The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1914, Page 69

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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GENERAL - SURVEY.
We are carrying on our work among the
negroes in ten states: Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois,
Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New York, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and in the
District of Columbia. We are preaching the sweet
Gospel of this extensive field at 47
different places to the sons of Ham. In Louisiana
we have 10 stations and in North Carolina 26.
Our missionaries care for 2,710 souls, 1,145 com-
municant members, and 262 voting members. Our
30 schdols were attended by 2,030 pupils and our
Sunday-schools by 1,450 scholars. Divine services

Jesus on

Candidate Henry D. Kent,
Called to Spartanburg, 8. C.

were attended satisfactorily upon the whole, and
in some cases exceedingly well.
the Board’s treasurer shows that our colored mem-
bers contributed quite liberally to the support of
the Mission, the total contributions amounting to
$11,278 in the last two years, an average of $5.55
for each member. ‘The property of the Mission
consists of 25 chapels, 10 schools, 5 parsonages,
2 colleges, and 3 residences of professors. The
value of the Mission property will approximate
about $115,000. The Mission employs 54 workers ;
namely, a field secretary, 6 professors, 22 pastors,
25 teachers. Among these workers are 13 colored
pastors and 20 colored teachers. In the last two
years there has been an increase of 14 laborers in
the field.

The report of.

Our NExDs.
Our 54 workers need their money every month.
Their monthly salaries run up to $2,600. We

Candidate C. Stoll,
Called to Atlanta, Ga.

ought to put four new laborers into the field at
once. Little Rock and Carrollton each need a mis-
sionary, and we need a teacher at Albemarle and
at Johnson. We also need chapels at Atlanta,

Candidate W. J. Tervalon,
Called to Richmond, Va.

Albemarle, Carrollton, St. John’s in New Orleans,
High Point, Kannapolis, Richmond, Spartanburg,

‘Wilmington, and Winston-Salem; and we need