The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1916, Page 68

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

one of his first letters he told me that he had no
money, but would order them anyhow, trusting to
the good Lutherans to support him. Wonderful
how you can depend upon real Christians! And,
yes, another thing: Rev. G. Hageman, of Trinity
Lutheran Church, Boston, got his three societies —
live ones they are — to present us with good hymnals.
Two weeks after he had informed me of his in-
tention, his Young Men’s Association, the Berea
Bible Class, and the English Mission Sunday-
scheol had seen to it that we were in possession of
three dozen hymnals. Capital idea for our societies
to do things like that! Worthy. of imitation, eh?
We use *em too! Many people around here have
already told me that we “certainly do sing.” But
then, that’s Lutheran, too, you know, and we are

Rev. F. Foard.

Lutherans through and through. ‘Take that fact
home with you.—So you're pleased with the
whole, eh? Glad to hear it. 'That?s what all of
my good visitors have said.

Can’t “get over” the building, you say? Well,
neither can I. Nobody else around here either.
Recently a man.told me, “Reverend, there are
churches in Atlanta larger than yours; there are
churches prettier than yours; but yours is the pret-
tiest small frame church in the city.” Now, really,
aren't you, a Lutheran brother in Christ, you who
helped build this modest, yet beautiful little chapel,
aren’t you really proud? I am. And my members
—well, they're just wild with delight. And let
me tell you, our non-Lutheran friends are now
all agreed that “those Lutherans mean business.”
I like that expression. We really do mean business.
We are striving to save souls, to lead souls to Christ,
to spread the kingdom of our dear Savior.

Well, sorry you have to go, but of course —.
Here’s your train.

Well, good-bye, good luck; and.tell all of your
folks that you met a little band of dusky, but true
Lutherans, who are proud of the church given them
by their numerous friends. Cant Stonn.

Sunday-School Convention at
Gold Hill, N.C.

July the seventh and eighth the Evangelical
Lutheran Sunday-school Association of North Caro-
lina held its annual meeting with Rev. IF. Foard’s
congregation at Gold Hill. The local pastor, in the
name of the congregation, extended to all a hearty
welcome, to which the President, Rev. Schwehn, re-
sponded, whereupon he delivered his annual message.

The Association then took up the discussion as
to whether it were necessary to have a Sunday-
school Normal, where our Sunday-school teachers
could be better trained for their work. After much
discussion pro and con it was finally resolved that
such a Normal-is highly necessary if we wish to
bring our Sunday-schools up to the highest degree
of efficiency. ‘This matter of a Sunday-school Nor-
mal will be laid before Immanuel Conference when
it meets in August at Meherrin, Va., and this body
will be asked to indorse the movement. The idea
of the Normal is this, that each Sunday-school
teacher be asked to attend the Normal at least one
or two weeks each year, in order that he or she
may get a better idea how a lesson is to be taught.
It is hoped that this Normal will be held at Im-
manuel College, where we have all the facilities
for such an enterprise — professional teachers, good
literature, ete. Then, too, since in the future the ,
months of September and May will be given over
exclusively to practical work at the College, the
Association thought that this would be an ideal
time and place to hold the Sunday-school Normal. .
Let us hope-that we shall be able to carry out our
idea; and then let every teacher avail himself or
herself of the opportunity to learn how to teach
a Sunday-school class.

After a long discussion the manner of award-
ing the banner to a Sunday-school was changed.
In the future that Sunday-school will be considered
as deserving the banner which has. the highest
average attendance during the year. ‘Thus, if a
Sunday-school has only 25 pupils enrolled, but an
average attendance of 20, that Sunday-school will