The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1918, Page 7

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to be His instrument in adding five souls to His
kingdom. When I thought upon this, I was glad.

One of the three catechumens, Mr. Nathan T.
Ramsey, is a man to whom much interest attaches,
as far as our mission is concerned. He is a man
of intelligence, and had been a local preacher in
the Methodist Church near us. He studied theology
for a short time at Payne University, a Methodist
institution at Selma, Ala. Brother Ramsey is a man
who has a good reputation. ‘This fact is readily
conceded by all who know him. or twenty years
he has been overseer of the J. L. Bonner plantation,
one of the largest estates in Wileox County. But
better than all this, he has now enrolled himself
as a student of theology to become a Lutheran
pastor. He is still a vigorous man, and we pray
that God will give him length of days for the
work that he has chosen.

May the Lord continue to bless Tis servanis
and the work of our hands, to the end that His
name be glorified and that many souls be saved.

M. N. Canter.

Items of Missionary Interest.

Nortm Caronina. — Several changes among
the workers have occurred in this part of the field.
— Immanuel College reports an enrolment of
59 students. The two dwellings of the professors
on the college campus were recently painted, and
now present a fine, appearance. — Missionary Lynn
of the Alabama field is spending some time with

his parents at Mount Pleasant. Rev. Lynn’s health ~

has been poor for some time.

AtaBamMa.—'The work at Beatrice, Monroe
County, has been discontinued for the time being;
but will probably be resumed at a no distant date.
—At Buena Vista the work is going along very
nicely. A second teacher has been engaged for

_ the school, as the number of pupils was too great

for one person to do them justice. A chapel to
cost $4,000 is soon to be erected on the five acres
that haye been purchased here. — At Kingston,
Autauga County, a chapel and school will have to
be erected at once, since the Baptists have got pos-
session of the building that we had been renting
and using for school and church purposes. Miss
Smith is now teaching the children in a small
private house as best she can.— The chapel and
school at Possum Bend are nearing completion,
and we hope to be able to bring a report of the

dedication services in our next issue.— The mis-
sion-building at Zinela, Monroe County, is finished.
It is a small log building, and serves the double
purpose of chapel and school. Our teacher at Tinela
is very popular among the people, and in conse-
quence the school is crowded to overflowing with
children.

Pupils of Our School at Tinela Eating Their
Noonday Lunch. -

Arnanta, Ga. — Rev. Stoll, who has been trans-
ferred from Atlanta to Concord, N. C., shortly be-
fore his departure confirmed four persons. Rev.
John Alston, of Mount Pleasant, N. C., will be
Missionary Stoll’s successor.

NAPOLEONVILLE, LA. — Here Rey. Thompson is
successfully working in church and school. Cer-
tain necessary repairs on the chapel were made by
the members themselves. Since November Rev.
Thompson is the proud father of another little
boy. God bless parents and child! ¥F. J. L.

TRY IT AGAIN.

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The Board for Colored Missions is pleased to repeat
the same offer it made last year, according to which gals
a few readers of the Pronger have considerably helped
the Board in distributing the Proxeer and the JJissions-
taube, not without a little benefit to themselves.

The editors of both of these missionary publications
frequently have the pleasure of being informed the
subscribers that both these publications are excellently
serving their purpose, and if they do so, they are serving
the purpose of the mission, bringing their mite of bless-
ing not only to the mission enterprise, but also to the
readers. It is eminently desirable that this blessing shall
be extended to larger circles, and for that reason the
Board is instructing our agents to present a premium to
every one sending in four new subscriptions, together
with the price of the subscriptions. :

OUR PREMIUM.

Our premium is a book that sells at retail for 50 cents.
It is entitled, Our Colored Missions, Tlustrated.

If so
desired, the same book may be had in German, entitled,
Unsere Negermission in Wort und Bild. Each book tells

how the work among the Colored people has started, and
how it has wn, until it is now one of the largest mis-
sionary activities of the Lutheran Church. Both books
are profusely illustrated. Now, if you are interested, —

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