The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1920, Page 5

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located. The answer was, “We have no jail.” He
then asked for the marshal. ‘The answer was once
more, “We have none.” He then asked to be shown
the mayor, and again the answer came, “We have
no mayor.” ‘The visitor then asked, “What. pro-
tection have the men, women, and children of your
town?” The prompt answer of the pastor was,
“Our chureh and school.”

Some time previous to the visit to the Kentucky
village the same gentleman had been in Arkansas,
and on his trip had spent an hour with the sheriff
of one of that State’s counties. During the conver-
sation he asked the sheriff, “About how large a pro-
portion of the criminals of your county are colored ?”

a part of the regular course of study. Miss Pil-
man is teacher in the Bethlehem Sunday-school, and
a large number of her pupils during the week are
also her scholars on Sunday. Miss Pilman, we
understand, has had offers to teach in other schools,
but has always refused, because that would prevent
her from teaching the Lutheran Catechism. She has
about 35 pupils in her school. Let this young lady
teach us that there is more than one way of serving
the Lord, and that one need not be called a “mis-

sionary” to be one. God bless Miss Pilman in her
noble work!

PLAQUEMINE, LA.— Teacher John Thompson,
who opened a mission-school at this place a few

Miss Pilman’s Private School, New Orleans, La. Q)

The sheriff claimed eighty per cent. ‘The visitor
then asked, “How many of the students of the mis-
sion-school in this town have ever been guilty of any
crime while you have been sheriff?” ‘The officer’s
prompt reply was, “None.”

Learn from these two instances what a Christian
day-school is worth to a community. F.J.1.

Items of Interest from the Colored
‘Mission Field.

A UniqguE LurHeran ScHoor. — From New
Orleans comes the information that one of Beth-
Iehem’s members, Miss Pilman, is conducting a
private school in her own home, and that the teach-
‘ing of the Lutheran Catechism and Bible History is

months ago, writes that the school is flourishing.
He speaks of his “little band” of pupils numbering
119 boys and girls, and says that he has bright hopes
of getting still more on his roll. The Editor knows
from experience what it is to teach over a hundred
scholars, and therefore he also knows that Teacher
Thompson’s job is no sinecure. He asked us to
send him some Christmas-tree decorations, so that
he might be able to show the people of Plaquemine
how we Lutherans celebrate Christmas. Thanks to
the liberality of our Sunday-school and a member
of our congregation, we were in a position to send
him a liberal supply of trimmings for his tree.
F. J. L.

_EntuHustasm for missions is the measure both
‘of your faith in Christ and your love to man.
XX P)

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