The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1918, Page 55

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

ferent times on Liberty Bonds and War Sayings
Stamps. During the Red Cross week we had a
special Red Cross service, in which interesting facts
about the work of the Red Cross in war and peace
were told. Our record to date is: Subscription for
Liberty Bonds, $350; War Savings Stamps, $11;
collected for Red Cross, $20; for Army and Navy
Board, $4.48. — The congregation some time ago
resolved to collect a Jubilee Fund to celebrate the
forticth anniversary of our Colored Mission. It
was suggested that with this money a pulpit might
be bought for our church. At the last meeting the
pastor promised to take it upon himself to get a
pulpit from some congregation in the North, and
the congregation resolved to invest whatever moneys
would be collected, by the collectors appointed, in
War Savings Stamps. Now we are wondering who
will get there first, the pastor with the pulpit, or
the congregation with $50 invested in War Savings
Stamps. G. M. K.

Carnoturon, New Orieans. — Our little Car-
rollton station is not growing by leaps and bounds,
but we are holding our own. Slowly, gradually, the
ice seems to be breaking. Our teacher, Mr. Peter
Robinson, is working himself into the’ confidence of
the people. ‘The school and the Sunday-school are
growing from month to month. At services we also
have a neat little gathering. The second last Sun-
day in June, God willing, the first confirmation in
our new Carrollton station will take place.— On
the Friday before this the school-closing exercises
will take place. Mr. Robinson is working hard to
make this a great success. One of his latest under-
“takings in the school is that he has organized a Red
Cross Fund Society. It is not much that these poor
little children can bring. But you ought to see how
happy they are when they bring their pennies and
watch their fund grow.— We may tell you more
about the confirmation and the Red Cross Fund
later. G. M. K.

A Trip or Insrection. — The Superintendent
of our Colored Missions, Rev. C. F. Drewes, recently
returned from an extensive visit to our various
stations in Alabama and Louisiana. We reports the
outlook to be quite hopeful. Some of the stations
in Louisiana are making good headway, and in Ala-
bama the prospects are as promising as ever.

A Sap Accipentr. — ‘loo late for mention in our
last. issue we heard that the venerable President of
Synodical Conference, Pastor Karl Gausewitz, of
Milwaukee, met with a sad accident on May 9th.
While crossing the strect in a severe electrical storm

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an automobile ran over him. THis injuries were very
serious, — fracture of the skull, — but we learn that
all the indications are that, by the time this reaches
our readers, Pastor Gausewitz will be fully restored.
May God fulfil our hopes!

Growtit oF Our Mission. — The blessed growth
of last year is continuing. During the first quarter
of this year — this includes January, February, and
March — over two hundred souls have been added.

Two New Workers. — Two young men have
finished the theological course at Immanuel College
this summer. One of these, Rev. Paul Lehman, will

Rev. Paul Lehman. —

take charge of the work in Wilmington, N. C., for
the present, but will at a later period take over Mid-
way and Nyland in Alabama. Concerning the loca-
tion of the other young worker we hope to be able
to report in our next issue.

Lirrte Rock. — By the time this number gets
into the hands of our readers, our oldest station,
St. Paul’s at Little Rock, Ark., will have celebrated
tlie forticth anniversary of its founding. On the
third day of this month this congregation was
organized with four members by President Berg
of Tmmanuel College. "

A GentLE Reainper. — Just before writing
this, the editor sent to the local papers the announce-
ment of his congregation’s missionary meeting. And
this, naturally, reminds him of the fact that other
congregations will be celebrating their mission-festi-
vals during the coming months. Please do not
forget our Colored Mission when it comes to the