The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1923, Page 76

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who was the founder and former pastor of the con-
gregation at Kannapolis, then addressed a few
words to the congregations, expressing his gratifi-
cation at seeing the remarkable progress the church
had made. In a few well-chosen words Prof. Shu-
felt then thanked the congregation and the kind
people of Kannapolis for the splendid hospitality
extended to the conference. Adjournment followed
by singing “God Be with You till We Meet Again.”

It is needless to add that every member and
visitor of our conference was well cared for. On the
Sunday of conference there were visitors present
from practically every station in our North Caro-
lina field, and we had the largest communion seen
here in a long time.

During the summer the good people of Kan-
napolis, with the assistance of the Board, built a
new church alongside of the old one. ‘he latter is
now being used as a schoolroom. The building is
neat, well arranged, and well furnished.

Brier News Items.

_Rev. L. G. Dorpat, of Meherrin, Va., was called
home from conference on Saturday to conduct a
funeral. Sam, the grandson of Mr. H. B. Doswell,
of Meherrin, had passed away and was laid to rest
on Sunday.

On September 12 Immanuel Lutheran College
will open its doors, and the fall term will begin.

‘Immanuel College is accredited by the State and

now ranks as an Al school. Our venerable Board
has set aside $10,000 to enlarge the dormitory.’ We
are looking for a fine enrolment and a successful
year.

Mr. Culbert ‘Malloy, and Mr. Walter Pierce were
confirmed in St. Paul’s (Charlotte) on September 2.

Rey. ©. Stoll, of Philadelphia, who was called to
a professorship at Luther College in New Orleans,
passed through Charlotte en route to Louisiana, to
take up his work. Our prayers and best wishes
accompany him.

- Rey. ‘McDavid, who has. been teaching in our
schools since 1897, will have to look after St. Paul’s,

_ Mount Zion, and Bethel in Charlotte and Bethlehem

in Monroe this year. _
On Sunday, September 12, Rey. M. Holsten, a

1928 graduate of Concordia Seminary, St: Louis,

who has served as a supply in New Orleans, will be

ordained and installed at Grace Churcli, Concord.
‘Professor Smith and Rev. McDavid will officiate.

J McD. .

The Lutheran Pioneer.

A Fine Example of Gratitude.

A mission-worker, who has been connected for
many years with one of the Colored schools of the
South, gives the following beautiful example of
gratitude on the part of a young man who had
attended the school of which the writer is the head:

“Does the Negro show gratitude for what is
done for him?

“There came to us, several years ago, a lad from
one of our sister States-who had a great thirst for
education, but little money to gratify his thirst.
He asked me to take him for less than the fixed
His honest face and his eager and earnest

and

charge.
desire for knowledge impressed me favorably,
I took hinyfor what money he had.
I have taken many, believing that God would pro-
vide for him. By much rigid economy he spent the
year in school. He went to the mines during vaca-
tion to enable him to return to school. In propor-
tion as he made more money, he paid more for board
and tuition until he paid the full amount required.
He continued at school until he. finished the normal
course and spent a year and a half in the high
school department. Failing means and _ failing
health foreed him to leave a few months before the
year closed. It was a matter of great reluctance to
him, as his thirst for knowledge and his desire for
usefulness had increased rather than diminished by
his experience in school.

“We did not get back the next year, but he did
not forget us. When Thanksgiving Day came, he
sent us ten dollars in gold for ‘our boys’ new
dormitory.

“He had expected to return last year and study
for the ministry, but for some cause was prevented
from doing so. Just before last Thanksgiving Day
I received a letter from him from the far-off Pacific
coast: “Don’t report your Thanksgiving offering
until you hear from me.’- And soon I received-a
registered letter containing twenty dollars in gold
and a five-dollar bill for the boys’ library. I can-
not tell you what a thrill of joy and delight ran
throughout the student-body and the hearts of the

teachers when I read his letter and showed them -

the glittering gold. They had a real jubilee! In
my judgment the salutary effect upon-the school
far outweighed the gift. It raised every thinking
and ambitious one in his own estimation and ex-
cited a glow of emulation. You could see it beam-
ing from many countenances, ‘What he has done
I can do, and I am resolved to do it.

I took him as,