The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1922, Page 99

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

99

“Well, just about. And still ‘packing.’ New
faces every Monday.” ‘The four teachers, A. Wiley,
A. Johnson, Mrs. Eleonora Blake, and Miss B. Craig,
certainly have their hands full. Teacher Wiley, we
are happy to say, is rapidly recovering from a pro-
tracted illness. Suppose we now walk on down,
about twelve blocks, to Mount Zion station.

But right here, dear friend, I must tell you of
a recent happening at this station, which, I am sure,
you will be happy to hear. I realize that separate
mention should be made of this important event,
and. feel confident also that you are charitable
enough to allow me to insert it here.

“But you people here have wonderful schools.”

“Yes, we are holding our own. Why, Teacher
Schroeder, there, is even packed, and he has the
upper grades.”

“And Miss Johnson’s enrolment?”

“Oh, about one hundred forty-five !”

We now take a trip down to old reliable
St. Paul’s station.

We see them going right on making Lutherans.
Making Lutherans! — you like that, don’t you?
Here we find Teacher A. Berger, Misses S. Ray-
mond, R. Bonnafon, and your humble guide, —
when he’s not with you.

Bethlehem School, New Orleans, La.

On Sunday, September 10, the Rev. Walter Beck
was here ordained and installed in his new field of
labor. The Rev. Beck is the first missionary to come
to us from the Wisconsin Synod. May others follow!
I would like to tell you of the beauty of this service,
the singing, the enthusiasm of the Mount Zionites
— of the deeply impressive sermon delivered by Pro-
fessor Nau of Luther College and how it was re-
ceived by the congregation as well as by our beloved
candidate. But time does not permit. Suffice it to
say that this service, in which all of our local con-
gregations joined, was made a memorable one. _May
God bless the efforts of His young laborer in His
vineyard! So let Mount Zion rejoice!

Going over into the schoolrooms, we meet
Teachers D. Meibohm, our veteran laborer, ‘lheo-
dore Schroeder, and Miss Ethel Johnson.

“And your enrolment?”

“Mine? — Well, here and there, I have ‘three-
in-one’; that is, three pupils in one seat. ‘This, of
course, will be remedied’

You know,:-too, that we have .a-new pastor here
at St. Paul’s, the Rey. E. H. Wildgrube. He was
installed March 5. ‘The Rev. G. M. Kramer preached
the installation sermon, and — well, you know how
those installation sermons are, — strong and inspir-
ing. They “find” you. Pastor Wildgrube is “old”
with us now. He certainly has the love and coopera-
tion of his congregation, — and has earned it. God
bless His servant and further the happy relation of
pastor and congregation for His name’s sake! —

And now let’s go through the school-yard over
into that freshly painted big building. That is
Luther College.