The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1921, Page 85

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playing should also be taught, but the college has
no good piano for this purpose.

Interest is also shown in athletics. In develop-
ing the student-mind, the welfare of the body is
not forgotten: Immanuel is a true believer in the
Latin adage, “ens sana in corpore sano” [a healthy
mind in a healthy body]. The undersigned has
charge of athletics, and his ambition is to have good
teams. Immanuel is a member of an athletic asso-
ciation. Care will be taken, however, that athletics
do not interfere with studies. s

For various reasons the library has not had. de-
served attention. In the near future the books we
have will be arranged according to the Dewey sys-
tem, the system which is used in most of the large
libraries of our country. The library contains many
valuable books on history, literature, and religion.
However, there is not enough fiction. Reading
among the students is not as common as it should
be. In order to awaken more interest in this art,
the classes in English will be required to read
a certain number of books.

The housing of the sttdents is still a problem.
The wish of the college authorities is to enlarge the
student-body, but this cannot be done if the college
remains as crowded as it is at present. With the
present enrolment we are uncomfortably crowded.
We must have more room. In other words, we must
build if we do not want to turn students away who
might be gained for Christ and His kingdom. Two
dormitories, one for the girls and one for the boys,
ought to be erected. The plans for the girls’ dor-
mitory are now being drawn. May the Lord bless
this undertaking !

Dear friend of missions, Christ says: Go ye
and teach all nations. Let us heed this warning,
and say with the poet : —

O Christ, our true and only Light,
Enlighten those who sit in night;
Let those afar now hear ‘T' hy voice,
And in Thy fold with us rejoice.

F. C. LANKENAU.

Three Days with Rev. Carter in
Minnesota. rb

The readers of the PronEER probably remember
that Rev. M. Carter of Alabama was asked to de-
liver lectures on the Negro Mission in Minnesota
and adjoining States in the fall. The writer would
like to tell of three days he spent in one county in
Minnesota. On Sunday he was. to lecture twice,

once at I. and once at W. He arrived at L. on
Saturday evening. The members of six congrega-
tions were to hear him there on Sunday afternoon.
But as it was impossible to seat all the people in
the church, an additional lecture was arranged for
Sunday morning at a country church. Hardly half
of the people knew he was to lecture there, but they
appreciated his lecture very much and showed it by
an offering of over $60. In the afternoon he spoke
to a large audience at I., which donated $200 for
Negro Missions. Then an automobile drive of some
20 miles brought him to W., where the congregation
was celebrating its mission-festival. Although three
services had already been held there and over $1,000
had been collected for general mission purposes, the
large church was again filled to capacity in the
evening. Tey. Carter’s lecture made a deep impres-
sion and brought forth an offering of $300. Monday
evening he preached at N., a country church, which
was filled, and over $67 was received. On Tuesday
he spent the day with the pastors of the county who
were holding their monthly meeting, and in the eve-
ning he lectured at H., another country chureli.
Again a large audience for a country charge en-
joyed his lecture and contributed $77. So the offer-
ings for the Negro Mission totaled over $700 for
tliree days. And this is but a part of the results
of his lectures. More valuable than the sums col-
lected is the better understanding of the needs of
the work and the enthusiasm for it which he created.
We wish Rev. Carter God’s blessing on his travels
and shall gladly welcome him in our county again.
We hope that many congregations may avail them-
selves of the opportunity and invite Rev. Carter to
speak to them whenever they have the opportunity.

Paut F. Kornneke, Rushford, Minn. .

News Items from the Nagercoil Field,
India.

July and August are harvest months in the
States, and they were harvest months in another
sense in our mission. A total of 83 souls, in the
large majority of cases adults, were received into the
communion of the Triune God by the Sacrament of
Baptism. Of these 20 persons were baptized by our
Indian pastor, the Rev. G. Jesudason.

Tt is a truly inspiring sight to behold gray-
haired men and women totter forward to make con--
fession of their faith in the Savior of sinners and
then kneel to receive the washing of regeneration.