The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1913, Page 53

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The Lutheran Pioneer. 53

High Point Mission.

Our little mission in High Point, N. C., is still
in existence. We have quite a few Lutherans there
now, and a family from the Rocks congregation re-
cently moved in. ‘The attendance there is very
encouraging at times, and again, at other times, it
is not so encouraging. ‘The place where we worship
is an old dilapidated house, and we are permitted
to use only one room of it, which at times is very
crowded. We hope to get, in the near future, a
larger and more decent place in which to hold our
services, as the place in which we are seems to be
the reason why some stay away.

Heretofore there has not been much opposition,
but now that our attendance has increased, the
other churches are beginning to “sit up and take
notice.” ‘They have always regarded us as a little
handful of people who would soon become discour-
aged and disband; but with the help of God we are
still there. In order to keep others away from our
services, they have taken the benches away from
us. When, on May +t, the pastor went over to hold
divine service, he found the room emptied of every-
thing excepting the organ, stove, and a few very
high desks, which they could not take because they
belong to us. But the fact that there were no
benches did not keep the faithful away; they came
and said that they would stand or sit on the floor
if no seats were to be found. But a few kind-
hearted families lent us their chairs.

Although our membership is small and many
troubles arise, still we are not discouraged. And
we ask you, dear reader, to ask God to so bless our
efforts that we may finally gather enough souls to
justify the erection of an Evangelical Lutheran
chapel in the city of High Point; for that means
that there will be one chapel there where God’s
Word is proclaimed in all its truth and purity.

R. 0. L. Lynn.

Brief Notes from Napoleonville, La. .

Pentecost Sunday was o day of great joy “for
. the people of Napoleonville. In spite of the in-
clement weather a large crowd thronged our small
chapel to witness “the first confirmation in the
Lutheran church,” as they termed it. Two children
‘were added to the Church of God, thereby clearly
proving that the Word of God will not remain void,
but accomplish that for which it was sent.

Although missionary work has been carried on
by the Lutheran Church in this community for the
past seven years, these are the first to become mem-
bers of our church.

May the Lord continue to pour out His Spirit
into the hearts of those young soldiers, that they
by word and deed lead: others who are still walking
in darkness to the Savior. May the Lord increase
His small congregation, so that it may become a
mighty army.

Our school is in nice shape; at the end of April
we had an enrollment of 52 pupils. The attendance
is not as large this year as it was last year because
of the conditions in which the high water placed
us. Those of the larger children who formerly at-
tended our school were compelled to quit school and
work. E. R. BerGer.

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Notes from Yonkers, N. Y.

Bethany congregation is now able to look back
with delight over the two years of her active work.
And, truly, we can say, “The Lord has done great

things for us, whereof we are glad,” for the bless- _

ings of God have rested on the labors of our hands
during the second year of our work in no less meas-
ure than during the first year.

When our financial books were closed at the
end of the last calendar year, we were thankful to
note that our building fund had in the past twelve
months increased from $117.47 to $231.33. All of
which, with the exception of a few donations by
the different aids of our congregation, was accumu-
lated by the simple weekly envelope system. ‘To
God alone the glory!

On April 24th the pastor’s second anniversary
was celebrated: A large crowd of members and
friends was present, many of whom spoke of the
success of the work in very encouraging terms, and
offered to the pastor their hearty cooperation in
the future. The congregation presented the pastor
with the price of a robe, which was a very timely
gift. ‘The presentation speech was made by the
Rey. A. yon Schlichten of the St. John’s German
Lutheran Church. a

The first Sunday in May was confirmation day

in Bethany. Five catechumens had been prepared -

for the occasion, but due to severe illness in the
family, two, who live in The Bronx, New York,
were not able to be present. These will be con-
firmed on a later date. Those who were confirmed

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