The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1912, Page 22

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at this wedding was as quiet and attentive as any
one could have desired. Uncle Bob was invited to
the house, but necessary duties prevented his at-
tendance. Others, however, informed him that at
the house our young Christians conducted them-
selves in an exemplary manner as invited guests.
Thus shall the world learn a lesson from a Chris-
tinn wedding. Jesus also must certainly have been
at this wedding.

And now, Uncle Bob, who is the bride? She
is now the wife of our Missionary Rev. Eugene
Berger of the Napoleonville Station, and to Uncle
Bob she was previously Miss Sidonia Roberts; for
short we all called her Sidonia. Now, dear child,
may you be a blessing there as you were here!
May the Savior guide you and your dear young
husband safely to the anchorage above!

Uncre Bon.

Notes from Yonkers, N. Y.

At the beginning of the new year, Bethany con-
gregation was able to look back at the nine months
of her existence with humble thanksgiving for the
visible blessings God had given to the Word preached
in her midst.

March 10, 1911, will always be rledsantly Te-
membered by both pastor and members. In the
evening of that day, the few faithful Tutherans
that had some years ago been members of St. Mat-
thew’s congregation at Meherrin, Va., with several
of their friends, some of whom are now members
of the congregation, welcomed their first pastor in
a gathering in the parish house of St. John’s Ger-
man Lutheran church. The Rev. A. v. Schlichten,
who had faithfully fed them with the sincere milk
of God’s Word for several years, in a few words
introduced the new pastor, after which we all en-
joyed ourselves, partaking of the delicious refresh-
ments which had been prepared by the ladies. ‘The
rest of the evening was very pleasantly spent sing-
ing Lutheran hymns, The first divine service on
the following Sunday evening was well attended.

One of the many difficulties which confronted
the infant congregation was the getting a place

where we could hold our regular services. We are _

thankful. to say that° this stumbling-block was

readily removed by an offer from St. John’s German .

Lutheran church to permit us to make use of their
Sunday-school room.

On November 19, Rev. Wm. Hallerberg, of

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St. Louis, Mo., visited our mission. A triple dedi-
cation had been arranged for that day. An organ,
which had been presented to us by a Mr. A. Wer-
ling, of Ossian, Ind., a pulpit given by the men of
the congregation, and a nice church Bible pre-
sented by the ladies, together with three beautiful
bookmarks given by a friend, were all dedicated
to the service of the Lord at 4 py. xt. The dedi-
catory sermon, based on Ps. 126, 3, was preached
by the pastor. After the sermon, Rey. Hallerberg
addressed the congregation, speaking very encour-
agingly of the hopes for the future of our mission.
The two events combined made a lasting impres-
sion upon the large crowd of visitors that were
present, and afforded much encouragement for those
who are interested in mission work here. In the
evening, Bronx Mission was visited by the visiting
pastor and several of the members of Bethany con-
gregation. ‘The visit of Rev. Hallerberg was highly
appreciated by all.

Although our Sunday-school is still very small,
yet it arranged a very successful Christmas cele-
bration. The church was decorated very beautifully
by the niembers of the congregation, and the chil-
dren spoke and sang well. The attendance was
good.

“Bronx Mission, which is located on Cromwell
Ave., near 172d Street, New York City, was opened
October 15. During the fall, the attendance was
good, but after the death of Miss Irene Winbush,
on December 6, who had caused the mission to be
opened, many that had attended its services re-
turned South. However, we hope to give this ‘field
more attention as soon as the cold weather will have
passed away.

In general, mission work in and around Yon-
kers, N. Y., has been very successful. Your mis-
sionary is glad to report that during the last year
ten adults were added to Bethany congregation, and
that its building fund shows a total of $117.47.
Through the Luther League, a missionary socicty
in the congregation, which canvassed the town by
territories, the members have rendered great assist-
ance to the missionary. ‘

The field is large and fruitful. May God, who
has begun the good work, continue His blessings
upon our labors to His glory and to the salvation
of many souls. W. O. FH.

Puitir Henry said: “There are two things we-

should beware of: that we never be ashamed of the
Gospel, and that we never be a shame to it.”