The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1926, Page 59

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

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ence and force from all parts of the State. May
God, who has so bountifully blessed the faithful
work of our laborers in Alabama during these ten
years, continue with His grace in the years to come!
Buffalo, N. Y. — “In a recent letter Pastor H. F.
Wind, institutional missionary in Buffalo, writes as
follows: ‘Prospects for our Negro Mission work in
Buffalo are very bright. Quite a number of colored
people have committed themselves as favorably dis-
posed to the undertaking, and upwards of 25 chil-
dren are promised for the Sunday-school. The one
-difficulty we are encountering is the renting of

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as a dwelling. The original cost of the property
and the expense of remodeling the former dwelling
represents an outlay of $8,250. It is hoped that our
colored congregation in St. Louis will be able to
worship in its new church by the end of the year.

Greensboro, N.C.— On February 12, a confer-
ence of all the pastors and professors of the South-
eastern Field was held at Greensboro, N.C. The
workers present were from six States. Director
Drewes also attended this conference by special re-
quest and reports that the meeting was most satis-
factory in every way.

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Our Pastors and. Professors in the Southeastern Field. .
Left to right: P. Trumpoldt, Philadelphia; L. G. Dorpat, Meherrin, Va.; John Alston, Atlanta;

J. A.Hunt, Winston-Salem; Superintendent

A. Roberts, Spartanburg; Prof. F.C. Lankenau,
Dr. H. Nau, Greensboro; Wm. Hill, Yonkers,
H. Lash, Greensboro; F. ‘
(Prof. Wm. Kampschmidt is not on the picture.)

Holsten, Concord; W.

a suitable location for the mission. As usual,
‘people protest against placing a mission in their
‘immediate neighborhood, and the element of race
prejudice also enters. But we hope, before long, to
-he located and to open services. The pastors of
Buffalo will conduct Sunday-school and other ser-
“vices for the present. Pastor Mueller will, for the
time being, have charge of the Sunday evening ser-
-vices.. Enthusiasm for this work runs high, and
‘there is no doubt that the mission will be well sup-
‘ported? ? — Eastern District Bulletin.

St. Louis, Mo. — Our colored mission in St. Louis
“was made homeless by the-sale of the property used
‘during'the past years. ‘The Mission Board has se-
‘cured a permanent home for the mission-school by

*, the purchase of a building that was formerly used

J.P. Smith, Greensboro; J. E.Shufelt, Rockwell;

Greensboro; Frank Alston, Kannapolis; Prof.

N.Y.; Prof. W. H. Beck, Greensboro; Melvin

Foard, High Point; C.R. March, Salisbury.

Winston-Salem, N. C. — This industrial center
will soon have a chapel for its colored Lutheran
people. A lot has been purchased and will soon be
occupied with a chapel built with the gifts of the
Lutheran boys and girls in our schools of Lowa
and Minnesota. —In connection with this item we
cannot let pass the opportunity to tell our readers
alittle story: Opposite the lot which has been bought
for. our chapel in Winston-Salem lay a vacant lot
owned by a Negress living in Washington. For
several reasons this lot seemed more desirable than
the lot which has now been bought. ‘The owner asked

~ more than the Board felt it could pay, so the mis-

sionary asked her to come down on the price. This

jis what the owner wrote by way of reply to the re-.

quest: “I would be very glad to see a church built