The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1907, Page 32

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

THE PEOPLE OF BERTRANDVILLE, a little village
in the neighborhood of Napoleonville, have re-
quested that Lutheran services be held in their
midst. Prof. Mueller, of Luther College, who re-
cently visited the place, found prospects for a
preaching station there to be quite encouraging and
promised the people to preach them a sermon the
next time he came out.

News from Salisbury, N. C.

' Sunday, February 10, was a day of great re-
joicing for the pastor and people of the mission sta-
tion at Salisbury, N. C., for on that day the infant
son of the missionary was received into the church
by the holy rite of baptism. The child was baptized
by the pastor of the congregation, Prince Yucon
Mohammed acting as sponsor.

After the baptism was administered, Prince Mo-
hammed preached to a large and attentive audience
an able and well-prepared sermon on Ps. 92, 12. 13:
“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree.”
All seemed elated with the discourse. In the even-
ing a large crowd reassembled at the little hall to
again listen to a sermon of Prince Mohammed on
Gen. 50, 15—22: Joseph’s consoling answer to his
brethren. He was given the best attention, and it
is safe to say that every one enjoyed the service.

Much commendation is due to the pastor and
congregation at Salisbury, for they are laboring
under many disadvantages. Tor two years the pas-
tor has been holding services and teaching parochial
school in a little miserable hall over a grocery store
and eating saloon. Taking all things into consid-
eration, it is a wonder that pastor and people have
kept up courage. As yet nothing has been done to
erect the so much needed chapel.

‘Aside from holding services at five different sta-
tions, the pastor teaches school with no assistant up
in the little hall. The children of the school have
no place to play but the open public streets. And
the pastor has all he can do to keep the children
from danger during recess.

Despite the many difficulties confronting him,
the missionary has not lost courage, but is work-
ing hard to have the chapel erected. The large
audiences which greeted Prince Mohammed at the
services mentioned show in what esteem the Luth-
erans are held by the people of that city. Hight
ministers from other denominations were present to
witness the baptism and listen to the sermons, be-
sides a large number of people from other churches.

God grant the pastor and congregation much
zeal, faith, and courage, that they may continue
their work. And may the time be not far distant
when the new chapel shall be built, where the Lu-
therans can, without being disturbed, assemble and
praise God from whom all blessings flow. X.

BOOK TABLE.

SYNOPALBERICHT DES CALIFORNIA- UND NEVADA-DISTRIK'TS.
Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price,
18 cents.

The California-District of the Missouri Synod met in
San Francisco in the summer after the terrible earthquake
which laid waste the larger part of that beautiful city.
At their meeting the brethren considered a very timely
paper on “God’s hand and voice in the terrible visitation
upon our coast, and especially upon the city of San Fran-
cisco.” The pamphlet brings this instructive and edifying
ssay as well as an extensive report of the important edu-
cational and missionary work of our brethren on the Pa-
cifie coast.

Acknowledgment.

Received for Colored Missions from Grace Mission at
St. Louis, Mo., $5.00; Mount Olive Chureh, Catawba, N. C.,
13.00; Grace Church, Greensboro, N.C., 24.00; St. Paul’s
Chureh, Mansura, La., 17.50; St. Paul’s Church, New Or-
leans, La., 35.00; Mount Zion Church, New Orleans, La.,
35.00; Bethlehem Church, New Orleans, La., 25.00; Grace
Church, Concord, N. C., 10.00; St. Paul’s Chureh, Char-
lotte, N. C., 5.00; Mount Zion Church, Meyersville, N. C.,
2.00; St. James’ Chureh, Southern Pines, N. C., 3.00; con-
gregation in Napoleonville, La., 10.35.

St. Louis, Mo., March 18, 1907.

A. C. Buraporr, 7'reas.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
St. Paul's Chapel, 1625 Annette St., near N. Claiborne St.; F. J. Lun-
kenau, Pastor.
< paDiving Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 Pp. 3.; Wednesday,
30 P.M.
Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts. ; K. Kretzschmar, Pastor.
+ ea ivine Services: Sunday, 1 A. a. and 7.30 P. M.; Thursday,
30 YP, M.
Bethlehem Chapel, Wushington Ave. and Dryades St.
Divine Services: Sunday, 10 a. M. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Thursday,

7.30 ©. M.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.

Holy Trinity Church; L. K. Thalley, Pastor.
Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 A. M. and 8 Pr. M.

TERMS:
Tue LUTHERAN PIONEER is published monthly, payable
in advance at the following rates, postage included, to-wit:
25

Club rates only allowed if all copies are to be sent to
one address. —In St. Louis by mail or carrier, 35 cents.

All business communications to be addressed to Con-
cordia Publishing House, Jefferson Ave. and Miami St.,
St. Louis, Mo.

All communications concerning the editorial depart-
ment to be addressed to Prof. R. A. Biscitorr, Conover,
Catawba Co., N. C.