The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1927, Page 88

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the death-rate was only twelve per thousand last
year. It has been as low as nine per thousand.
Our colored Christians are showing their appre-
ciation of God’s Word and Luther’s doctrine pure
by bringing increased offerings for the support of
the Mission. Ten years ago the total of their contri-
butions was $5,600; to-day it is more than $32,600,
an increase of $27,000 in ten years. Be it remem-
bered that these gifts come from people who are
poor. Of course, they are not able as yet to support
the mission-work all by themselves. They still need
our aid. The needs of the Mission during the

. present year are $160,000 for current expenses and

$50,000 for buildings. Some of the buildings in
which our good missionaries must work are wretched
beyond description. The need is great.

It will be but natural that our congregations will
hold a special service and render thanks to God, who
has so abundantly blessed the labors of our hands
among the poor and despised sons of Ham. Pursuant
to a resolution of the Synodical Conference, the Mis-
sion Board has published a jubilee book, Half a
Century of Lutheranism Among Our Colored
People. The price is only 75 cents. This jubilee
book gives a comprehensive history of our Colored
Missions, contains numerous pictures, and is full of
stories and anecdotes.

May God be with our colored Lutheran Church
in the future as He has been with it in the past! And
may He inspire our white Christians with ever-
increasing zeal for this blessed work among the
colored people of our country!

C. F. Drewes, Director of Missions.

Easter Service at Atlanta, Ga.

The Easter program given by the Christian day-
school and Sunday-school of our colored mission at
Atlanta, Ga., was well arranged, well rendered, and
well received by the large audience, which filled the
church. Many had to remain outside, but neverthe-
Tess could enjoy the beautiful services. The pupils
presented to the congregation the story of the risen

Savior, who was raised also for their justification.

It, no doubt, required very much labor and patience
to drill the tiny colored tots to render their parts
well. The pastor’s wife, Mrs. J. Alston, deserves
credit for her untiring efforts to impress upon her

pupils the glad Easter tidings. Let us hope that the

colored mission here will soon have a new church
home, since the old site precludes much successful
mission activity and effort. A VisIToR.

THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

Two North Carolina Stations.

Luther Memorial, Greensboro, N. C.

About three years ago we opened a Sunday-
school, which met at the college chapel. Twelve
children came on the first Sunday; already on the
following Sunday twenty-six attended. Believing
that, if people do not come to us, we must go to
them, we held services in the open air, under the
trees of the campus. The choir was composed of
our teachers, who attended the Religious Summer
School at Immanuel Lutheran College. The next
step was the opening of a Christian day-school,
which was conducted during the summer months

St. Mark’s Chapel, Atlanta, Ga.

by Mr. N. Murdock, a graduate of Immanuel Lu-
theran College, and Mrs. H. Naether.

At the beginning of the school-year we rented
a small house and opened our school again. Every
house in this community was occupied, and we had
to take what we could get. Since last August we
have a better building. On the 22d of August four-
teen of our Sunday-school children were baptized.
Also several adults were baptized and confirmed in
this service, and we held our first Communion ser-
vice, in which Rey. J. Hunt, of Winston-Salem, as-
sisted the writer.
. Faithful to our rule: Our day-school for our
Sunday-school children, we were compelled to send
home many who liked our daily instructions, but on
Sunday preferred to be in churches which are a
disgrace to the name and where the good seed im-