The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1925, Page 135

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

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eleven communicants. Their offerings by envelope
and plate collections amount to more than $6 a
Sunday. They contribute $50 a year towards our
local Federation’s Budget and since last month are
paying $10 a month towards the missionary’s salary.

We rejoice and thank God for His past blessings
and most heartily beseech Him to continue among
us with His grace and help. Verily, the need for
this work is crying here in Cincinnati, and the
opportunities are plentiful. We humbly ask our
readers for. their diligent supplications and inter-
cessions.

We are submitting to our readers a picture of
our first adult confirmation class. Three persons
on this picture do not belong to the class proper;
Mrs. Livingston and her brother, William Miller
(standing at extreme right) were confirmed in
Greensboro, N. C.; these two gave us a start in our
local work. ‘The other person is Miss Eliza
Johnston (standing in center), who was sent
here last fall by our Board to assist the mis-
sionary in his work with the children. The
remaining eight are the class-members.

G. H. K.

North Carolina Notes.

A special service was held at Mount Zion
(Rocks), Bostian Crossroads, N.C., on the
evening of August 2 for the ordination of
Candidate Wm. T. Eddleman to the holy min-
istry. The ordination sermon was preached
by the Rev. I. D. Alston, of Charlotte, N. C.,
who took as his text Matt. 9,36—38. The rite of
ordination was performed by the pastor of Mount
Zion,-Rev. J. E. Shufelt, assisted by the Rev. Alston
and the Rev. C. R. March, of Salisbury, N.C. It
was a service of joy for all the people of Mount
Zion, who rejoiced in this blessed privilege of giving
one of their young men to the Lord’s work. May
God, who Himself has called our young brother,
bless his labors to the salvation of many souls!

Our prayers will follow him into the mission-fields -

of Alabama.

We hereby extend our sympathy to Teacher
Martha McTier, of Rockwell, N.C., who with her
sisters, Teacher Addie McTier, of Greensboro, and
Teacher Mrs. John Parker, of High Point, was
called to mourn the sudden death of their father,
which occurred on August 2.

Mr. Roosevelt Miller, of our church at Gold Hill,

N.C., was united in marriage with Miss Virginia |

Walker, of New London, N.C., by his pastor, Rev.

J. E. Shufelt, on August 8. They are at home in

the house belonging to Rev. Foard at Gold Hill.

May God bless them richly to His own glory!
J. EE. SHuFE.t, Cor.

Progress
in Our Argentine Mission-Field.

The Lord’s promise that His Word: shall not
return void is being realized in our mission-work in
Argentina. Argentina is building a college with
its own funds. Conference in February voted

15,000 pesos, or $5,000, for the Argentine colegio.
Over 13,000 pesos have been subscribed to date, over
10,000 pesos are on hand, and by August we hope
to reach our quota. Two city blocks in the city of

First Lutheran Chapel in Misiones, Argentina.

Crespo, Entre Rios, have been purchased for our
future college. One city block was donated by
several enthusiastic laymen. Our first building is
to be 4046 feet and two stories high. It is to have
two classrooms, a dining-room, a kitchen, study-
and sleeping-rooms for the boys and also two rooms
for the president of the new institution. . A presi-
dent has already been called. A building com-
mittee, consisting of three pastors and five laymen,
is hard at work and hopes to have the building ready
for occupancy by October. Sessions, God willing,
are to be taken up next March. Our colegio is to
provide a full German and Spanish course for
teachers and a preparatory course for students pre-
paring for the ministry. It is to be a teachers’
seminary and a college for theological students.

In general our entire work is progressing fairly
well. last year our congregations and mission-
stations built six chapels and three parsonages. For