The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1906, Page 87

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The Lutheran Pioneer. 87

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THE GENERAL TREASURY OF THE CoLorep Mis-
ston, we learn, is short of funds. In a way, this
is not to be wondered at. The expenses during the
past two or three years have been enormous. In
addition to the usual growth of the old fields and
the opening up of new ones, accompanied by the
increased cost of maintenance, the two colleges of
the Mission have been equipped with the men and
means necessary to carry on their work, all of which
is responsible for the burden that has produced
the present shortage. We are not alarmed. The
empty treasury is but an additional indication that
the work is prospering. And we know that the
Lord who heretofore has blessed’ the Mission will
not let it suffer want in the future. The, love of
God has in the past made many hearts willing to
support the extension of the Kingdom among the
colored people of the South, and that love has the
power to do the same thing to-day. Therefore we
are laboring on, cheerful and undaunted.

BreTuLEuEM Srarron is temporarily in charge
of the Rev. K. Kretzschmar of Mount Zion Church.
All services are being held as usual. Profs. Wenger
and Mueller, of Luther College, have signified their
willingness to preach whenever it is necessary.
However, the congregation would like very much
to have its own pastor again. We were prepared
for a setback in the school. Pastor Kossmann who
had conducted the first department left us, as did
also Mr. Wolf who had charge of the middle class.
The work of these two, with the new term, had to
be taken up by one man, Prof. Gehner, only recently
graduated. Besides, a large new public school was
opened up this fall at no great distance from Beth-
lehem School, and we had anticipated a-loss in this
difection, too. But it seems as though we shall not
suffer as much as we had feared. Prof. Wilder has
now taken charge of the first department, and at the
rate of the present increase the school ought soon
to reach its last year’s enrollment of 154 pupils.

THREE ADULTS are being prepared for admission
into Mount Zion Church, and more are expected
before long.

Mount Zr0N ScHoon needs a third teacher.
Prof. Vix, in the first department, is. instructing
90 pupils in four grades, w while Prof. Meibohm, in
the. second class, has charge of over one hundred
of those restless little bundles of budding humanity.

The two are actually doing four men’s -work. “The
present welfare and the future prosperity’ of -this
popular school demand the employment of a third
man. Jiven in the face of an empty treasury we
cannot and must not retrench.

“Tue Rev. LANKENAu, of St. Paul’s, reports the
announcement of 20 catechumens for confirmation
next spring, and more are expected. The congre-
gation during the past month has expended about
$90.00 for various improvements, among theni
being also a much-needed new iron fence in ) front :
of the church.

Sr. Paut’s ScHoon .at present has an enroll-
ment of 230 children in charge of four teachers,
three of whom, two male and one female, are grad-
uates of Luther College. During the month of
September the school turned in tuition fees amount-
ing to $46.00.

THINGS IN’ AND ABOUT LUTHER COLLEGE are
looking very bright just now. On October: 7th
Profs. Wenger and Wilde were formally installed
into their office as instructors at the institution.
A special service was held in the spacious college
hall, addresses were delivered by the Rev. K. Kretz-
schmar and Prof. F. Wenger, the installation proper
was conducted by the Rey. F. Lankenau, and the
choirs of St. Paul’s and Mount Zion churches ren-
dered appropriate anthems. Prof: Wenger is a
graduate ‘of our Seminary at St. Louis and until
lately was pastor of a congregation in the State of
Minnesota. Prof. Wilde, a graduate of the Semi-
nary at Addison, “Ill., was-formerly a teacher in:
St. Paul’s School and has-now been advanced to
his present ‘position at’ the college. Thirty-eight
students have entered the institution.’ Two of these
are in the theological department, while two male
and the same number of female students are in the
normal classes.

The. outlook in’ all directions is very. promising:
May God continue to bless us!

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‘Immanuel Lutheran College.

Our institution entered upon its fourth year
on the 12th of. September. under very favorable cir-
cumstances. ‘The opening address: to the students
was based on Gen. 16, 18: “Thou, God, seest me.”
This word’ they were asked to take with them as a
daily motto into the life of the new schoolyear.
As the new building is not completed, we have,