The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1928, Page 85

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tion service, attended by about 20 adults. There
were 8 baptisms and 7 confirmations during 1927.
The congregation now numbers 36 souls, 24 of
whom are communicants. Another class of adults
is being prepared for confirmation, also a class of
children, the latter receiving instruction from the
missionary twice a week.

The big work here, however, is being done by
our teacher, Mr. Klawitter, who spends five full
days a week surrounded by 40 Negro children, try-
ing to instil into their minds the four R’s. I shall
not, nor could I, even if I had the time and in-
clination, try to enumerate the difficulties under
which Mr. Klawitter is laboring. If he had the
least cooperation on the part of the parents of these
children, his work might be lightened to some ex-
tent. Yet the fruits are beginning to show them-
selves. Several children have been baptized, and
the first class will soon be confirmed. The members
of Immanuel are still an example for many white
Lutherans, so far as giving for the church is con-
cerned. They keep up their own running expenses
and pay $10 monthly toward the salary of the mis-
sionary. <A ladies’ aid society has been organized,
with which the Relief Committee of our Women’s
Auxiliary cooperates for the benefit of poor chil-
dren in our school. This ladies’ aid has more than
one hundred dollars in its treasury and has helped
the church repeatedly in times of emergencies. We
are of the opinion that the time has now come when
the church should have its own pastor and teacher.

G. H. K.

Nore. — The Board has decided to call a pastor for the
Cincinnati mission. — Ep.

Dedication at Winston-Salem, N. C.

Sunday, April 22, was a day of great rejoicing
for pastor and members of St. Mark’s Lutheran
Church, Winston-Salem, N. C., for on that day
they dedicated their new chapel to the worship and
service of the Triune God. Two services were held
on Sunday, one in the forenoon, in which Rev. F.
D. Alston, our superintendent, preached a forceful
sermon on Is. 25,6.7%. His subject was: “The
Glories of the Church We are Dedicating. 1. Its
location; 2. its delights.” The weather was very
inclement; a downpour of rain kept some away.
Nevertheless the building was filled to capacity.
In the afternoon Rev. W. H. Gehrke, professor at
Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, delivered
a very appropriate sermon based on Ex. 20,24. He

emphasized the fact that the Lord was recording
His name in the building which we were dedicating,
and that He was coming here, and would continue
to come, to bless the hearers.

During the week some evening services were
held. Monday evening Rev. J. W. Fuller, of Mount
Pleasant, N.C., spoke on 2Cor.6,17.18. “The
Christian Family” was the theme of the speaker.
Tuesday evening our itinerant missionary Rev.
M. H. Dorpat spoke on “Jesus, the Friend of Sin-
ners.” fe based his sermon on the parables of the
lost sheep and the lost coin. Luke 15,1—10. The
final sermon of the series was delivered on Wednes-
day evening by Prof. Wm. H. Kampschmidt, of Im-
manuel Lutheran College. His text was 1 Cor. 3,
11—15. He emphasized the fact that Jesus Christ
is the only Foundation of His Church and that no

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Winston-Salem, N. C.

man can lay any other foundation. These services

were attended by about three hundred people. Some

of them had never been to a Lutheran service before,

and they were much impressed by them. God grant

that they will continue to come and become true

lovers of that Word which is, able to save their souls!
J. A. Hunv.

Letter of Thanks.

Dear CHILDREN OF THE IowA AND MINNESOTA
Districts : —

We, the Sunday-school and members of
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church at Winston-Salem,
N. C., wish to express our thanks to you for giving
us a building here in Winston-Salem. For a num-
ber of years we had no church to go to. We held
our services in a little room at the home of one of
the members. The pulpit was a little table in the
center of the room, our only Communion set was a