The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1905, Page 88

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88 The Lutheran Pioneer.

also profess this, and I hope that all believe this
with me.

**The church services have been fairly well at-
tended, especially on Sunday evening, which is our
main service. During the present sad time Pastor
Kossmann thought it appropriate to read the Litany
with the congregation every Sunday. This is par-
ticipated in by the entire congregation, apparently
with a contrite and humble spirit. Last Sunday’s
attendance numbered about 60 adults.

‘‘The school has had vacation since the close of
July. The reopening in the beginning of September
was postponed at the suggestion of the Board of
Health until October 2d. Further postponement
is not deemed advisable.

“During vacation Pastor Kossmann renovated
the entire interior of the Bethlehem school building
and built a division wall in the lower room to give
accommodation to two classes, to enable him to
transfer the first class to this room from the vestry,
which was much too small. Our school now gives
scant room for 190 children, with the first and
second classes rather crowded. If school progresses
this season in the same ratio as last year, more
school room must necessarily be provided. God
bless our mission and the schools of our mission
with His richest blessing!’’

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Letting His Light Shine.

A mission worker, who had been preaching at
the Reform School, was accosted one day upon the
street by a colored boy. ‘‘Howdy do, Mr. Wells?”’

‘“How do you do, sir?”

“Don’t you know me? I heard you preach at
the Reform School.’’

‘*Were there any other colored boys there?’’

‘*Yes, sah; ’bout two hundred and fifty.’’

The missionary did not tell him that all colored
boys looked alike to him, but said: ‘‘No, I don’t
remember you, but I am glad you remember me,
and maybe you remember my text?”

‘Yes, sah, it was, ‘What shall I do with Jesus,
which is called Christ?’”’

‘Well, what did you do with Him?”

“*T took Him, sah.’?

‘You did? And you are a Christian?’’

**Ask my boss.’’

**Who is your boss?”’

‘Mr. Beale, up here on the avenue.”

The missionary found Mr. Beale’s store and said
to him: ‘‘Do you know a boy named Jim?”’

‘Yes, sir, he works for me.’’

‘‘What sort of a boy is he?’’

‘The best I ever had in my employ.”

‘He says he is a Christian.”’

‘*Well, the way he acts, I believe he is.”

The missionary was glad to hear that Jim was
not one of those who profess Christianity merely
by talking, and jumping, and shouting, but that
he proved his faith by his works.

‘Let your light so shine before men, that they
may see your good works, and glorify your Father
which is in heaven,’’ Matt. 5,16. ‘‘Walk as chil-
dren of light,’’ Eph. 5, 8.

OUR BOOK TABLE.

AMERIKANISCHER KALENDER fuer deutsche Lutheraner auf
das Jahr 1906. Price, 10 cts. Concordia Publishing
House, St. Louis, Mo.

Besides the usual calendar and statistical matter, this
welcome and useful annual contains 14 pages of well-written
and instructive reading matter, the biography of the late
Rev. J. P. Beyer being of special interest. It also brings
a very beautiful colored picture representing Christ, the
Good Shepherd, as our Guide and illustrating Ps. 23, 3:
“He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness.’’

Acknowledgment.

Received for colored missions from St. Paul’s Church in
Charlotte, N. C., $5.00; Mount Zion Church, New Orleans,
La., 25.00; St. Paul’s Church, New Orleans, La., 35.00;
St. Paul’s Church, Mansura, La., 10.00; Grace Church,
Greensboro, N. C., 12.00; Grace Mission, St. Louis, Mo.,
8.00; Liza Smith, Charlotte, N. C., .86

St. Louis, Mo., October 17, 1905.

A. C. Buraporr, Treas.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.

St. Paul’s Chapel, 1625 Annette St., near N. Claiborne St.; F. J. Lan-
kenau, Pastor.
4 vinings Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 P. m.; Wednesday,
Mount Zion Church, Franklin and ThaliaSts. ; K. Kretzschmar, Pastor.
piss Services: Sunday, 11 A. sf. and 7.30 P. M. ; Thursday,

7.30 P.
Bethiehem Chapel, Washington Ave. and Dryades St.; J. W. F. Koss-
mann, Pastor.
pee Divitie Services: Sunday, 10 a. M. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Thursday,
P.M.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.

Holy Trini ity Church; L. E. Thalley, Pastor.
Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 A. u. and 8 P. M.

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