The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1921, Page 27

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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in superstition and sin, into the haven of the eternal
Jerusalem.”

Nores.— We thank Rev. Wm. Schreiber, of
What Cheer, Iowa, and his congregation for a bell
which they kindly donated to the congregation at
Taits Place. May it serve to call many into this
temple of God and so into the temple not made with
hands, eternal in the heavens!

We also stand in great need of furniture, desks,
pews, and the like. Thanks! G. A.S.

laborers are few. Send, we beseech Thee, laborers
into Thy harvest.” ‘The Lord has graciously an-
swered our prayers. An unusually large number of
Negro boys and girls has knocked for admission at
the door of Immanuel and has been admitted. But
there is not room for them all.

The Synodical Conference, in convention as-
sembled, saw the urgent need of a dormitory for
the girls at Immanuel and promptly appropriated
30,000 for a building, under the condition, however,

Bedroom in Immanuel College.
Two girls sleep in cach bed.

More Room! More Room for Immanuel
i College!

Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, N. C.,
established eighteen years ago by the Ev. Luth.
Synodical Conference with the object of educating
missionaries and teachers for our mission among
the Negroes, is in need, sorely in need, of more
room. : .

For years our mission has suffered from a short-
age of missionary laborers, and it is still suffering.
We have been pleading with the Head and Bishop of
the Church: “Lord,' the harvest is great, but the

that two-thirds of the appropriation should be in °
the hands of the Treasurer before the erection of
the building is begun. But the resolution has not
been carried out. Immanuel College is still waiting
for the two-thirds and for more room.

In the early days of March the writer, in his
capacity as Publicity Secretary, paid a short visit
to Immanuel College, around which so many, mostly
pleasant, memories cluster, delivered a missionary ©
address to the large student-body and to others, and
at the same time looked into the crowded condition
of the institution. =

Onr first visit was made to the temporary shelter