The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1907, Page 95

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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Under more favorable circumstances than here-
tofore our work at Immanuel Lutheran College was
begun this year on September 11th, when opening
took place. For an encouragement and for an ex-
hortation to be heeded in the pursuit of their stud-
ies, Prof. Bakke addressed the scholars, basing
his discourse on Luke 10, 42, urging them, above
all, to remember the one thing needful, namely
Jesus, and to grow in His saving knowledge.

Although the number of scholars present at the
opening was not so large as might have been ex-
pected, they have come later, and the number is
still growing. Students are rather slow at the
beginning to put in their appearance, which cir-
cumstance is also deplored by other colleges. In
connection with this we should like to express our
surprise that parents cannot understand that they
should send their children at once, at the opening
of the school. The scholar’s coming late is dis-
advantageous to the school and to himself; he must
begin to lay a foundation while his classmates are
building the structure. And in most cases he lays
no foundation at all.

The inadequate apartments of the Old Holley
House are things of the past. Immanuel College
has its own quarters, where we have sufficient room
and light, and instructing has been greatly facili-
tated in the classroom, especially in regard to dis-
cipline.

Walter Baumhoefener, of Young America,
Minn., student of theology at Concordia Seminary,
St. Louis, has kindly consented to assist the Faculty
for this year.

Our parochial school now has 131 scholars on
the roll, and the daily attendance thus far has been
good. The school was opened on the 2d of Septem-
ber under the direction of Frank Alston, who is
one of the first-fruits of Immanuel College. The
room in which this school was to be conducted soon
became too small, and the Seminary class vacated
its room to make place for the increasing number
in the school. This room also is crowded. Willie
Hill, a member of the second Seminary class, was
placed in charge of the second division. He is now
pursuing his studies, and Mary Martin has taken
his place in the division he taught, while at the same
time she is further preparing for this work. Con-
sidering the promise of the Lord recorded Is. 55,
10. 11, it is truly a blessing that God has permitted
us to instruct such a large number of children from

this community in the Christian doctrines and prin-
ciples.

To furnish water for the College and the Presi-
dent’s house, a waterplant has been installed. Water
pumped into an iron tank on a thirty-foot structure
affords suflicient water power.

For the sake of improving the grounds, which
is still necessary, our boys work daily.

Our library now has some hundred and seventy
volumes. Donations of good and useful books —
especially in the line of theology, literature, good
novels, English-German and German-English dic-
tionaries, atlases, biographies, ete. — are highly ap-
preciated.

On November 3d we celebrated the festival of
the Reformation. The program consisted of a pre-
lude on the organ by Prof. Lochner, preliminary
remarks by Prof. Bakke, addresses by-Fred Foard
and Charley Peay, of the Seminary class, on “The
Condition of the Church before the Reformation,”
and “The Effects of the Reformation,” respectively,
two selections by the College choir, and the singing

.of hymns by the audience.

Since September of this year Grace Congrega-
tion and the station at Elon College are served by
the Faculty. At the parochial school of the congre-
gation some cighty children are enrolled. Also here
Reformation was celebrated with three services.

F. W.

News from Our Mission in Springfield, Il.

Sunday, October 13, the members of the Evan-
gelical Lutheran Holy Trinity Church celebrated
their annual mission festival. The forenoon sery-
ice was conducted by Rev. H. G. Schwagmeyer, of
Chapin, Ill., who delivered an able sermon on mis-
sion work in general. The afternoon service was
conducted by Rev. J. G. Kuppler, of Pleasant Plains,
Til., an old friend of the colored mission in Spring-
field. He also delivered an able sermon, advocating
the importance of mission work. Immediately after
this service four children were received into the~
church by Holy Baptism. The night service was
conducted by a student from Concordia College and
Prof. L. Wessel. The student, Mr. Harre, preached
first, then followed Prof. Wessel, who delivered a
short, but appropriate sermon on John 1, 38—42.
He is one who is always welcomed and gladly heard
in our midst.

The people turned out well to these services. At
night, chairs had to be placed in the aisles, in order