The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1907, Page 61

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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New Orleans News.

The busy bustle around our Lutheran schools
has now ceased, and the pupils and students who
have so studiously pursued their studies are enjoy-
ing their vacations. Richly has the good Lord be-
stowed His blessings upon our schools during this
past school-year.
St. Paul’s School,
150 at Bethlehem.

300 pupils were enrolled in
200 at Mount Zion, and about
This evidences the fact that our

cided progress.
amounted to 95.
good work.

The enrollment of pupils there
Prof. Gehner has certainly done
Everybody was perfectly satisfied with
him, asking him surely to return next fall. We
have now purchased the plat of land of which I
made mention the last time. We hope that we shall
be able to receive the old pupils in a new building
next fall. Opposition and competition work is
greatly jeopardizing our school at this place. The
people there are exceedingly interested in the erec-

Faculty and Students of Luther College.

schools have again been progressivé and flourishing.
True it’ is, our schools have also met with great
difficulties. Satan has continually been on the alert,
waiting for an opportunity to destroy, or, at least,
to hamper the noble work. Especially does this hold
true with regard to Bethlehem School. ‘The depar-
ture of the pastor, the change of teachers, the es-
tablishment of a public school in the immediate
vicinity, all these circumstances have proved ex-
ceedingly harmful to our school. But considering
everything, we cannot but gratefully acknowledge
the rich blessings of the Lord. -

Also at Napoleonville our school has made de-

tion of our school building, and $40.00 have already
been subscribed for that purpose. Many families
are faithfully clinging to us, but Baptists, as well
as Papists, are counteracting our work with fren-
zied madness. : J

The commencement exercises of Luther College
were held on the 26th of June. A large gathering
had assembled. Pastor Lankenau delivered an ad-
dress on “Trifles.” Other numbers on the program
were: orations, reading of essays, recitations, piano
duets, ete. ‘The program and the rendering thereof
showed marked progress made by the various stu-
dents during the last school term.