The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1915, Page 53

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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A Letter from Concord, N. C.

Drar Eprror: —

Just a few lines. I want to give you a little
news for the Pronger, which, I hope, will be of
interest to its many readers. At a special service
on the night of May 30, seven children and one
adult, a blind young man, were confirmed, and two
adults and four children were baptized. Thus the
Lord is blessing us and His Chureh. Since the first
of the year our congregation here in Concord has
had over fifty accessions. I am preparing another
class of adults for confirmation, which, by God’s
help, will be ready for this important step some
time in July. May God lead many more to us, so
that Tis kingdom may grow and prosper.

May the good Christian friends and supporters
of our Colored Mission continue with their gifts
-. and prayers in our behalf!

Your humble brother in Christ,
W. G. Scrwern.

A Letter from Atlanta, Ga.

Drar Eprror: —

Tn the following you will find a few notes bearing
on recent occurrences and conditions in our station
here in Atlanta. I shall be thankful to you for
inserting them in the PronrEr. —

Tt was regretted especially by the members of
St. Mark’s, but also by the many friends gained
during his short stay here, that Prof. Carter had
to leave. Atlanta, The City Beautiful, on Sunday,
“May 30, to return to his home in Greensboro, N. C.
His little daughter has been sick for several months,
but at this writing, I am glad to report, after hear-
ing from him, that the girl’s condition is better
than he had expected to find it. May God grant
her a speedy and perfect recovery !

Thursday, June 3,:our school and Sunday-school
outing was held in the lovely woods not far from
our station, and it was voted a success by all who
attended. Why shouldn’t it! Were there not cakes,
lemonade, and ice cream aplenty? And these were
especially enjoyed by all during and after. demon-
strations of physical prowess in such exercises as
foot-races, potato-races, and three-legged races for

boys and girls. Baseball also claimed its honored
" position among the ladies and gentlemen present.

(By the way, let me remark that these Southern girls .

and ladies think it not strange that they play-ball

almost as well as the boys and men. Suffrage agi-
tation is strong here, and why limit its demands
to politics !)

It is with special pleasure and a sincere feeling
of gratitude that I have noticed in recent issues of
the Iatheraner special donations for our chapel in
Atlanta. And true it is, we need one here more so
than elsewhere, if that is possible. More than fifteen
persons cannot be seated comfortably under present
conditions; and when you consider the heat (average
already 86 degrees), we are almost tempted to say
that the people cannot be blamed for not wanting
to crowd into our little place. Dear reader, I hope
to give you a picture of our “shack” in the next
edition of this paper, and then you will be able to
see for yourself. Will you then help us to build the
sorely needed chapel before the summer is out?
Begin now to save your nickels until you see the
picture, and I am sure that you will then double
what you will have saved by that time. And above
all, remember St. Mark’s in your prayer to the
Lord, won’t you? So, then, details and a picture
next month.

Your servant in the Lord,
C. Stott.

A Short Note from Napoleonville, La.

Though we do not show you our faces very often,
yet we wish to remind you of the fact that we are
still here, toiling and battling in the land of sun-
shine. : -

On Pentecost Sunday, the anniversary of the
day on which by the powerful preaching of the
apostles three thousand souls were added to the
Church of God, we were glad to add one more to
our little flock. This. was great joy for us; but we
feel that there was even greater joy in the presence
of the angels of God in heaven.

The convert received is a young boy attending
our school. He was baptized and confirmed at the
same time. ‘The Rey. I. R. Berger preached a most
impressive and edifying sermon on Rom. 1, 16.

This is the seventh convert received into our
church since the undersigned has been in Napoleon-
ville. This is surely a sign that God’s Word is not
returning void to Him.

Though we are spiritually supplied here in
Napoleonville with the Water of Life, we lack
a bodily supply, owing to the lack of a good rain
for the past three months. May the Lord hear our
unworthy petitions ! G. A. DEtouy.