The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1929, Sheet 182

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

A Good Investment.
Securities.
Ten-year Serial 5% Gold Notes of 1929.

Borrower. k
The Board for Colored Missions, under
authority of the Synodical Conference.
Amount.
Limited to $200,000.

Maturities.
Annually, from November 1, 1930, to No-
vember 1, 1939.

Denominations.
Notes for $1,000, $500, and $100.

Interest.
5 per cent., payable semiannually, on May 1
and November 1. Interest coupons attached
to each note.

Collections.
Interest coupons and principal notes are
payable at maturity through your own
bank.

Price.
Par and accrued interest since November 1,
1929.

Your local banker will be pleased to explain

whatever may not be clear to you.

Address your application and make your
remittance payable to

THEO. W. ECKHART, Treasurer,
3558 S. Jefferson Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.

our chapel, it has not as yet the money on hand and
will probably have to borrow it, which means paying
interest, an expense that could be saved if all our
good Christians would know of our conditions here,
if our appeal for help would be heard by all.

Dear reader, there are excellent opportunities for
our dear Lutheran Church in Philadelphia. We
wish we could show you the building we call our
church. It would not have been pleasant for you
to attend services there for seven years. It was no
easy matter to persuade parents to send their chil-
dren there every Sunday for Sunday-school because
of the cramped quarters. But all these things our
colored’ Lutherans have done. They have been
faithful, they have been loyal, and they have done
what they could to help their church grow.

i So we address another appeal to you, dear Chris-
"tian friends, to help us. Whatever your gifts may
__ be, large or small, they will be sincerely appreciated
‘and will make the amount the Mission Board may
ve to borrow just so much less. And it will help
get the church that is so sorely needed. To
shepherd of souls, to the great King of

the Church, we address our fervent prayer that He
would make many hearts and hands willing to help
us by a contribution, large or small. May He instil
into our hearts a fervent love for Him, His work,
and His Church that we may be willing to give
Him what we can for this purpose. What you will
do for us, dear reader, the Savior will regard as
being done for Him, and He will one day graciously
reward you, saying: “Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto the least of these My brethren, ye have done
it unto Me.” May God hear our prayer and grant
our request for the sake of Jesus, our dear Savior.
Amen. P. TRUMPOLDT.

Bethany, Yonkers, N. Y., Dedicates Its
New Church Home.:

On Sunday, November 10, the hearts of Bethany
Congregation, Yonkers, N. Y., were made glad. On
this day they dedicated their new church, which is
located at the corner of Cottage and Willow places.

The pastor, the Rev. W. O. Hill, was assisted
by the Revs. von Schlichten, Halama, Meyer, and
Alston. The ministers and the choirs donned their
robes in the basement of the church and slowly
marched to the front, where they assembled on the
step of the church. Here, after a brief address, the
Rey. Hill read the dedicatory service. The ‘keys were
then handed to the pastor by Mr. Haines, the archi-
tect, and the doors were opened. The ministers
entered the church, followed by a large congregation
of people. very available space was soon taken.
The choirs were the last to enter. . They entered
singing Gloria in Eaxcelsis. Bethany Choir was as-
sisted by St. John’s Choir. Both choirs rendered
several beautiful anthems.

Brief tributes were given Mrs. Ragsdale and
Mr. Mott, who had given and prayed for the build-
ing which was being dedicated. A memorial window,
their gift, representing “The Open Word” and “The
Light of the Spirit,” was placed in the rear of the
chancel.

The Rev. A. von Schlichten preached the sermon
on Luke 11,28. His theme was: “Why do We Or-
ganize Congregations and Build Churches?” ‘This
question was plainly answered. ‘

During an offertory the collection was gathered.
The donation for the day amounted to $417.50.

At 8 o’clock in the evening the congregation
celebrated the four-hundredth anniversary of the
Catechism. The sermon was preached by the under-
signed; his text was Deut. 6, 6. 7.