The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1928, Page 29

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

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dents of the college under the auspices of the
Alumni Association.

On Saturday morning the conference resolved to
undertake Home Mission work. This work will
begin with the opening of a field in Greenville, S. C.
All churches in the field are asked to lift a collec-
tion to support this cause.

The report of the Church Extension Committee
was adopted. Concerning Church Extension Fund
it was resolved, 1) that the cash on hand, $229.72,
and the notes payable on demand, $1,057, a total
of $1,286.72, constitute the present Church Exten-
sion Fund; 2) that a collection be raised annually
for this fund, preferably on the occasion of the
Reformation Festival.

a gift of our Alabama brethren and sisters for
Africa Missions.

Dr. H. Nau thanked the members of Conference -

for the work done by them for the purpose of
furnishing the new dormitory. He reminded them
that the institution is primarily for Lutheran stu-
dents and urged all Lutherans to send their sons
and daughters there. He drew attention to the fact
that the work of the school measures up to the
highest standard. He closed his remarks with an
expression of great hopes for the future of the
institution. F. D. Auston.

Norr. — We are sorry that above report of Immanuel
Conference did not reach us in time for our last issue.
However, though late, we felt that we should publish it.

Eprror.

New Dormitory

It was also resolved that a special Conference
Fund be started to defray the expenses incidental
to our conference; that the sum of $2 be asked of
each congregation; and that this be sent to the
treasurer in January of every year for the Con-
ference Fund.

Conference accepted the invitation to meet with
Mount Galvary Congregation at Kannapolis, N. C.,
in the summer of 1928.

The treasurer’s report showed : —

Balance in Chureh Extension Fund $1,286.72
Balance in Dormitory Fund ...... $349.64
Balance in Philadelphia Fund .... ~ $55.07

The report also showed that in 1926 our con-
ference had raised the sum of $1,328.44, $1,027.91
of which was sent to the Board, while $96.99 was

at Greensboro.

Items of Missionary Interest.
By the Eprror.

St. Paul’s, New Orleans.— Missionary Wildgrube
reports that the members of St. Paul’s are becoming
very active in church-work. The attendance im-
proved greatly in 1927. Christian discipline is car-
ried out in an evangelical, but earnest and consistent
manner.

Mount Zion, New Orleans. — This station will
be able to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary on
April 7. Just in what manner the great day will
be observed has not yet been decided, but an attempt

is to be made to get all the men and women still’

living who have been confirmed in Mount Zion
during its existence to be in attendance. — A class