The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1927, Page 100

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in the face, but Aunt Fannie is unafraid. She hears
her Savior telling her: “I am the Resurrection and
the Life.” And when her weak and faltering heart
beats its last stroke, the Savior will send His angels
to that hut to take her to her home in heaven.
What of Aunt Fanny and the souls she won if
our Lutheran Church had not brought to her the
message of salvation? a. A. Script.

Our Colored Mission in Buffalo, N. Y.

The kindness of Rev. H. F. Wind has made it
possible for us to present to our readers a picture of
the Saturday-school of our colored mission in Buf-

THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

Washington and Miss Helen Stewart, members of
the mission, have been added to the teaching staff.

Missionary Wind is preparing a number of people
for membership. Te is proceeding very slowly, since
it is his intention to admit only such persons as are
well grounded in Christian doctrine and have given
ample proof of their sincerity. It is expected that
the first class of catechumens will be ready some
time during this summer.

Superintendent Wind gives the following report
of his activities during the last quarter: Services
conducted, 14; Sunday-school sessions, 14; total
attendance at services, 304; total Sunday-school
attendance, 289 ; teachers’ meetings held, 3; Sunday-
15:

school cards mailed, Bible class sessions, 8:

Colored Saturday-School, Buffalo, N. Y.

falo. The Saturday-school is a new feature of the
work in Buffalo and was begun during the early
months of this year. The school meets from 9.30
to 11.30 at the mission building. The teachers are
Miss Clara Menard, who is Superintendent Wind’s
efficient assistant, and Miss Lydia Dornseif. No
less than twenty-one children are enrolled in the
Saturday school. Only religious subjects are taught,
and there is a great deal of interest shown by the
children and their parents in this new venture.
The Sunday-school of our Buffalo colored mis-
sion is enjoying a continued growth, for new pupils
have been added in the course of the last quarter.
The total enrolment of the Sunday-school at the
time of this writing is thirty-four. Miss Clara
Menard is the superintendent of the Sunday-school
and has as her able assistants Miss Edna Shore and
Miss Mande Torgeson. Recently Miss Bernice

catechetical class sessions, 19; Saturday school ses-
sions, 7; the Ladies’ Aid held four meetings and
had an average attendance of twelve; the four Sew-
ing Circle meetings were attended on an average by
eight persons. The Girls’ Club held three business
meetings, one social meeting, and five meetings to do
sewing and art work. ‘Twenty-nine visits were made
to homes.

Alabama Notes.

Alabama Luther College held its second annual
commencement exercises May 29 to June 1. The
exercises began with a sermon to the graduates
by Superintendent G. A. Schmidt. The speaker
addressed the graduating class from Is. 60,1, and
pointed out to them their duty to shine as bright
lights in this world of sin and darkness. He em-