The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1917, Page 22

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

have heard from our Mount Calvary Congregation
at Mount Pleasant. Yes, we are still here in Cabar-
rus County, and our dear pastor and our members
are quietly working together for the upbuilding of
God’s kingdom. Divine services are held regularly
every Sunday, and our Luther League meets on
Wednesday nights. The services are greatly appre-
ciated by our people, as seen from the fact that in
spite of bad weather we have good attendances.
And besides this, we have the best school in this
little town, in which our children receive a Chris-
tian training. It is known in town as the ‘Cate-
chism, School.’ Our pastor says that we now have
the largest enrolment we have ever had. JEvery
available seat is taken. In numbers it is as large
as the public school. In connection with the school-
work, Mrs. Alston, the pastor’s wife, teaches cook-
ing and sewing twice a week, which is gratefully
appreciated by parents and members. May our
kind heavenly Father continue to bless us with
the pure preaching of His Word!” — We were glad
to hear that Mrs. Alston is giving this instruction
. in cooking and sewing, an instruction so much
needed in the rural districts of the South, and
express the hope that her example may be followed
by others, whenever possible. Such teaching is
greatly needed by the future wives and mothers
of our Colored people, and will go a great way
towards improving conditions among them.
BETHEL, GREENVILLE, N. C. — From Greenville
“we received this letter: “When last you heard from
ws, we were lamenting the sad departure of Pastor
Thompson, who was forced to leave us on account
of failing health. To-day we have better news. On
Sunday, January 29, 14 souls were added to our
church; nine adults. were confirmed, one adult and
four children were baptized. This increase to our
flock fills us all with great joy. Ang our object
in writing this good news to you is that you and
ae the readers of the PIONEER may rejoice with us.
May God continue to spread His Word among our
~ people! And Aen you pray, “Thy kingdom come,’
remember Bethel: .
New Hieu Pont Cxaper. — At.last the people
of ‘our High Point station may rejoice in the/ pos-
session of a’ new chapel. We hope to be able to

bring our readers an account of the dedication of ©

_ this new house of worship in our next number.
Very probably we shall also be able to show a cut

of the chapel.
_ MrnEnRIN, VA. — From Meherrin the sad news

_know, is the dried meat of the cocoanut, and is

‘to plant them. And now, in

copra drying in the sunlight everywhere.

reward on November 26, 1916. Taylor was the
father of thirteen children, of whom twelve survive
him with their mother. We knew Taylor some
twenty-seven years ago, when we acted as a supply |
for the Meherrin station, and it was a pleasure to |

see with what interest he followed the sermon, and|
how earnestly he tried to prove the sincerity of his |
iF |

Neal, for more than thirty years a faithful member
of St. Matthew’s Church, was called to his heavenly

confession by the uprightness of his life. May God|
comfort the stricken wife and family with His ever-'
lasting comfort, and grant Taylor’s survivors grace)
to seek the home he has now entered!

New Orveans. — Teacher John ‘Thompson!
writes us that he is the happy father of a fine,|
healthy boy. May God hold His protecting hand ‘
over mother and child!

Lovistana.— When this number of the Pio-
NEER comes into the hands of its readers, the Editor \ 4
will have returned from a trip to our Colored Mis-
sion-field in Louisiana. At the time of this writing |
it is eight and a half years ago that he left the
sunny South for his present Northern home. The
Mission Board asked the Editor to visit the Loui-
siana stations in the interest of the ‘PIONEER, and
he hopes‘that he may learn much that will be of
interest to our friends. If such should be the case,
—and there can be no doubt that it will, —the
Editor will be glad to impart all these good things
to his readers in future numbers.

A New SuPERINTENDENT. — Circumstances com-
pelling the Colored Mission Board to select a new
superintendent for our Colored Mission, Rey. C. F.
Drewes, up to the present time president of the
Board, was chosen to fill the vacancy created by
the transfer of Rev. N.. J. Bakke to the super-
intendency of the Alabama field. F. J.

Items of General Missionary Interest.
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Copra AND Missions. — Copra, as you may

extensively used in making butter. About sixty-
five years ago, two Lutheran missionaries, named
Schroeder and Steller, landed on one of the Malay-
sian islands. They planted the Word, and they
also planted cocoanuts, and they: taught the natives
in Jaya, the most im-
portant of the islands, and in nearly all the others,
great cocoanut plantations are to be seen, with |
Since