The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1916, Page 73

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Che Lutheran Pioneer.

A MISSIONARY MONTHLY.

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PusutsuepD BY THE EvaAnGeLtcaAL Lurueran SynopicaL CoNFERENCE oF NortH AMERICA.

REV. F. J. LANKENAU, EDITOR.

Entered at the Post Ofice at St. Louis, Mo., as second-class matter.

Vol. XXXVIII.

ST. LOUIS, MO., OCTOBER, 1916.

No. 10.

Luther Emerged Victoriously.

Luther emerged victoriously

From his heroic fight

Against the emperor and the pope,
Yea, Satan’s guile and might.

The unadulterated Truth

He pointed out to men;

The Word that saves immortal souls
He brought to light again.

As Luther battled valiantly,
So we must fight and win
The victory o’er unbelief,
O’er heresy and sin.

For many cast their pearl away,
And cling to gilded dross;

They are ashamed of Jesus Christ,
They stumble at His cross.

Oh, let us, then, hold fast our crown,
God’s pure and precious Word,
Till we shall magnify above
The mercy of our Lord.
H. OsTeruus.

The Synodical Conference and Our
Colored Mission.

The Ey. Luth. Synodical Conference of North
. America met in biennial session at Toledo, Ohio,

August 16 to 21, in Trinity Church, Rev. Geo.
Blievernicht, pastor.

It*is under the auspices of the Synodical Con-
ference that our Negro Mission is prosecuted. The
Board for Negro Missions, through its president,
Rev. C. F. Drewes, of St. Louis, presented a very
comprehensive report of the work done during the
past two years. The laborers of the Board are
to-day working in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illi-

nois, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New York,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and in
the District of Columbia. In Louisiana the work
is carried on from 11 mission centers, while in
North Carolina there are 25 stations. Last winter
the Misssion opened a new field in Alabama, and
is vigorously prosecuting the work at three stations,
two of which, Rosebud and Oak Hill, are in Wilcox
County, and the third at Sedan, Monroe County.
The Board is at present employing 58 laborers in
its extensive field, of whom 19 are white and
39 colored. Of these workers two look back upon
a continuous service of more than thirty-five years,
while another laborer has served the Mission for
a period of twenty-three years. The staff of laborers
consists of one field secretary, six professors, 24 pas-
tors, and 23 teachers. Seventeen of the pastors,
besides serving from two to four stations, also teach
regularly in the mission-schools. Upon the whole,
the workers have proved faithful and efficient. The
Mission prosecutes its work at 51 stations. Of
this number 36 are regularly organized congrega-
tions. During the past two years six new stations
have been opened. While some of the older stations
have made little or no progress, others haye had
a fine growth. Thus the membership of the con-
gregation at Concord has almost doubled itself,
while ten other stations are also able to show great
gains. St. Paul’s at New Orleans still ranks first
in membership, a place it has occupied for the last
fifteen years. ‘The members of our churches are
apparently. trying to lead consistent Christian lives,
and generally enjoy the respect of their white and
colored neighbors. ‘Thus a real estate dealer in
North Carolina said some time ago to the presi-
dent of the Board: “If all the Negroes were like
the Lutheran Negroes, they would be all right.”