The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1923, Page 4

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Besides receiving daily instruction in the Word
of God and the other branches necessary to fit them
for their life’s work, they are also taught that which
will make them competent housewives, namely, cook-
ing and sewing. Mrs. Moore, who was formerly a
trained nurse, is an accomplished seamstress and
a past master, or mistress, in l'art cuisine, i. ¢., the
art of cooking. So you see, she is an invaluable
asset to our infant school. Besides teaching our
future teachers how to cook and sew, she also in-
structs in several of the other branches.

Miss Rosa J. Young acts as “Big Sister” to the
girls, and a good big sister she is. She mothers
them and comforts them, and sees to it that they
“get up” in the morning and don’t fall out of bed
at night (as one of the brethren did during our
recent conference at Tilden). In short, Miss Young
is our matron. Could a better one have been found?
We think not. \

When you, brother and sister, pray for the
spreading of the kingdom of Christ, don’t forget to
ask His blessings upon our school here, that true
Christian women may go out from here to carry the
torch of His Gospel into the dark places of our
Southland. Rk. 0. L. 1.

Thanksgiving at the Rocks.

It was a cold and frosty morning when Professor
Smith, a student of the college, and the writer set
out for the Rocks before the dawn of day in Pro-

fessor Smith’s trusty car. A trip of seventy miles
lay before us, and we had to reach our destination
before eleven o’clock for the Thanksgiving service
at Mount Zion Chapel, known as the Rocks. Pro-
fessor Smith was scheduled to preach.

We were among the first to arrive at Mount Zion
Church, ?way ont in the country, on that ideal
Thanksgiving morning. Soon after our arrival our
Colored fellow-Lutherans assembled in their house
of worship to thank and praise God for His mani-
fold blessings. Not only did the people manifest
their gratitude to the Lord by their attentiveness
during the sermon, but they also showed it by real
Thanksgiving gifts.
potatoes and other crops from farm and garden into
our car. ‘These things the people had cheerfully
brought for the hungry mouths and hearty appetites
of the students of Jmmanuel Lutheran College.
Not only that, but then and there, while they were
in the giving mood, they unanimously resolved to

After the service they loaded.

send potatoes and other things to the college every
Thanksgiving Day in the future. Students of Im-
manuel College, rejoice! you have a warm friend in
Mount Zion.. May many others do as Mount Zion
did and will do! P. E. G.

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Springfield and St. Louis Items.

November 5 was Mission-Sunday at Holy Trinity,
Springfield, Il. Tor the first time in many years,
our people there had the opportunity to hear a
Colored Lutheran preacher. Rev. M. N. Carter, of
Chicago, delivered the evening address. The col-
lection for the day totaled $67.10. About $12 of
this was given by the Sunday-school. By resolution
of the congregation, the collections were sent to
Holy Ark for use in the erection of a chapel at
that place. -

Regular weekly services, which were - dropped
last year because of the writer's duties in the local
school, have been resumed at the St. Louis Colored
City Infirmary. One hundred and five old folks,
tottering on the brink of the grave, reside there,
‘They are again hearing the pure Gospel every
Wednesday. ; ;

Our day-school ‘in St. Louis now has. an enrol-
ment of fifty children. Rev. G. L. Kroenk is in
charge. Children attending the day-school are re-
quired to attend our Sunday-school also. Result:
large Sunday-school attendances.

The following students are rendering valuable
assistance in our work: In St. Louis, Messrs. Baak
and W. H. Bouman; in Springfield, Messrs. Dorpat,
A. Schulze, F. Raasch, and C. Neuhaus. All of these
gentlemen are displaying an admirable mission-
spirit. God bless them ! Hersert C. CLaus.

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“Uncle Joe.’

The ranks of those who passed through the ter-
rible ordeals of slavery and the Civil War are thin-
ning from year to year. Another veteran, old
Joseph Maxwell, has passed away. He departed
this life on November 18 in Springfield, Mll., and
now, hanks to the Gospel, which was brought to
him by the Lutheran Church, your Church, is safe
in the Savior’s arms.

What a story these people of pre-Civil-War days,
particularly those unfortunates who felt the bite of