The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1930, Page 61

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

61

“Lenten services are conducted in the Loop to
reach those who will not come to our churches. And
right here you and I can perform a most noble
service. Those placards we can post in conspicuous
places. The pluggers announcing these services
we can distribute among our unchurched acquain-
tances and thus establish a personal contact, adding
an occasional reminder and a personal invitation.
During the campaign, especially on the first day,
we can blaze the trail for those invited by attending
the services and bringing in the strangers.”

Krile now yielded to the entreaties of his friend
and became active. At the conclusion of the first
service a stranger approached him in the foyer of
the theater with these words: “Sir, can you favor
me with some desired information? I have no
church connection, but I am deeply impressed and
would like to become acquainted with the Lutheran
Church.” Krile was overjoyed and cheerfully di-
rected the stranger to the Lutheran church nearest
to the latter’s home. Will he continue to support
these services? Surely! He now is convinced that
Chicago’s unchurched strangers are no less in need
of the Gospel than the Gentiles in foreign lands.

At the next voters’ meeting, Krile heartily en-
dorsed Lork’s appeal of the previous meeting, with
the result that the entire congregation is now inter-
ested in Lutheran Noonday Lenten Services.

“Go AND DO THOU LIKEWISE.”
W. C. A. Martens, in North Illinois Messenger.

Items of Missionary Interest.
(By the Eprror.)

The Director’s Itinerary. — Recently the Direc-
tor of Colored Missions, Rev. C. F. Drewes, spent
several weeks on the Southeastern Field. While
there, he attended the conference of workers at
Concord, N.C., and visited a number of churches
and schools. He spent over a day in the classrooms
of Immanuel College at Greensboro. On his trip
he also visited the stations at Baltimore, Washing-
ton, and Yonkers.

Luther Preparatory School, New Orleans. —
Prof. Paul Scherf is working himself into his new
position very rapidly. He likes his work, and the
students like the new head of their school. God
bless Professor Scherf and his pupils!

St. Paul’s, New Orleans.— The members re-
cently decided to raise $2,500 for the purpose of
beautifying their house of worship. This congre-
gation will celebrate its golden anniversary next
year.

New Worker Installed.— On March 5, Super-
intendent Geo. A. Schmidt, ordained and installed
Rev. Byron Skinner, a last year’s graduate of Im-
manuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, N. C., at
Possum Bend, Ala. Pastor Skinner will have charge
of Taits Place, Camden, Longmile, and Possum
Bend. Rev. Chas. Peay assisted Superintendent
Schmidt.

Conference in Concord, N. C. — Concerning this
conference of workers, Director Drewes reports as
follows: “The conference met in the chapel of Mis-
sionary Melvin Holsten’s congregation on February
21 and 22. All but two of the pastors belonging to
the conference were in attendance; so, too, most of
the teachers, male and female. The conference
made good use of the time at its disposal. Prof.
Wm. Kampschmidt, of Greensboro, Teacher Douglas
Dinkins, of Salisbury, and Miss Vivian Foard, of
Concord, read papers. In the confessional service,
Pastor John Alston, of Atlanta, delivered the ad-
dress, and in the conference service Rev. Roberts,
of Spartanburg, filled the pulpit.”

A Mother of Churches. — Such is in truth old
St. Matthew’s at Meherrin, Va. Meherrin may be
styled the mother of our Yonkers mission. Now it
is helping to swell the membership of Pastor Trum-
poldt’s Chester, Pa., charge, and it is helping our
mission in Baltimore to grow mightily. Though this
leaves the old mother only a hundred souls, yet she
is praying that God may so bless these young
churches that they will soon outgrow their mother.
That is the true missionary spirit.

Mindekranz.— Our Treasurer for Colored Mis-
sions recently received the following self-explana-
tory letter: “Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo.,
January 16, 1930. We are enclosing a check for $50.
This is sent in the nature of a Mindekranz by the
classmates of our Student Robert Wolff, who died at
our Seminary last fall. The money is to be used ‘for
some special purpose at the Greensboro College.’
Sincerely yours, John H. C. Fritz’? Thanks for
this gift and the fine spirit. — D.

Another Letter to Our Treasurer.— January 27
a friend of missions in Richmond, Va., wrote to
Treasurer Eckhart: “Enclosed please find a check
for one hundred dollars. Will you kindly place this
in the building fund for Colored Missions? It looks
as if at present the greatest returns for the money
invested are received from that mission. Am reading
Rosa Young’s book now and shall pass it on to
others. Wishing you the Lord’s blessing, I am, sin- ~
cerely, C. K.”