The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1920, Page 28

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

Some time ago the mayors of 200 villages in
India at a conference voted to, use their influence
to make the entire population of their villages
Christian. The Christians are increasing in India
on an average of 200 per day, 5,000 per month, and
60,000 per year. F.J.L.

News and Views.

The writer of this column wishes to ignore, for
this number, his announced subject of “Church
.Finance,” in order that he may call the attention
of our missionaries and the members of our Colored
congregations to the resolution of the New York
Pastoral Conference, printed elsewhere in this
paper. The resolution was passed in recognition
of the recent exodus of a large number of Colored

, people from the South to the large cities of the

North, and, more directly, as a result of the state-
ment of our Field Secretary in the February num-
ber of the Jfissionstaube, that some of our Lu-
therans are numbered among those migrating
North. No new policy is intended to be announced
by this resolution, for it has always been the sen-
timent of the churches of the Metropolitan District
that every one is welcome at their divine services;
but it was passed merely to assure our missionaries
of this, and of their willingness to care for spirit-
ually, to the best of their ability, any Colored Lu-
theran who should move into their neighborhood.
The writer feels confident that a like willingness on

the part of our pastors will be found in all other _

parts of the North to which our members happen
to go.

So there is no reason for any of our members to
be lost to our Church on account of their migration
-to the North. Ifthe member will only notify his
pastor of his intention to go to this or that place,
his pastor can direct him to a pastor who will give
him spiritual atteution while there. Now, we hope
that our missionaries will remember this privilege
when members of their flock move into this part of
our country in which our Colored missions are lim-
ited on account ofthe lack of means and men, so
that of those whom the Father has given us we may
W. O. Hint.

‘Tre British Government in the Bombay Pres-
of Feeney, India, has turned over to American mis-
“sionaries for instruction a colony of about 3,000
members of move tribes. _ -

New York Conference Resolution.

In the March meeting of the Missouri Synod
Local Pastoral Conference of New York City and
Vicinity a resolution was passed, which, in sub-
stance, is as follows: —

1. That we assure our Colored Lutherans that
they are welcome in our churches, and that we will
care for them spiritually to the best of our ability.

2. That this our willingness be made known to
our missionaries among the Colored and to their
members through the PronErEr.

L. E. S.

Here is a letter from a former student of Im-
manuel College, an institution which the L. HE. 8. is
aiding : —

Lutheran Education Society,
6 Locust Hill Ave., Yonkers, N.Y.

- Dear FriENDs : —

Your letter received. Enclosed please find my
membership-fee for one year. I gladly give the dol-
lar to this much-needed and long-neglected cause.

Yours,

North Belgrade, Maine.

We also acknowledge the receipt of $1.00 from
Mrs. Clara Heidemann, Manchester, Iowa.

Pastor Drewes in Carlinville,’ Ill.

It was a pleasant as well as profitable evening
for our congregation when Pastor C. F. Drewes, in
response to our invitation, paid Carlinville, Ill., a
visit recently and delivered a stereopticon lecture
on our Church’s mission-work among the negroes.
Sister’ congregations which as yet have not had the
pleasure of hearing Pastor Drewes, would do well if
they sent him an invitation to come as soon as pos-
sible. ‘The lecture delivered by him in our midst
was a description of the great work being done by
our Lutheran missionaries in the so-called Alabama
Field. Having personally visited the different mis-
sion-places in this field, Pastor Drewes is able to
describe in a convincing as well as interesting man-
ner the work being done there. What an impression _
it made upon his hearers, for instance, when he Te-\»

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