The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1924, Page 69

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foreign field. In reading these figures, it may be
well to remember that the membership of the
United Brethren is considerably less than half that
of the Synodical Conference. We understand that
the budget of the United Brethren provides for an
average of about fifty cents per annum from each
member for Foreign Missions : —

Foreign missionaries .........--00ee08 +08 76
Nabivelworkersiccscie oisisiciasrele deleictere se slate 187
Organized churches ...........-+000e0ee 115
Other preaching-places .........--.+.-05 921
Communicant members .........--20+8+065 $,552
Sunday-schools .........0.ceeee eer eeeeee 130
Day- and boarding-schools 55
Pupils in day- and boarding-schools....... 2. ,000
Dispensaries and hospitals .............--
Cases’ trentediiy.)-/0.\00 jcc uccecwicpiscccees « 31, 614
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The Walther League and Missions.

We take the following paragraphs from the re-
port of the Walther League’s Committee on Mis-
sions, submitted to the League at its recent con-
vention in St. Paul. These paragraphs tell us how
the increasing interest in missions among our young
people is showing itself in a practical way. Hear
what our Walther Leaguers are doing for the sup-
port of mission-workers : —

“he mission endeavor has also progressed in
a tangible and financial way. With the exception
of one district, which had to contend with unusual
conditions, the districts which pledged themselves
to the support of a foreign missionary or a native
worker have not only reached their voluntary quota,
but in many instances exceeded their amount. ‘The
Western New York District was the last district
to pledge itself to the extent of $1,200 for the sup-
port of a foreign missionary, having assumed this
pledge at its recent convention in May.

“The Pennsylvania District, the smallest among
the districts which have pledged themselves, has the
largest average contribution, and is still leading
the way. The members, totaling 240, have an aver-
age pledge of $4.41.

“The Missouri District, which pledged itself to
the extent of $1,800 this year, exceeded its volun-
tary quota by $340.

“The Indiana District exceeded its pledge of
$1,600 by almost $300.

“The Southern Illinois District, which is sup-
porting Missionary Jesudason, the first ordained
Native pastor of India, exceeded its pledge.

“The Michigan District exceeded its pledge of

$1,200 by at least $170. In addition this district
has pledged $900 for an automobile for Missionary
Meinzen. 5 :

“The Arkansas District has taken over the sup-
port of one of the first Brahmin converts, and the
Dakota District is supporting Pastor Oberheu to
the extent of $400, which amount was this year
exceeded by $100.

“All of the other districts are meeting their
obligations. ‘The Washington, Oregon, Northern
Wisconsin, and other districts are supporting native
students who are preparing -themselves for the
ministry.

“A consecrated young Lutheran of Milwantees
who heard a stirring lecture by Rey. Fr. Brand,
Director of Foreign Missions, was moved to such
an extent that he decided to take over the support
of a native student preparing himself for the min-
istry. Let us hope that this is the beginning of
a movement for many individuals to bring special
personal sacrifices for foreign mission work.

“We now have thirteen districts supporting fif-
teen missionaries, two of whom, supported by the
Illinois District, are in Germany, the land of the

Reformation. The following are the districts and
the missionaries supported by them:—
Pennsylvania....... Rey. Max Zschiegner. China
Qhiotekt.curuerecresrert Rey. H. Levihn...... India

TOWS seints.c tietelers eieters Rey. B. Strasen...... India
Indiana.........+.. Rey. G. Schroeder... . India

Northern California. Rev. H. Theiss....... China
Illinois............. Rev. W. Oesch (two). .Germany
Southern Illinois... . Rev. H. Jesudason. ...India
Missouri........... Rey. C. Schmidt... ... China
Michigan........... Rev. E. Meinzen..... India

Southern Wisconsin..Rev. A. Brux........ India
Minnesota Missionary to the... Apache Indians
(eastertcrearstersrstiear Rey. Milton Kuolt....India

Western New York. .......----02++-0e005 China

“A Junior society in the Missouri District has
pledged itself to the support of two Bindu orphan
children.

“Tn addition, the League at large is contribut-
ing about $700. ‘The districts which have pledged
themselves contributed approximately $11,000, mak-
ing a total of about $11,750. Not all reports have :
been received, consequently the figures on hand are
not complete.”

What the Negro Spends for His Church.

The following article is taken from the Chris-
tian Recorder, an organ of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church. We wish our readers would.