The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1915, Page 87

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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mission has here been carried on among the-deaf-
mutes, and the congregation now numbers 40 com-
municant members. our catechumens are being
* instructed for confirmation.

The chapel, together with the attached par-
sonage, was erected at the cost of about $6,000,
and it has a seating capacity of 100. The dedica-
tory service was attended by more than 100 deaf-
mutes. ‘The lecturn in the new chapel, a master-

‘piece, was made by a blind deaf-mute member of
the church.

A number of Ladies’ Aid Societies contributed
to the building of this chapel, which, however, is
not yet completely paid, a debt of several thousand

_ dollars still burdening the property.. For this rea-
son donations from Ladies’ Aid Societies, Sunday-
schools, or congregations will be gratefully received.
— God bless the preaching of His Word in this
new house of worship! FJ. L.

Items of Interest from Our Colored
Mission Field.

Our Mission Scroots Iv NEw ORLEANS. —
Our schools in New Orleans have all opened with
very good enrolments and attendances. Miss King,
who in a very efficient manner presided oyer the
school at Carrollton, has turned the work over to
Rey. Peay, who was transferred there from Man-
sura, La. ‘The attendance at Carrollton has been
as high as 72. The highest attendance at Beth-
lehem School this fall has been 154 pupils.

ure New Missionary For Mansura, La.—
Rev. Wilfred Tervalon, who served the- mission at
Richmond, Va., during the past year, was to have
been installed at Mansura, La., on the first Sunday
of last month, but the great storm which swept
over Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama during
the last week in September prevented him from
reaching his destination in time. Tor this reason
the installation had to be postponed to a later
Sunday. | .

7 A Wer.LcomeE Visiror. — The unknown Christian
gentleman who for years past has so kindly and
liberally donated thousands of dollars to our Colored
Mission ‘Treasury has again paid Treasurer Schulze
a visit, leaving in his hands a gift of $510. God
bless him and-his rich gift!

A Bequest. — In his testament the late Rey.
Carl Schrader, of Darmstadt, Ill., bequeathed $500
each to our Colored Mission and the Foreign Mis-
sion of the Missouri Synod. :

Greenssono, N. C.— On October 13, the beloved
wife of Teacher E. W. Reid passed away peacefully,
dying in the faith of our Lord, in the State Hos-
pital. The funeral service, conducted by Prof. F.
Wahlers, was held in the chapel of Immanuel Col-
lege. Our sincere sympathy is extended to the dear
brother. May the Lord comfort him in his sad
bereavement!

ALEXANDRIA, La. — Missionary E. R. Berger re-
cently visited Alexandria, La., in the interest of our
Colored Mission. He writes the following concern-
ing his trip: “I preached there twice on the 19th of
September. Had to preach in my sister’s house.
The evening service was attended by 26, and the
night service by 41. I preached in front of the
house at night, as the attendance was too large for
the house. Five Lutherans were present, two of
them visitors from our congregation at Mansura.
The white Lutheran lady living there also attended
the night service, but: could not leave her work in
the evening. Three of the Lutherans present are
residents of Alexandria, and intend to remain there
permanently. One of the three is a woman who
formerly belonged to our Mansura congregation.
She has two children that are large enough for
confirmation. ... Those few members request me
to serve them with the means of grace as often as
possible. I also mentioned our school to the people.
Many think our Lutheran school would do nicely |
there; and I am of the same opinion, as there are
many people there having children who attended
our school at Mansura, and prefer our school to
any other school. ‘I think it is a good field, as

- Alexandria is one of the most progressive towns in

Louisiana.” ‘ - -

Goxp Ht, N. C. — Miss Juliet Pfifer, a former
pupil of Immanuel College, is teaching the mission
school at this station this winter.

Crar.orre, N. C. — All the Colored Lutherans
of Charlotte united in Harvest Home Festival
services at Bethel Chapel on the second Sunday in
October. Rev. John McDavid preached to large
congregations in the morning and afternoon.

Sr. Pavi’s, Cuartorre, N. C.—Mr. James
Hinson, the primary teacher at St. Paul’s Mission

School, writes that the school has a very satisfac-
_ tory enrolment.

“Qur CoLoRED Mission, InLustRaTepD.” — The
English and German editions of this history of our
Colored Mission are finding a pretty ready sale.
If more of our pastors would follow the plan of
one of our professors, a second edition would un-

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