The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1930, Page 6

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6 THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

Students receiving special training: theological, 30;
eatechists’ training, 44; teachers’ training, 17.

Property: Bungalows owned, 24; rented, 6.
Churches, 32. Schools and pandels owned, 73;
rented, 34; Hospital and dispensaries, 3. Houses
for native workers, owned and rented, 155. All
other buildings, 33.

China.

Missionaries, May, 1929: 8 male (5 wives and
10 children) ; 4 female.

November 1, 1927, to October 31, 1928: Sta-
tions, 6.

Native mission-helpers: Evangelists, 7; teachers,
20; chapel attendants, 4; Bible women, 2.

Chapels, 11; schools, 14; proseminary, 1; read-
ing-rooms, 4.

Souls, about 500. Pupils in schools, about 600.

God has been exceedingly gracious to our mis-
sionary endeavor in the Orient, granting us successes
far beyond our deserts.

Thousands and thousands of heathens have heard
the Gospel-message, and many, far more than we
know, have been won by it for life eternal. May God
help us to realize this thankfully, and may the
blessing of God inspire us at home and abroad to
still greater self-sacrificial and consecrated service!
For’ the love of our Savior and of the whole re-
deemed human race let us labor while it is day.

Savior, sprinkle many nations;
Fruitful let Thy sorrows be;

By Thy pains and consolations
Draw the Gentiles unto Thee.

Of Thy Cross the wondrous story,
Be it to the nations told;

Let them see Thee in Thy glory
And Thy mercy manifold.

FREDERICK BRAND.

Convention of Luther Conference
at New Orleans.

Luther Conference convened at Concordia Chapel,
New Orleans, on Thanksgiving Day, November 28,
for its semiannual two-day session. The chair was
occupied by Pastor 0. W. Luecke. ‘The roll-call
revealed that every member but two was in atten-
dance. We have not yet learned why these absentees
prevented us from scoring a hundred-per-cent atten-
dance, but the teachers from Napoleonville and
Alexandria did not respond to their name.

Our conference sessions this year were graced
with the presence of the Director of Colored Mis-
sions, the Rey. C. F. Drewes. Director Drewes has

made frequent and regular visits to our churches

and schools during the past twenty years; but it is
the first time, in the memory of the writer, that we
have had the pleasure of having him as a visitor at
any of our regular conventions. His whole-hearted
interest in our deliberations and discussions and his
helpful suggestions in the solution of our many
problems left us with the feeling that we are the
richer for his having been with us.

On Thursday morning, Mrs. Dora Allen, primary
teacher at Concordia, conducted a catechization with
a class of twenty-five young children. This departure
from the custom of merely reading a catechization
— providing the audience situation — afforded the
conference an opportunity to actually observe the
classroom procedure of the teacher in this line of
work. Since the Drewes Catechism was used as
text, the author gave some practical suggestions
on how the catechism should be used in teaching the
little ones. His demonstration was most profitable,
both to the catechist and the conference as a whole.

During this forenoon session also Superinten-
dent G. M. Kramer began the reading of a paper on
“Complete Sanctification, or Holiness.” He devel-

oped his theme around the following points: 1. What

is meant by complete sanctification? 2. Complete
sanctification is the duty of all men. 3. Since the
fall of man no one can attain to complete sanctifica-
tion. 4. Christians earnestly strive to be completely
sanctified. 5. Complete sanctification will be attained “
only in heaven. This paper, which was concluded
in the Friday-morning session, elicited much valu-
able discussion.

There were other papers to be read; but, owing
to the volume of business confronting the conference
for disposal, the further reading of papers was de-
ferred until next summer.

By request of Director Drewes, Chairman Luecke
made a report on Luther Preparatory School. This
is the newly established institution which last Sep-
tember opened its doors to our Louisiana Lutheran
youth. The chairman’s report was very gratifying.
The present enrolment is twenty-eight, though it
might have been approximately forty. A number
of applicants were denied admission either because
of their being non-Lutherans or because of not

_ having signified their intention of becoming workers

for the Church as ministers or teachers.

The faculty at present consists of Pastors O. W.
Luecke, of Mount Zion Church, and E. H. Wild-
grube, of St. Paul’s Church. The new director,
Rey. Paul Scherf, is expected to arrive in a few
weeks, after which the aforementioned pastors will
Serve as assistant part-time professors.