The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1931, Page 116

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

reports of the various congregations. And during
this time we were pleased to hear of the possibility
of having another city added to the conference,
namely, Detroit.

In the open session, held in the evening, to
which the congregations were invited, Pastor Pflug
of Buffalo gave a very interesting talk on the timely
topic “The Call of the Hour,” urging the laymen
to a greater activity; for it is also their duty to
work for their Savior. We were pleased to hear
many of the laymen on this-subject, and all ex-
pressed their willingness to do their bit.

The next conference is to be held in Buffalo,
on May 11 and 12, 1932. 0. F. R.

Missionary Notes from the Southland.

Pass Christian, Miss. — This mission-station,
opened January 18, 1931, had an average atten-
dance of eighteen adults during the quarter ending

Trinity Chapel, New Orleans, La.

June 30. The people are longing for more than
one service a month and are asking for a Sunday-
school. It will be hard to fulfil their wishes, but
an attempt will be made.

Four adults are being prepared for confirmation.
A Baptist preacher whom I met in Pass Christian
told me: “I am sure that the Lutheran Church
will become established in Pass Christian. Did you
ever see it fail? A clean Church, and such a system
as the Lutherans have [he was referring to our
day-schools] is bound to win.”

On June 18 Rev. L. Robinson and I canvassed

a section of Pass Christian, distributing tracts and
the Missionary Lutheran. A portion of Pass
_ Christian had been canvassed by me during the

previous month. The canvass so far disclosed a

and Methodist churches and almost forty who
claimed to be members of no church. We have
also learned that the Baptist churches in Pass
Christian are rapidly losing their members.

The Pass Christian mission would highly appre-
ciate discarded American Lutheran Publication
Board hymn-books. Send them to Rev. E. H. Wild-
grube, 2257 N. Clairborne St., New Orleans, La.

St..Paul’s, New Orleans, La. — Our newly re-
paired church was struck by lightning on June 23.
The cross was splintered, and one side of the tower
was damaged to the extent of one hundred dollars.
The damage was covered by insurance. We thank
God that He prevented greater damage.

During the past few weeks eleven adults have
expressed their desire to become members of our
church. Lately eleven children and five adults were
confirmed.

Trinity, New Orleans, La. — During the past
month Rev. L. Robinson and I visited almost all the
members of Trinity and some of the parents who
have children in our school. While making these
visits, we entered a home in which we found a very
happy little girl about five years of age. When
I asked her what made her so happy, she answered,
“T was baptized, and now I am God’s little girl.”
She was baptized at Trinity, together with eleven
schoolchildren, shortly before our school closed.
Rey. L. Robinson, who also teaches at Trinity, pre-
pared these children for Baptism.

E. H. WitDGRUBE.

Teachers’ Institute in New Orleans.

While in New Orleans a short time ago, the
Editor had the privilege of meeting most of the
teachers of our Colored Mission in that city at
the close of one of their teachers’ institute sessions.
This institute meets regularly every Saturday after-
noon from four to six o’clock. It was called into
being at the suggestion of the sainted Director
Drewes as a means of furthering the knowledge of
the mission-teachers and making them more efficient
in their work.

The institute sessions are divided into two les-
son periods. Mr. A. Wiley instructs in catechetics
the first period, and in the second period Pastor E.
H. Wildgrube lectures on missionary practise in the
day- and Sunday-schools.

The enrolment is almost 100 per cent. of the
teachers, and the attendance is very regular. The
teachers with whom I spoke expressed themselves