The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1915, Page 60

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

the convention with a solo, three-minute addresses
were made by the superintendents and teachers of
the various Sunday-schools.

Director F. Berg, of Immanuel College, spoke
a few words in the interest of the college, urging
the people to take advantage of the opportunities
given to make Christian men and women of their
boys and girls.

Sunday evening, at § o’clock, the Rev. W. G.
Schwehn, of Concord, preached an excellent sermon
to an appreciative audience from John 4, 35, his
theme being: “The Harvest of Souls.” He showed
that there is a great harvest to be gathered in, and
as Christian ministers and teachers it is our duty
to reap this harvest while it is yet day, ere the
night cometh when no man can work.

The collections for the day amounted to some-
thing over $26, which will be given to Immanuel
College. St. John’s Sunday-school of Salisbury,
N. C., won the banner, being the best Sunday-
school in the state as far as collections are con-
cerned. .

God willing, we hope to hold our third annual
convention next year with the congregation of the
Rev. F. H. Foard, of Gold Hill, N. C. It is hoped,
however, that we shall be able to spend more than
one day with him, as we feel that we have not time
enough to accomplish as much work as we should
like to do. It is also hoped that there will be more
papers on the program next time, and that we shall
have more time to discuss them. R. 0. L. L.

Grace Mission, St. Louis, Mo.

On the afternoon of July 11, a most interest-
ing and impressive service was held in Immanuel
Lutheran Church, corner 15th and Morgan streets,
St. Louis, of which the Rey. G. Wangerin is pas-
tor. Immanuel Congregation had kindly given our

Colored Mission in St. Louis the free use of their
church for the occasion. Despite the oppressive
heat no less than 500 white Lutherans from the
various congregations of the city and 150 Colored
people were in attendance. Rev. G. A. Schmidt,
who has had charge of our Colored work in St. Louis
since last September, conducted the service. The
singing of the hymn, “Jesus, Be Our Guide,” was
followed by prayer and the reading of Josh. 24, 14 ff.
After singing “Come, Follow Me, the Savior Spake,”
Missionary Schmidt examined seven candidates for
Confirmation, two girls and five ladies, among the

latter an old lady of more than seventy years. All
without exception gave excellent answers to the
questions put to them in the course of the examina-
tion. Then followed the missionary’s address on
John 6, 67. 68 and the rite of Confirmation. Dur-
ing the singing of the hymn, “My Faith Looks Up
to Thee,” the collection was lifted, which amounted
to $35. In this same service also six children and
two older girls were baptized. ‘The service was
brought to a close by the singing of “Let Me Be
Thine Forever.” Among those in attendance at
the service were all the members of our Colored
Mission Board, Missionaries Ed. H. Schmidt and
A. O. Friedrich, of New Orleans, and most of our
St. Louis ministers.

In the week following this inspiring service,
Missionary Schmidt also confirmed an invalid lady
at her home in the presence of a number of mem-
bers of the Mission. ‘The addition of these 16 per-
sons to the membership: of our Grace Mission in
St. Louis is sure to be a great encouragement to
the missionary and his flock, and will undoubtedly
help greatly to increase interest in the Mission
among the white Lutheran brethren in St. Louis.

BF. J. di.

Items of Interest from Our Colored
Mission Field.

A New Proressor Cauiep. — To fill a vacancy
in the faculty of Immanuel College at Greensboro,
N. C., Pastor Adelbert Schaller, of Redwood Falls,
Minn., has been called by our Board for Colored
Missions. _At the time of this writing it is not
known whether or not he will accept the call ex-
tended to him.

A LerGacy or Two THousanp Doxtars. — Our
Colored Mission recently received a bequest of

‘$2,000 from the late Mrs. Louise Weber, of Bal-‘

timore, Md. This bequest, coming at a time when
our Board is contending with a large deficit, will
be doubly welcome. We have often wondered why
it is that our members so seldom remember the
Church and its missions and benevolences in. their
last wills. While the papers of other church. bodies
often report such legacies, the periodicals of our
Synodical Conference seldom have the opportunity
to do so. Is it because our members are not so
well situated financially? Here is a form that
may be used by such of our readers as may wish
to follow the praiseworthy example of Mrs. Louise