The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1921, Page 60

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

acquainted with, Prof. Th. Graebner, of Concordia
Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. The object of the Insti-
tute this year was to prepare our teachers for the
State examinations, to be held in July. At the
convention of the Alabama Luther Conference last
fall it was resolved to give a scholarship to a sum-
mer school to the two teachers making the highest
marks in classroom work and at the examinations
at the Institute this summer. This honor fell to
the Misses Smiths, Miss Kate L. and Miss Chinetia.
Miss Kate J.. Smith made the highest mark, and
Miss Chinetia M. Smith made the second highest.
Both teachers, therefore, have the privilege of ai-
tending any higher school of pening 5 which they
may choose during the summer of 1922. We wish
to congratulate the two young ladies!

Institute came to a close on Friday night by
holding a memorial service for our sainted Rev. N.
J. Bakke. Rev. Peay, of Oak Hill, delivered the
memorial address to a large audience. A quartet
composed of pastors and teachers lent beauty and
solemnity to the service.

The Alabama Lutheran has made its debut.
This is a monthly four-page sheet published by the
Alabama Luther Conference as “A Witness in the
Black Belt for the Truth.” The entire make-up of
the sheet is in perfect keeping with its motto. The
beautiful cut on the first page catches and holds the
attention of the reader. As we look upon the pic-
ture, we behold the lifeless body of the_ Savior
hanging limp upon the cross. At the foot is His
mother sorrowfully embracing the cross, while close
by stands Mary whom He had delivered from the
bondage of seven devils, then there is the beloved
disciple, John, standing in mute agony at the feet
of his dear Master. On the left side of the picture,
printed in bold type, are the words, “A Witness in
the Black Belt for the Truth”; on the right side
of the picture we find the words, “We preach Christ
crucified, Savior and Redeemer of a world lost in
sin.” ‘Then follow interesting and instructive ar-
ticles on the Savior and His Word. We wish a long
and useful life to the Alabama Lutheran.

The pastors’ conference held its monthly sessions
at Nyland, May 15 and 16. On Friday night
Superintendent Schmidt preached the sermon, bas-
ing his remarks on the healing of blind Bartimaeus.
After the sermon Rev. E. R. Berger read an excel-
lent paper on “Heaven.” The paper was profitably
discussed. — A few years ago Nyland was referred
_ to as the “Baby,” but she has now outgrown her
eng clothes” and is enjoying the healthy life of

‘its educational system.

a well-grown maiden. The members formerly wor-
shiped in a two-room hut and sat upon improvised
benches, but they now have a beautiful chapel and
comfortable pews. Rey. E. A. Westcott is the pastor
at Nyland. R. 0. . L.

Educating the Negro Girl.

We are living in an age when an education is
not. only of the greatest importance, but of the
greatest necessity. Ages ago it was already estab-
lished that “knowledge is power,” and experience
has taught us all that this was never more true than
in our day. We have come into the habit of asso-
ciating the lack of education with everything that
makes this life a drudgery rather than a pleasure.
In fact, the time in which we live demands educated
men and women. Everywhere men have come to
this conviction. The great State of North Carolina
is just now proposing to appropriate $18,000,000 for
All over the country edu-
cational agencies are making every effort to keep
abreast and do all in their power to help in decreas-
ing the ratio of illiteracy among our people. And
long ago men have come to realize that not only the
boy, but also the girl should be offered educational
opportunities. The training of the girl is of in-
estimable value. ‘This is true of any race of people,
but especially of such as are still in the making.
Not least among these is the American Negro. And
the education of the Negro girl is of especially great
importance and consequence.

That we shall have some prejudice to overcome
we have no doubt, for not all believe that the girl,
much less the Negro girl, should be educated. We
shall pass over such objections, however, and be con-
tent with endeavoring to show just why we believe
the education of the Negro girl very essential, both
in the advancement of the Church and of the race.

In the treatment of this subject we may find it
of some assistance to mention here at the outset the
self-evident fact that from the girls of to-day will
come the mothers of to-morrow. This no one will
deny. Let us, therefore, go just a step farther by
stating that what the race of to-morrow will be
depends Jargely — we had almost said altogether —
upon the mother of “to-day. And just to add an-
other fact, the mothers of to-morrow will be no
farther religiously, morally, and intellectually than
the girls of to-day. Accepting this as true, we may
well conclude that if we take care of the girls, the