The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1930, Sheet 143

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

various synods constituting the Synodical Confer-
ence and to ask these synods to he ready to present
the result of their deliberations to the Synodical
Conference convention in 1930. The synods took
a favorable attitude to the enterprise. The Missouri
Synod passed the following resolution last year:
“Resolved, That our Synod hereby express its hearty
interest in the movement to carry the Gospel of
Christ, the Savior of mankind, to the heathen in
Africa and that it pledge to Synodical Conference
its proportionate share of financial support.”

Appropriations.
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MONTE BMS doncnnocesgu barre nooo GtveC OAS $15,000
Administration Building, Greensboro, N.C...... 72,500
$87,500

Supplementary Appropriations.
Ackerville;-Alasic cow's © olhcerelsielatsieietelete aluleceis'< cc cic'e $ 1,200

Additional Schoolroom, Mount Zion, New Orleans 2,000
Chapel in Greensboro .......--seeeeseeeee cece 3,000
Usirm ingheyn, Alen «ss ieietiessssieeieitaleeiete enone clean 5,830

$11,457

New Appropriations.
Rocks \Vest, Alanis stele scteiaeincleneislers ereiecislereisiciere cle $ 350

Pensacola; Fla. coi... occ culclececccccriovesssces 4,000
BINH INTS Goncondogsoocen cuocod dos ouneodOIO 1,200
Wredenburgh; (Ala: oi. 5 veces sie eesceneceis cress 1,200
GoncordsaN. Orie ciaesiniscice ilies 25,000
igh ePointsi Ne Comer cleletseeiclercer 12,000
Luther Preparatory School .........+sseeeeees 5,000
Bethlehem, New Orleans ........----+seeeeeees 8,000
Concordia, New Orleans ...........+ee-eeeeees 13,000
Immanuel Lutheran College .............++++-- 35,000

$104,750

Conclusion.

This report again shows that the Lord is fulfil-
ling His word which He uttered by the mouth of
David, the royal singer: “Ethiopia shall soon stretch
out her hands unto God.” Almost seven thousand
Negroes in our Colored Missions are stretching out
their hands to Him, the only true God, in prayer.
That cannot but fill us with joy and courage and
stimulate our missionary zeal. May God ever in-
crease this zeal, so that our prayers for this Mission
may grow more ardent and our gifts more cheerful
and liberal! ‘The unchurched Negroes in our
country constitute a great host; God give us sym-
pathy for them in their great spiritual need! May
He also continue to pour out His blessings upon the
faithful efforts of our missionaries! To Him be
praise, honor, glory, and thanksgiving now and for-
evermore !

In the name and by the authority of the Board
for Colored Missions,

CuristorHEr F. Drewes, Director of Missions.

+ Prof. A. C. Burgdorf. +

Another loyal servant and friend of missions,
Prof. A. C. Burgdorf, entered the rest of the people
of God June 14 at Springfield, Mo., at the age of
ninety-two years.

Prof. A. C. Burgdorf served as a member of the

3oard for Colored Missions for many years while
president of Walther College at St. Louis, Mo.

The life of the venerable professor and Christian
patriarch was rich in Christian experience. In his
life the grace of God was glorified. The closing
scene of his life was an object-lesson showing how
the grace of God works
effectually in the children
of God to the extent that
nothing can separate them
from the love of God in
Christ Jesus.

The professor had to
bear a very heavy cross of
physical suffering toward
the end of his life. But
in all his afflictions the
deceased conducted: him-
self as a true child of
God. With Job he said:
“Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.” What
evidence that the Gospel was the power of God unto
salvation also in him! What encouragement to preach _
that Gospel to every creature! What blessed assurance
that the grace of God is all-sufficient to sustain us in
our afflictions unto a blessed end!

—_—_—_—_—_——sS oe

Prof. A. C. Burgdorf.

“What Men Can Do.” — Some months ago we
brought an article under this heading and in this
article gave examples of services which individual
Christians had rendered. An esteemed friend calls
our attention to several instances of generosity which
are worthy of mention and imitation. Here they
are: presenting a car to the teacher; supplementing
the teacher’s salary; building a teacherage. An-
other friend writes us that he has helped a young
man to prepare himself to become a schoolteacher
by paying the student’s board. Still another has
provided a full set of altar coverings. One good
Christian has paid for a fine oil-painting in his
church. Several instances have been reported where
members have presented pianos ‘and organs for
church and school. In another instance a member
presented his church with a full set of the best
organ chimes obtainable. Alsat