The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1910, Page 53

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The Lutheran Pioneer. 53

he new chapel is a simple but very beautiful
structure. It is situated in the southeastern part
of the town, and is built on a knoll surrounded by
a beautiful grove of pine and oak trees. ‘The build-
ing is 28X40 16 feet, with an artistic steeple
8840 feet. In the rear of the chapel is a vestry
1010 feet. The chapel has four windows on eachi
side and a double window in front. It is taste-
fully painted outside and varnished inside. ‘There
are 18 new pews and a nice altar and pulpit, which
add to its comfort and beauty.

Mount Calvary was organized by Prof. Bakke
in 1897. ‘The late Rev. Stewart Doswell, of sainted
memory, was missionary here for six years. ‘The
Rey. John Alston has been in charge of this station
since July, 1909. He has been zealous, and the
Lord has not withheld His blessings from the work.
The station now has 19 voting members, 47 com-
municants, 101 souls. Mount Pleasant is a Lu-
theran stronghold. The North Carolina Synod has
a college here for young men and a seminary for
young ladies. . It also has a large congregation. Our
colored Lutheran church is the largest colored con-
gregation.

May our kind heavenly Father, who, by His
blessed Gospel and the operation of His Holy
Spirit, has called and gathered this congregation,
which professes Christ as the Savior of sinners, and
adheres to His pure Word and unadulterated sacra-
ments, continue to send His blessings upon this
congregation, and may many in it be consecrated
to Him and attain eternal salvation ! X.

A Missionary Donation.

The Secretary of a Mission Board received from
a pastor a letter with a check for $500.00 as the
missionary donation of “a friend to the cause.” *In
the letter the pastor wrote: “As the way in wltich
this sum for our missions came into my hands is
somewhat curious, I will mention it, as it may be
of use. I was calling upon an aged farmer, and
the conversation turning on missionary work, he
stated to me that he had never heard or read much
of the subject until a day or two before, when, on
opening a packet of books, he found one on mis-
sionary stories. He had been much struck with
them, and said he was sorry he had done s0 little
during his long life — eighty-three years — for so
great and glorious a work, and he then said, “You
‘are much occupied in furthering this cause, and

if you will kindly take charge of $500.00, I will.

give it to you to bestow where you think it will be
most useful; but I do not wish my name to be
mentioned, only to be entered as “A friend to the
He then said, ‘Will you take it now?’ I
answered, “There is a good text in the Bible for us
all to bear in mind: “Whatsoever thy hand findeth
to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work,
nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave,
whither thou goest.”’ He sat down, wrote out the

cause.” ’

New Chapel at Mount Pleasant, N. Cc.

check, and said I was right. A week afterwards the
old gentleman was called to his account. I thought
how good a lesson it teaches to the youngest and
strongest among us.”

From an Old Mission Sermon.

The following has been sent us as a “selection
.from a mission sermon preached and printed in the
year 1809,” the subject of the sermon being “The
Giver More Blessed than the Receiver” (Acts 20,
35). The passage adapted from the pamphlet reads
thus : —

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