The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1923, Page 31

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outside in front of the door; they wanted to be Possum Brnp, Ata. — James Bradley is at

admitted to the Lutheran school. You should have
seen the disappointment on their faces when they
were told that there was no room for them. More
than 50 children have thus been turned away. Miss
Johnson cannot possibly hear all the classes during
the regular school-hours, and so she gives up her
recesses and most of the noon hour, and even stays
after school to finish up the work. You may
imagine how hard it is to hear and to teach while
the other children are outside in the small school-
yard. Fortunately Miss Johnson has a clear, strong
voice.” F.J.L.

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Items of Missionary Interest.

An Important ConFERENCE. — The President
of the Board for Colored Missions, Prof. G. Mezger,
and the Director of Colored Missions, Rev. C. F.
Drewes, held a very important conference with
representatives of Luther College, Immanuel Lu-
theran College, and the Alabama Teachers’ Train-
ing-school at New Orleans last month. The con-
ference extended over two whole days, and matters
of vital importance were discussed.

TRANSFERS OF WORKERS IN THE COLORED FIELD.
Rev. W. F. Carlson, who has had charge of our
churches at Greenville and Monroe, N.C., is to be
' transferred to Alabama, where he is to take charge
of the former’ congregations of Professor Lynn.
Rey. Frank Alston will be requested to take over
the former congregations of Pastor Carlson. He
will be in charge of four churches.

TracHER ARTHUR BERGER AND WIFE have been
enriched by the advent of a little Ruby into their
family on February 14.

Curcaco, Inu. — Information reaches us that
Mrs. Carter, the wife of Missionary Carter, is
seriously ill. May the heavenly Father strengthen
her in body and soul!

Sap News. —It has pleased Almighty God to
send sudden sadness into the home of Pastor Lan-
kenan, the editor of the Pronrrr. His Son Arthur
was killed in an automobile accident on February 24,
in Toledo, 0. A street-car ran into his auto, killing
him instantly. The departed was twenty-seven
years of age and leaves a wife and two little

daughters, aged four years and fourteen months,”

respectively. Pastor Blievernicht: conducted the
funeral services. May the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God
of all comfort, comfort the bereaved in their tribu-
lation! — C.F. D. :

the head of this important school since Christmas.
Teacher Bradley is a veteran of the World War and
saw service in France. Director Drewes writes of
this school: “The schoolroom and the premises had
a prim and clean appearance, although the building
stands a distance from the main road in the woods.
About half of the children were barefoot, though it
was the 28th of February when I was there.”

Lonemine, Witcox Co., Ara. — After a long
wait building operations on the new chapel at this
place are again under way, under the direction of
Jim McBryde, a charter member of our Oak Hill
church. This new chapel is much needed, and it
is earnestly hoped that the friends of our Colored
Missions will open their hearts and hands for this
modest structure, so that it will be free from debt
when completed. The total cost will be only about
$1,000.

Buena Vista, MonroE Co., Ana. — Our little
flock at this place has collected about $80 and
bought, and paid for, the lumber to erect an ad-
dition to the little chapel, which also serves as a
school, though it is wholly inadequate in every way.
The Mission Board has appropriated $200 for the
doors, sash, hardware, ete. This chapel is a Christ-
mas-present (1918). Perhaps some good friends
who read this will be moved to add an Easter gift
to the original Christmas-present. Director Drewes
writes concerning the present Buena Vista chapel:
“When Superintendent Schmidt preached in the
chapel some time ago, the little building was so
crowded that he saw but one man during the whole
sermon; this one man was standing immediately
in front of him, cutting off his view of the rest of
the audience. Imagine conditions in that little
Lutheran Buena Vista chapel if you can!”

Senara, Ata. — “Selma asks for a modest
church and school. It is estimated that a lot can
be procured for $400, and that a chapel and school
(both under one roof) will cost about $1,100. Mrs.
M. Edwards and Mrs. Mary Smith are instructing
a great number of children in East Selma in an old
abandoned cabin, which was not good enough for
a poor Negro. The only partition between the two
departments is a thin curtain. The children sit on
chairs. When they write, they kneel down before
the chair, place the tablet on the seat, and proceed
to practise penmanship. You may imagine the
noise.made by the moving of the chairs when the
children rise or sit down, and by the two teachers
and their two classes in that one little room. A sys-