The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1922, Page 5

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The Lutheran Pioneer. { 5

the whites against the Colored people in the section
of the city where Rev. Stoll has to work, exorbitant
rents are demanded from him.

The Pastoral Conference, therefore, pleads with
you to assist this congregation in getting a chapel
and not to permit Pastor Stoll to cease his blessed
and saving work among his race in Philadelphia.

Ki. Torzke.

News Notes from Immanuel Lutheran
College.

The quartet of this college, that toured the
Eastern States, has returned after a successful trip.
Many concerts were given.

The Science Department of our institution has
received a handsome donation of supplies from the
A.L.1. ‘These were sorely needed, and no one is
more happy over this generous gift than the stu-
dents, who can better understand things through the
use of real experiments than when only words had
to suffice. ;

Much interest is shown along literary lines. On

every Friday evening, the students joyfully wend *

their way to the college chapel, where the literary
society convenes. ‘This department is under the
tutelage of Professor Shufelt.

The library of our college is in sore need of
books and equipment. The old reliable A. L. Lu. has
offered to help us.

At the beginning of the school-year, Mrs. Miner
had charge of the whole Preparatory Department,
but now help has come to her in the persons of
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts.

Athletics are still very popular. The basket-ball
team opened its season with a victory over the
strong Danville Club team of Danville, Va. The
teams that are to be played in the future are:
Livingstone College, Shaw University, Biddle Uni-
versity, and the A. and 'T’. College of this city.

A new diamond will be used during the coming
baseball season. This will help engender more life
in the boys for the good old game of baseball.

F. C. Lankenau.

+ Mary A. Doswell. +

On December 9 we buried the earthly remains
of Mrs. Mary A. Doswell, née Foulkes, wife of
Henry B. Doswell and mother of the sainted Pastor
Stuart Doswell, beside whose body here in the Mis-

sion Cemetery at Meherrin, Va., we now laid hers.
She suffered and died of an internal cancer that
confined her to her bed for about two months. On
the 28th of November she received Holy Com-
munion, and on the 7th of December the Lord called
her home. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., on
January 16, 1856, she attained the age of 65 years,
10 months, and 21 days, leaving her husband, three
daughters, one son, and nine grandchildren.

She was one of the very first at this place to see
the light of the pure Gospel and to join the Lu-
theran Chureh, giving a good example to many
others. We know nothing bad about her, but what
saves her is not what she did; it is what the Savior
did for her and all sinners and what she accepted
by faith and held to the last.

Mrs. Mary A. Doswell (sitting) and Mrs. Cora
Holmes (standing).

On the basis of Luke 23,43 I showed that she
and all of us have no other hope than the grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ, which saved the thief on the
cross. ‘This is sure salvation, and hence we may
safely say: —

The spirit is not dead,

Though low the body lies;

But, freed from sin and sorrow,

Fled to beyond the skies,
where now she will celebrate Christmas with all the
heavenly hosts before the face of the Savior.

May there be many to follow her good example!

L. G. Dorpat.

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Monthly ,Missionary Meetings.

Not a few denominations systematically and
regularly impart information to their members on
the various missionary enterprises in monthly mis-