The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1918, Page 77

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Teacher,” Mrs. M. Kay, in a paper, described “The
Model Sunday-school,” and Miss Pearl Todd read
an essay bearing the title, “Ihe Boy and the Sun-
day-school.” On the last day of the convention a
special musical and literary program was rendered
by a number of members. A special collection
amounting to $41.73 was donated to Immanuel
College.

Crartorre, N. C.— From Charlotte comes the
sad news that our young missionary at Greenville,
Rev. Daehnke, has been obliged to give up his work
and seek a different climate because of a severe af-
fection of the lungs.

Vacancies. —There are still a number of va-
cancies in the working staff of our Colored Mission.
The Board has called again and again, but so far
has been unsuccessful in its endeavors to secure
new men. Among others, the important position
left vacant by the death of Teacher Vix has not
yet been filled. .

NAPonEoNviLtR, La. — ‘Mrs. Anna Nelson, a
teacher of experience, has charge of our mission-
school at Napoleonville. ‘Two of Mrs. Nelson’s
boys are attending Luther College at New Orleans
with the intention of preparing themselves for the
ministry.

InpiceNT StupENts’ Fuxv. — This fund is al-
most empty. Who is willing to assist worthy young
Colored men in their preparation for the ministry?
You know we need the men, and we know that
these young men in many cases need financial as-
sistance. Tend a hand, please. Send your gifts to
the Treasurer of the Board, Mr. E. Schuettner,
323 Merchants-Laclede Building, St. Louis, Mo.

: F. J. i

Items of General Missionary Interest.

Mort Misston, New ZEALAND.—We are pleased
to bring our readers a short article from the pen of
Rey. Arthur Appelt of New Zealand, which is the
first of a series of articles on the mission carried
on by our Church among the Maori aborigines of
New Zealand. We are sure that the initial instal-

ment of Rey. Appelt’s story will whet the appetite

of all our readers and cause them to long for. more.

TAKE Novice or THis. — A Lutheran War-time
Council, appointed to look after the spiritual wel-
fare of the Lutheran men in the army and navy,
some time ago unfurled a Service Flag bearing the

large number 195,000. , This great number signifies ©

that almost two hundred thousand Lutherans are at

this time serving their country by bearing arms.
While only one person out/of every thirty is a Lu-
theran in our country, there is one Lutheran to every
ten soldiers and sailors. We surely need not be
ashamed of our record.

Meprcat Missionaries In Inpra. — The first
medical missionaries in India were Lutherans. The
very first was Dr. Schlegelmilch, who was sent to”
Tranquebar from Halle. He landed in India in
1730, but his service was of very short duration,
since he drowned only a fortnight after setting foot
on Indian soil. In 1732 Dr. Cnoll came, and he was
later followed by Drs. Koenig, Martens, and Klein.

Tire PrEsipENT AND ForEIGN Missrons. — At
the present time, when the eyes of the whole world
are so intensely centered on the war in Europe, we
must not forget our missionary obligations. Re-
cently President Wilson wrote on this point as fol-
lows: “I think it would be a real misfortune, a mis-
fortune of lasting consequence, if the missionary
program for the world should be interrupted. There
are many calls for money, of course, and I can quite
understand that it may become more difficult than
ever to obtain money for missionary enterprises, but
that the work undertaken should be continued at its
full force seems to me of capital necessity, and I, for
one, hope that there may be no slackening or reces-
sion of any sort. I wish that I had the time to write
to you as fully as this great subject demands, but
I have put my whole thought into these few sen-
tences, and I hope you will feel at liberty to use
this expression of opinion in any way that you think _
best.” > -

InLiTERACY AMONG Our Soxprers. — The draft
has revealed an unexpected degree of illiteracy among
young men of military age, native as well as foreign-
born. ‘The Negroes in the draft comprise a consid-
erable percentage of the native-born illiterates. To
correct these conditions the Y. M. C. A. is conduct-
ing classes in reading and writing for 80,000 illit-
erates and for 40,000 foreign-born soldiers. Illit-

erate and non-English speaking soldiers are usually ~ .

under orders to attend the classes in English. There
are about three hundred educational secretaries in
the Y.M.C.A. doing educational work in Amer-"
ican camps. The “Y” huts, which are used as class-
rooms, are generally filled to capacity — 400 men —

_ at least one night a week, and in some huts oftener.
As a result’at least 200,000 soldiers receive such an
‘educational instruction each week. We should re-

member this when the time comes to subscribe. ~