The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1915, Page 46

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

Charlotte, N. C., in charge until a permanent mis-
sionary could be secured. Rev. McDavid served
this station until June of last year, when the
present missionary, H. D. Kent, was called by the
Board. He entered upon his work July 19, 1914.
Thus our work was extended into the state of
South Carolina, whose colored population exceeds
the white.

On Sunday, May 16, we were able to receive
our first convert to the Lutheran faith into our
church, Mr. Bobo. ‘The speaker for the. occasion
was Rey. W.-Schwehn, of Concord, N. C. At
1.45 p.m. he preached a forcible sermon from

Mr. Bobo,

Jer. 6, 16, and at 8.15 p. om. he spoke to an atten-
tive congregation from Eph. 6, 10—18. May God
bless our labors, and add many more souls to His
fold at this place! H. D. Kenr.

Items of Interest from Our Colored
Mission Field.

New Or.rans. — Pastor Kramer recently con-
firmed a number of adults and children. We are
pleased to bring cuts of these newly confirmed in
this number of the Pionrrr. We hope that the
fact that God so richly blessed his missionary labors
will give him much encouragement in his work. —
Pastors Id. H. Schmidt and A. O. Friedrich, the
missionaries in charge of our other two main sta-
tions in New Orleans, have each been granted a
vacation for the summer months, which they will
spend with their families in the North.

_ now.

Trinrry, New Orteans. — Rey. Ed. H. Schmidt
writes: “Sunday, May second, I had the pleasure
of confirming in St. Paul’s the first fruits of our
Trinity Mission school, six boys and three girls.
On the following Sunday they made their first com-
munion. ‘Trinity School, thanks to the faithful
work of Mr. P. Robinson, is in a flourishing con-
dition. The prospects for another large class next
year are exceedingly bright. We hope to gain
several adults also. Unfortunately the services in
Trinity are not very well attended. We believe,
however, that if we had a chapel, things would be
greatly improved in this regard.” — We are pleased
to note the success attending the earnest labors of
our friend Robinson in this new field, and are sure
that God will not put to shame his confidence in
the divine promises to bless all earnest endeavors
of THis servants. Missionary Schmidt also informs
us that since the first of May he has again taken
full charge of his work. — Rev. Peay, who has been
transferred from Mansura, now has charge of the
station in Carrollton, a suburb of New Orleans.
Mansura has been temporarily placed in charge of
Rev. Schmidt, who, with the help of the New Or-
leans brethren, intends to conduct services there
twice a month till the vacancy can be filled.

Witmineton, N. C.— We feel happy to be able
to tell our readers that our active young missionary
in Wilmington, N. C., Rev. Otto Richert, is to be
married this month to Miss Hulda Moeller, of
Chester, Ill. May God bestow His rich blessings
upon the young couple!

Our Mission ‘I'reasury.— Income in April,
only $1,275.16. Expenses in the same month,
$3,204.26! Present debt of the treasury, $4,218.81.
This money the treasurer was obliged to borrow at
the bank at six per cent. interest. What is to be
done? Oh, how I do wish that many a one of
our readers would feel about the matter like that
good man did who sent Pastor Poppe a draft for
$1,000. (Do not neglect to read Pastor Poppe’s
interesting letter in this issue of the PronrEmr, in
which he tells about this draft.) Just think of it,
dear fellow missionary, a debt of over $4,000 al
the end of April! If we do not soon wake up to.
see the needs and exigencies of our Colored Mis-
sion, we shall have a debt of $12,000 a year from
And then remember, not a single chapel
built as yet! It is now almost a year ago that
the Synodical Conference, with great unanimity
and enthusiasm, voted an appropriation of $10,000

" to be used for ten chapels, which already then were