The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1921, Page 54

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prayer and on bended knees sent-petitions forth to
the heavenly Father or words of thanks and praise.
The children had to Jearn passages from the Bible
and recite them at this devotion. Not before evening
devotion would the family retire, and not until after
devotion would we go to school or Mr. Jackson and
his son go to work. Ah! it warms your heart to see
such consecrated, radiant Christianity. — If I had
more time and space permitied, I could tell you
many more interesting things about the South Coast,
but the editor’s patience is already taxed.

But there is yet one thing I must mention.
Mrs. Jackson’s heart’s desire has been that her
youngest son might serve in the Lord’s vineyard.
Tra is now 15 years old, and father and mother are
willing to send their dear boy from distant Cuba.
That’s a fine spirit of sacrifice, isn’t it? Pray for

Two Little Lutherans in Rockwell, N. C.

Ira Jackson and his parents and the Isle of Pines
Mission. 3

Jacksons have no earthly means to speak of ; they
are poor — but rich in faith, love, in Christ. P.

Items of Missionary Interest.

Sr. Louis, Mo. — Our little Colored congrega-
tion is making strenuous efforts to have a chapel of
their own some day. And their energetic young
pastor, Rey. Herbert C. Claus, is surely doing all he ~
can to keep up the enthusiasm and resolution of his
people. ‘Every member, every man, woman, and

child, in the church is furnished with a dime savings ,
bank, and at regular intervals these banks are opened. -

Up to date over $400 has been collected for the
Building Fund. ‘This Fund was begun about nine
months ago. We are convinced that when once others
Tearn of the earnestness of this little band of Colored
Christians, they will get assistance. Let us hope so!

Lurneran DEACONESS Association. — Appli-
eants for the deaconess school that have one year
high school training, take a three-year course in the
Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital Training-School for
Nurses and during that time also receive training
in the duties of the female diaconate. ‘This training,
which is given by Pastors Wm. Moll, J. Graebner,
TH. Doege, and F. Wambsganss, includes Catechism,
Bible Study, Church History, Distinctive Doctrines,
history of the female diaconate, and the exercise of
mercy from the early days of the Church till the
present time. In the Training-School for Nurses
the course includes all the necessary medical and
surgical instruction and practise. —'The Home for
Deaconesses, which has been completed, cost the asso-
ciation the sum of $10,000, though it is worth much
more. To keep up this Home requires the sustained
help of all that may be interested in the work. Tor
this reason members should not forget to keep up
their membership by sending in their annual dues of
one dollar or more. — Since the graduates of this
School for Deaconesses are to serve the various mis-
sions of the Chureh, it will be quite appropriate to
call attention to its purposes and needs at the annual
mission festivals and make an appeal for new mem-
bers. Let us not forget that every deaconess will be
a laborer in the vineyard of the Lord.

PLAQUEMINE, LA.—Dear reader, have you al-
ready done your duty concerning Plaquemine? You
remember that the PiongEr brought a strong appeal
for help in its last issue that this promising station
may be supplied with a chapel this summer in order
that the good work which has been done here may
not have been in vain. If you have not as yet done
your share towards providing this eee chapel,
please do so at once.

New ‘Misstonary Workers. — Of the ccaiustes
from the two theological seminaries of the Missouri
Synod no less than 18 have been assigned to mission-
fields. ‘Two of these will enter our Colored Mission :
Candidate F. Lankenau will teach in Immanuel Col-
lege, Greensboro, and Candidate E. Schuelke will
take charge of Greensboro and High Point stations.
Six new workers will enter the field in India, four
will go to China, two to Europe, two to Argentina,
and one to Brazil. specially gratifying is it to
hear that so large a percentage of this year’s gradu-
ates are entering mission-fields and that a great

many of them declared their willingness to serve in
foreign fields. —In this connection it may be in |
place to state that of the 189 calls for ministerial
candidates only 113 could be considered, and that