The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1924, Sheet 76

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Last year our Colored members also sent sev-
eral hundred dollars to the suffering children of
Central Europe and contributed over three hundred
dollars for foreign missions in India and China.
We feel that these offerings for the starving chil-
dren of Europe and for missions in Asia are most
praiseworthy acts on the part of our Negro
Christians.

Most of our Colored congregations are not yet
able to defray all their own household expenses, but
need assistance from the mission treasury. Several,
however, have attained the goal of self-support or
are nearing it. The congregation at Yonkers,
N. Y. (Pastor Wm. O. Hill; 54 communicant
members), last year contributed $1,283.40, while
the total expense for their household was only
$1,082.35. Holy Trinity in Springfield, Ill. (56

Confirmation Class, Mount Zion, New Orleans.

confirmed members, served by Prof. Th. Engelder
and Student A. Schulze), even contributed $1,807.12,
which is much more than was needed for their own
_ household. Mount Zion, New Orleans (Pastor
Walter Beck); Bethlehem, New Orleans (Pastor
G. M. Kramer); Grace, St. Louis (Pastor G. L.
Kroenk) ; and Mount Calvary, Kannapolis, N. C.
(Pastor F. D. Alston), would have reached the goal
of self-support had they not had from one to four
_teachers in their mission-schools. — What great joy
the ability to give provides for some the following
incident will show. An old “auntie” in Alabama
was very desirous of also contributing a dollar to
a special collection which had been announced at
her church for the following Sunday. But she was
‘old'and poor. What did she do? In simple, child-
ike faith she addressed herself to her heavenly
-Father and asked Him to make it possible for her
_to bring the desired gift. Her heavenly Father

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heard the prayer of His child. “I’s got it! Tord,
T’s got it; I’s got it!” the dear old soul exultantly
cried. How happy she was when on Sunday she
was able to give her offering with the rest! And
God loveth a cheerful giver.

. Mission-Stations.

1. St. Paul’s, Little Rock, Ark. This is our
oldest station. It was founded by our first mis-
sionary, Pastor J. F. Doescher, late in 1877. He
was succeeded by Pastor I’. Berg, now professor at
our college in Greensboro, N.C. From 1896 to
1916, full twenty years, the congregation had no.
pastor of its own, but the pastors of the white con-
gregation kindly supplied the wants of the little
flock. Since the end of July, 1918, the congrega-
tion has been regularly served by Pastor Ad. I.
Poppe * (the laborers marked * are white). Sta-
tistics: Baptized members, 25; communicant mem-
bers, 8.

Louisiana,

2. Mount Zion, New Orleans. (Founded 1878.
Pastor Walter H. Beck,* since September, 1923.)
The congregation has had a steady growth during
the past two years. The baptized membership has
increased from 232 to 266. ‘The membership is
scattered over a greater part of the city. Of the
members that passed away during the past two
years, Mary Wright deserves special mention. She
died November 22, 1923, at the age of about one
hundred years. She was a member of Mount Zion
since October, 1882, had a good knowledge of the
Christian doctrine, loved her Church, was a regular
attendant, and gave liberally for church purposes.
Thus she presented her church with a beautiful
altar and an altar painting, also with a bell, and
gave the congregation $200 for repairs on its.
property a year before she died. She also presented
a bell to Concordia Church. She was greatly. re-
spected by white and Colored. — Pastor Beck was
installed September 10, 1922. ‘The congregation
contributes $50 monthly to his salary. Extensive:
repairs were made on the church this year. Electric
light is to be installed in church and school this:
summer. The congregation is aiming to be self-

‘supporting by the time of its golden anniversary

in 1928. The school is overcrowded. ‘Though it:
has room for only 185, no less than 216 pupils are:
on the roll, notwithstanding the fact that over a
hundred have been refused admittance. A.number
of the latter are now attending our Bethlehem.
School. The teacher of the primary class had. 126:

-in her room; by request of the undersigned she:

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