.

Dr. MARTIN LUTHER.

was reason for joy and thanksgiving at his in-
stallation. It took place on the 14th Sunday
after Trinity, September 11, 1898.

C. J. OELSCHLAEGER.

—_—> eo

(For the LUTHERAN PIONEER.)

A Gala-Day in Concord, N.C.

The crops have been good, and the weather
was fine, both of which facts contributed to-
wards bringing out a large crowd to our Negro
Church in Concord, on September 18. As

This is the way} pastor and people should and would serve no
God led him to give him as a teacher to our}
Colored Mission in Greensboro, N. C. There}

one but the Lord. The theme of the harvest-
home sermon, in the afternoon, by Prof. Ro-
moser, of Conover, was
that only to those who
are rich toward God
does a bountiful har-
vest prove a blessing,
the text being Luke 12,
16—21. Inthe evening,
Missionary Schuetz de-
livered an impressive
mission sermon based
on Isaiah 40, 9-11, after
which the pastors pres-
ent, Schmidt, Bakke,
Schuetz, and Romoser,
gave short talks.

A feature of these
services was the trained
churchly singing of the
local choir. The rich-
ness of the negro voice
is proverbial; here we
had this gift enlisted in
service for the beauti-
fying of the services
of the sanctuary. The
gathering of the offer-
ing was an inspiring
sight. Justas every one
had sung heartily and
listened attentively, so
every one in the large
audience seemed to
think it his duty to file
past the altar and drop
his contribution into
the plate. It was no
wonder, then, that the
collections for the day
aggregated fourteen
dollars. And the be-
havior both inside and
outside the church
would have been a rey-
elation to anyone ac-
customed to the noisy
gatherings of negroes
among the sects. —God continue to bless our
Negro Mission! G. A. R.

——_»—<+o-<P or oe

Say Yes to Jesus.

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A little girl was once asked what it was to
believe in Jesus. She said: ‘‘Why, it is just
saying ‘Yes,’ to Him when He asks us to come
to Him to find rest.’

Was not that a beautiful answer? Can any
older person explain faith better? He says:
‘Come to me, and I will give you rest.”’ Let
us all say: ‘‘Yes, Lord; I come.’’