The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1911, Page 47

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few months two more will be added, viz., Magyarian,
or Hungarian, and Persian.

The Synodical Conference is leading with 65
congregations and missions, and with eight out of
sixteen languages. ‘The Vaudois mission is the
first and only French Lutheran mission in the
United States.

Chicago is now the most polyglot Lutheran city
en earth. F. L. B.

Sal -——

NOTES.

A Pea For Arnica at Home. — From a secu-
lar paper we learn that Ex-Governor Northen, of
Georgia, recently called upon the people of the
South to take a more active interest in the mission
work among the colored people of their own com-
munity. “If we do not,” he says, “the civilization
of the South is doomed to final decay and thousands
of human souls to eternal death.” He warns against
race prejudice. “Such prejudice is born of the
natural man,.and is not the spirit of Christ.” Those
who consider the work hopeless, the race being thor-
ougiily bad and degenerate, are told: “The most
striking element in the plan of the Gospel is its
power to save to the uttermost. Jesus came to call
sinners, not ‘nice people,’ to repentance.” He can-
not see why it is that people interest themselves in
missions in distant Africa, but neglect. our own
Africa at home. He says: “I have heard many
sermons preached on missions to African negroes,
but never one on missions to those in our South.
I have heard many public prayers offered for the
success of missions in Africa, but never one for the
salvation of our own negroes. But what is the
difference between an unsaved negro in Africa and
an unsaved negro here?”

Lirrtr Rock, Arx.— Our mission station at
Little Rock has for some years been faithfully served
by the Rev. A. H. Poppe, pastor of the German-
English Lutheran church in that city. From his
latest parish report in The Arkansas Lutheran we
take the following item: ‘The pastor baptized
Grace Lavaughn Kaufmann, infant daughter of
Edward’ Kaufmann and Josie, née Brooks. This
is a little colored baby born in Joplin, Mo., where
the parents now reside. Mrs. Kaufmann was in-
structed in our Lutheran teaching and confirmed in
the same, and knowing she would visit her parents,
she wanted ‘her pastor’ to baptize her baby. We

may add that we are at present instructing a class

of seven colored catechumens that will be ready for
confirmation in the near future. May God give
them constancy to learn, be confirmed, and remain
true to their God after receiving the rite of con-
firmation !”

Cat Accreprep.— We are glad to hear that
the Rev. F.. Berg, of Beardstown, IIl., has accepted
the call to the presidency of Immanuel College,
Greensboro, N. C. Rev. Berg was our first resident
missionary at Little Rock and is well acquainted
with the mission ficld in the South. May God’s
grace and richest blessing be with him in his new
and important office!

Mount Zion, New Orteans.—From our
Mount Zion Colored Lutheran church in New Or-
leans “Uncle Bob” reports the following in The
Southern [ntheran: —

“Taster Day was one of great rejoicing in Mount
Zion. Nearly a year ago Mrs. Mary C.: Wright,
a staunch Lutheran since the days of the old Sailors’
Home, set up a memorial altar to the Lord as a
gift to Mount Zion. It was her earnest wish then
to fill the central panel with the Ascension of Christ.
But owing to circumstances her wish could not be
realized until this Easter, when the dedication of

‘the altar took place. The Ascension of Jesus is the

work of an eminent artist, Mr. Klagstad of Mari-
nette, Wis. Uncle Bob has hardly seen a finer rep-
resentation than this one. It now graces the central
panel of the new altar.

“Mrs. Wright, conscious of the many evidences
of God’s. grace and mercy, has here set up a me-
morial unto the living God. The Lord, who has
blessed her with both spiritual and temporal bless-
ings, be her constant comfort in the evening of
life! She has set us an example how we shall em-
ploy our temporal gifts in order that we may show
our gratitude towards God. Her act has also stirred
up others. We are now also promised the calcimin-
ing of the church gratis by another member.

“The biblical inscriptions in the two side panels
of the altar are also gifts, namely, by another old
Sailors’ Home member. Thus the only two remain-
ing members have linked the old mission with the
present one, and left footprints on the sands of
time to remember the ever-abiding love of God.

“The members and young people, not wishing
to be outdone, furnished Mount Zion with a new.
carpet and trimmed the altar-table_and pulpit with
new velvet and gold braid.