The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1908, Page 44

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

New Orleans News.

It will undoubtedly interest the readers of the
PIoNEER to learn that thanks to the liberal contri-
butions of the pupils of our Northern parochial
schools, and of the many friends of our mission
work among the colored population of the South,
our sorely-needed school building and chapel at Na-
poleonville, La., is now completed. The building,
which is 65X30X14 feet, contains two spacious
rooms; one of these is to accommodate the many

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sin, life, and salvation. The speaker, moreover,
impressed it on the minds of the hearers that Christ
desires also the adults and grown up to come to
Him, and that all therefore should make use of the
opportunity, and hear the Word of God which will
be taught to their children as well as to them in this
new building. The closest attention was given the
speaker throughout his entire sermon.

At the evening service the room was crowded to
its utmost capacity, and many, finding no room

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Colored Lutheran Chapel and School at Napoleonville, La.

pupils who wish to receive Christian instruction,
and the other is to serve as a chapel. The school
has an excellent site, and the large playgrounds will
be especially welcome to the schoolboys.

The school was dedicated on Sunday after Easter
by the Rey. G. Kramer of the Bethlehem congrega-
tion in New Orleans.° At the morning service there
were about 70 present, mainly children who attend
our school, and their fine singing of our beautiful
Lutheran hymns helped not a little to make the
service an edifying one. In his brief but pithy and
hearty discourse on the words of the Savior: “Suf-
fer little children to come unto me,” etc., Pastor
Kramer made it clear to his hearers how anxious
Christ is to have all children come to Him, in order

within, were obliged to remain outside. The under-
signed preached on Ps. 34, 5, pointing out to his
hearers the blessedness of those who are dwellers in
the house of God, and the wretchedness of those who
cannot or will not hear the Word of God. Unfortu-
nately, the new benches were not yet finished, and
the audience could be accommodated only with
school desks, many of which were certainly not in-
tended for adults. However, after the next service
the new benches will be finished, and those who at-
tend our services will find more comfortable seats.
, May the Lord continue to bless our labors in
Napoleonville; for this is, indeed, a very promising
mission field. Under the care of Mr. Eberhard the
school has been doing nicely, it having an enroll-