The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1919, Page 59

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The Lutheran Pioneer. 59

the light where she had found it. — Mrs. Pynchon
was respected and beloved. by all who knew her.
In all her ways she showed herself to be a simple,
faithful child of God. She reached the age of
62 years.

Mrs. Mary C. Wright, of Mount Zion, has kindly
presented our Carrollton Chapel with a new bell.
We hope to tell our readers of the dedication service
in one of the next numbers.

On the 13th of June the school-closing exer-
cises were held in our Carrollton Chapel. Although
the weather was everything but favorable, the chapel

Helping Black Brothers and Sisters
in Australia.

Our fellow-Lutherans in Australia, like their
brethren elsewhere, had much to suffer during the
war because of the aspersions of their enemies,
Slanderous tongues were busy there, as they were
here, in bringing the charge of disloyalty against
them and in arousing the suspicions of the govern-
ment.

At Koonibba, South Australia, our brethren
have for years conducted a very successful mission

Our School in Carrollton.

was filled to the last standing-place. Felton Vorice,
student from our Luther College, assisted Mr. Rob-
inson by performing at the organ. Our Carrollton
school has passed a successful year. —

On June 14, school-closing exercises were held
in Bethlehem. The program was again as fine as
we are used to see it from our pupils. All the
songs, recitations, dialogs, ete., were well received
by the audience which packed the house to the doors.

G. M. Kramer.

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ABovr 1,500 Chinese students, the future leaders

of their country, are in American institutions of
learning to-day. Christians in America have a great

opportunity to make an impression on their lives.

among the natives of Australia. This mission sta-
tion is a model in many respects and may therefore
be held up as an’ example of what a mission among
natives should be. But when the war broke out,
the lying report went out that this station was
an outpost for the contemplated German invasion
of the country. “Popular opinion” became go strong
that for a while the South Australian Government
seriously thought of taking over the station without
one cent of compensation ! Later, however, better
counsel prevailed.

A few months ago, the Rey. J. H. Sexton, the
Secretary of the Advisory Council of Aborigines,
inspected the Koonibba Mission Station, and the
outcome of his visit was the following report, which