The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1923, Page 2

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sion the writer of these lines read a paper on “Self-
support.”
the discussion of this subject.

The entire afternoon was given over to
The reading and
discussion of this paper resulted in a resolution
being passed that it be suggested to the congrega-
tions that each communicant member pay the sum
of ten cents each month on the pastor’s salary; thus
Alabama has taken a step, small though it be,
towards. self-support.

At the night session Student Kreft delivered an
edifying mission-sermon to a packed house, after
which Rev. Westcott read a very instructive paper
on “Good Works.” ‘This paper was discussed with
profit to all, the essayist receiving the hearty thanks

annually, for all communicant members in said
congregation and that each member of the con-
gregation paying the pro-rata price for the paper
be considered a subscriber. Furthermore, in order
to comply with the postal laws, said subscription
price should be in the hands of the treasurer not
later than February 1, 1923

; finally, that special
olferings be raised in mid-week services for this
purpose.” The committee consisted of Superin-
tendent Schmidt and Rev. Peay. It is hoped that
the other fields will take
prompt action in this matter, so that the Colored
Lutheran may soon become a welcome visitor to
each home.

the congregations on

It was also decided at this session to

A Group of Adult Catechumens in Alabama.

of the conference for his lucid paper on this im-
portant subject. *

During the business session of \Wednesday morn-
ing the matter of publishing tlie Alabama Lutheran
under a different name, so as to serve the entire
mission-field, was thoroughly gone into. After
much discussion as to the name the new paper
should bear, it was finally resolved to call the new
periodical The Colored Lutheran. The matter of
financing the paper was then taken up. A com-
mittee appointed by the conference to work out a
method of financing the paper reported the follow-
ing resolution, which was adopted by the conference:
“Be it resolved, that we believe the following
method the best in financing the Colored Lutheran,
to wit: Each congregation he asked to pay the pro-
rata subscription price, thirty-five. cents per copy

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again publish the minutes of Conference. It is
hoped that these minutes will have a better sale
among our own people than they did last year. We
hope that the brethren on the other mission-fields
will be curious to know what we are doing here in
Alabama, and that copies of our minutes may find
their way into the homes of our brethren and sisters
of the North Carolina and Louisiana fields. We
were a bit disappointed last year. Copies may be
ordered from Rev. IE. A. Westcott. Selma. Ala..
Box 683.

At the afternoon session of Conference on
Wednesday, Rev. Peay read a very good paper on
“How the Church of Christ Is Built.’ Some in-
teresting points were brought out in the reading
and discussion of the-paper. ‘The author received?
the thanks of the ‘conference for his paper.