The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1921, Page 5

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The Lutheran Pioneer. 5

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which the congregation heard a confessional address
and was then dismissed for half an hour, during
which time lunch was served.

Rey. Peay, who at present is serving ‘Taits,
preached in the next service, pointing out to the
congregation the extensive fields for mission-work,
urging all present to participate. in the work of
saving souls. Another collection was then lifted.
And now, dear reader, the question arises, are these
people thankful to God for what they have? Are
they thankful above all things, for the gift of God's
Son, the work which the Lutheran Church is doing
for them, and the light which has been brought into

wind — then what is to become of our school? Tlow ~
can we conduct services in a small hut where there
is no protection against the elements? It cannot
he done. We feel certain that the Negroes of our
congregation at Taits would erect a building at their
own expense. but they lave not the means. And
it is for this reason that we appealed to you for
help. We have gone farther. Our good Christians
have never failed us in need. We are in’need now,
in dire need of a chapel, and not only have we asked
for help, but we have begun with the erection of
a building at this place. We trust that the Savior
will not allow our appeal to fall on deaf ears, we

Church and School at Taits, Ala.
The plowshare extending to the right serves the purpose of a bell.

their darkened hearts by your missionaries? Yes,
they are grateful. In spite of a poor crop, the
second failure in as many years, in spite of the
poverty, want, yes, destitution, these people brought
a thank-offering to the Lord amounting to $32.40.
And we as laborers among these people cannot but
offer our thanks to God, who by His Word and of
His mercy doth thus open the hearts of these people.

We need a chapel for this flock at Taits, and
need it badly. ‘Che little log cabin in which we
conduct services simply will not serve our purpose
longer. Over 100 children are attending school.
The Jast time we visited this school one of the
teachers had the children out in the open for in-
struction. It happened to be a nice day. But soon
the cold and raw weather will set in, with rain and

feel certain that our good mission-friends, in whose
heart the Savior lives, will help us as they have
ever helped, and we have the assurance that you,
dear reader, if you have not done so already, will
send in a liberal contribution for our chapel at
‘Taits, and in the near future we shall write to you
again, telling you of another ‘Thanksgiving service
held in the new chapel, made possible by your aid.
G. A. Scratipr.

Installation | at Meherrin, Va.

About sixty miles south of Richmond, Va., the
old Confederate capital, there lies snugly, and, al-
most hidden ‘behind the wooded hills of the Old
Dominion, a village that antedates the Civil War