The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1909, Page 95

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mission and thus be won for the Church of their
God and Savior. In view of this progress we have
every reason to thank God for having thus far pros-
pered this work among the colored people of this
large city. May the good Lord continue to bless
the pastor and his flock and bring many erring
souls into the fold of the blessed Shepherd, Christ
Jesus, to the glory of His great name! W. H.

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NOTES.
CLose or VoLume.— Another volume of our
paper is brought to a close with this. number, and
the next issue will begin a new volume. We hope
that the friends of our little monthly will use this
favorable time to win new subscribers. The in-
creased circulation of our mission papers will be
a help to our work, as all profits from the same go
into the mission treasury. We would kindly remind
all subscribers also of the fact that according to
the new rules of the Post Office Department all
subscriptions should be paid in advance, lest the
publisher be obliged to pay extra postage.

Harvest Home Frsrivan at Conover. — On
the fourth Sunday in October the colored Lutheran
congregation at Conover celebrated Harvest Home
Festival in its neat little chapel. The Conover
Tribune reports thus: “At Bethel Colored Lutheran
Church last Sunday Rev. John Alston, of Mount
Pleasant, preached twice, Rey. G. Luecke once, and
Rey. J. 8. Koiner spoke at night. These services
were all well attended by our colored people, and
they devoutly heard the Word of Life. Rev. W. H.
Lash, of Salisbury, was present, directing the har-
vest home services.”

New Lazorers. — During the last few months
several new laborers have entered our colored mis-
sion field. In New Orleans the Rev. Albert Witt
has been installed as pastor of St. Paul’s Congrega-
tion, whilst Teacher M. L. Palm has taken charge
of the school of Bethlehem Church. In North Caro-
lina the Rev. H. Messerli has been installed as pastor
of the congregation: at Concord, the Rey. John Al-
ston was called to Mount Pleasant, the Rev. F. Ford
- to Gold Hill, and the Rey. Chas. Peay to Monroe.
The last three are graduates of our Immanuel Col-
lege at Greensboro. In Virginia, we are told, Prof.
J. Koiner, of Conover, will take charge of the mis-
sion station at Meherrin. May God richly bless

the labors of His servants, and as the work increases
may He also move the hearts of our Christians to
increase the gifts for our mission work: ‘The treas-
ury is in need of larger contributions, and the work
is worthy of the most liberal support. It is the
Lord’s work. ,

CuerErruL Givers. —Says The Mission Field:
“The Christians in the diocese of Madras, which
covers a large section of South India, contributed
last year 19,789 rupees. This represents practi-
cally two shillings for every man, woman, and
child. Does not this statement put to shame many
professing Christians at home, whose contribution
toward the establishment of the kingdom of Christ
outside their own country consists of an odd copper
which they give with reluctance? Many of the
Christians in South India live on the verge of star-
vation for a good part of each year, yet they value
the faith of Christ so highly that they are willing
to endure real self-denial in order to extend its
knowledge.”

A Liperat Orrertnc.— A New York paper
reports that at the recent meeting of the Christian
and Missionary Alliance the contributions for mis-
sions among the heathen amounted to $63,749. And
this large sum was not contributed by rich people
only. “In that sum were many liberal offerings of
the poor. We are told that a woman who supports
a family of some size by washings came down the
aisle with her contribution, which consisted not of
one dollar, nor of five dollars, but of fifteen dollars.
Fifteen dollars of the money that she earned stand-
ing over the washtub, of the money she needed to
support a family of some size, was her offering for
mission work. How many wealthier people are put
to shame by this poor washerwoman!

Carnotic Spain. — Writing of the recent dis-
turbances and troubles in Spain, where the Romish
Church has ruled for centuries, a missionary, who
is described by those who know him as “a conserva-"
tive and truthful man,” says: “It seems to be the
general idea that the Romanists, by their intrigues
in matters of government, as well as in all branches
of social life, are chiefly responsible for the sad
state to which this poor country has sunk; there-
fore the enmity of the people was directed almost
entirely against them. Thirty-two convents and
churches have been burned down, and such things
are said to have come to light that those who knew ~