The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1914, Page 52

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theran Church has for centuries been known, namely,
the pure and unadulterated Word of God.

On Palm Sunday a large audience assembled to
witness the confirmation of three young people and
one adult. The church had been tastefully deco-
rated with palms and with flowers suitable for the
occasion. After the public examination the choir
sang very effectively the 122d Psalm. ‘The address,
based on 1 Pet. 2, 2, was taken in with very at-
tentive ears, both by the candidates and by the

Rev. Hill. Miss Williett Neil.

Miss Pauline Ragsdale.

Mrs. Dora Carson.
Miss Louise Williams.

THIS YEAR'S CONFIRMATION CLASS AT YONKERS, N. Y.

audience. Just before the candidates were called
upon ‘to take the vow of confirmation, the choir
again added to the occasion by rendering a selection
from the 56th Psalm.

In the evening the young people of the congre-
gation welcomed the newly confirmed people into
their midst in a little informal gathering. Very
encouraging remarks were made by all present.

On Easter Sunday a crowd, almost equally as
large as that of Palm Sunday, assembled to hear the
glad Easter message. Again the church was taste-
fully decorated with flowers and plants, and again
the choir added to the occasion by giving a well-

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rendered selection. The collection amounted .to
$22.15. After the sermon twenty knelt at the altar
to receive Communion.

A very promising field has been found in Brook-
lyn, to which your Missionary has given quite a
great deal of his time and attention. We hope by
the time this reaches the reader we shall have
established ourselves permanently there. May the
Lord continue His blessing in our midst, and grant
His grace upon the new fields, to the glory of His
name and the salvation of many souls.

W. O. Hin.

A Chapel for High Point, N.C.

The last issue of the LutHrran PIONEER
brought the-cheering news that the Eastern Con-
ference of the English District of our Synod at its
convention in Washington, D. C., had pledged it-
self to provide the necessary funds for the erection
of a modest chapel on one of our mission fields.
The Rev. Theo. Sorge, of Baltimore, chairman of
the conference, was appointed to bring this matter
to the attention of the Sunday-schools, to solicit and
receive the offerings.

The privilege of designating the field where a
chapel is most needed was accorded to the Field
Secretary, and he was requested to report his de-
cision in the LurHEraN Pionrer. He has decided
in favor of High Point, N. C.

High Point is a beautiful, progressive manufac-
turing town of 12,000 to 14,000 inhabitants, fifteen
miles south of Greensboro, on the main line of the
Southern R. R. In car shops, furniture, chair, sash
and door factories a large number of colored men
find lucrative employment and fair treatment. Sey-
eral years ago a small Lutheran congregation of
members who had moved to this city from Mount
Pleasant was organized. Having no permanent place
of worship, the little flock has continually been
moving from hall to hall and from one house to
another. This has been a great hindrance to the
work. People who desired to attend the Lutheran
services generally had to inquire, “Where do the
Lutherans gather on this Sunday?” At present, -
the congregation occupies a room in the house of a
member which is generally overcrowded. It numbers
34 baptized members and is in charge of Rev. Otho
Lynn, pastor of Grace Church, Greensboro. Steps
are now being taken to secure a lot, centrally located,
and to prepare plans for the chapel.

Dear Sunday-school children: —— The Rev. Sorge