The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1914, Page 28

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tion officials did anything. Wong was advised to
leave the city at once, but he replied that it would
be useless to do so as the woman would follow him;
he was sure that there was no way of his escaping
death. He sent a telegram to me, asking me to
come to Phoenix at once.

Upon receipt of the message, I set out at once,
and arrived in Phoenix about 11 o’clock that night.
I hastened to the house of the poor boy in the dark
Chinese quarter. Again and again I rang the bell,
but there was no response. Just then a Chinaman
passed, saw me, and asked what I wanted there at
that hour. I told him that I wanted to see
Wong Fong. As he hastened away, he cried, “He
is dead; he was shot last night!”

I had arrived too late. My poor boy Wong had
fallen a victim to a heathenish Chinese custom and
superstition. Yes, poor Wong Fong was dead.

‘ While sleeping in his bed, he had been shot

through the head on the night of February 13.

The larger one of the boys on the picture is
Wong Fong; the other is his faithful friend
Li Ling. The photograph was taken at the time
when both attended our mission school at Globe.

The coroner’s jury returned the verdict: “Shot
by unknown persons.” It is probable that the
authorities will do nothing to ascertain who the
murderers were. It only means one despised China-
man less, that is all! Had the murdered man
been white, the matter would be quite different.
But for us his death means much. We loved
Wong Fong, we loved him dearly, for he was our
dear brother in Christ Jesus. :

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News from Concord, N. C.

Beginning February 8, 1914, the members and
friends of Grace Ey. Luth. Church, of Concord,
N. C., were blessed with an entire week of services.
The object of these services was to indoctrinate our
own people, and then also to inform those not con-
nected with the Lutheran Church of the blessed
treasure God has entrusted to our dear Lutheran
Zion. The pastor, Rev. W. G. Schwehn, preached

_a very impressive sermon on Joel 3, 14, Sunday

night. On the next night we were permitted to
hear a very forceful sermon on the doctrine of
Holy Baptism by the Rev. John McDavid, of Char-
lotte, N. C. ‘Tuesday night Rev. John Alston, ‘of
Mount Pleasant, N. C., treated the cardinal doc-
trine of the Church of the Reformation, justifi-

cation by faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The following night Rev. W. G. Lash, of Salis- |
bury, spoke on the Office of the Keys. Thursday | |
night Rev. Calvin Thompson, of Charlotte, N. C., |
delivered a sermon on the sacrament of Holy Com- ,
munion. This week of services was concluded on
Friday night by an excellent sermon on the doc-
trine of conversion by the Rev. R. O. Lynn, of
Greensboro, N. C.

This was the first time that our Concord church

yhad a continuous week of worship, but we hope

not the last. As these services were a success and,
we trust, of great spiritual benefit both to our own .
members and also to the visitors who were present,
we hope to see our other congregations in North
Carolina follow the example of the mother congre-
gation and by similar services speak of the great
treasures God has bestowed upon us.

Both church and school are in a flourishing con-
dition, our parochial school having upwards of 100
pupils, who daily are taught God’s Word besides
the branches commonly taught in the public school.
In addition to the pastor the undersigned is acting
as teacher now. May God continue to bless this
faithful flock, and may we daily grow in His
Truth and Wisdom! H. W. Lynn.

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Greenville, N.C.

Our little chapel at Greenville, a suburb of
Charlotte, N. C., which formerly stood so promi-
nent upon a hilltop, casting its lone shadow down
the hillside, has become less distinguishable because
of the rapid growth of the settlement. A little over
a year ago, a few old shanties stood with the chapel
on the hilltop, but since then the settlement has
grown considerably. Now all around our chapel
are to be seen nice, commodious four- and five-
room cottages owned by a quiet and industrious
class of colored people. On the northeast side, and
about three blocks from our chapel, a settlement
has been opened for whites,. This settlement is
being provided with all modern conveniences. It
will undoubtedly help to make the settlement
where our chapel is the ideal colored settlement of
Charlotte. ;

Our little congregation, is still working ear-

‘nestly and with ‘singleness of heart for the up-

building of the church. Every member is taking
an active part in the services and in the Sunday-
school.