The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1932, Sheet 155

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER

9. Hickory Hill, near Mansura, La.; Rev. C. P.
Thompson, pastor. Here there are promises of a
new country congregation. The community has
been principally Catholic. 27 souls, 11 communi-
cant and 5 voting members. In May 8 children
were baptized and 4 adults confirmed. After this
confirmation service ten persons gave their names
saying they wished to take instruction and become
members. The services are conducted in a miser-
able shack, for which a rent of $1.50 a month is
paid. Land is cheap here. We might buy one or
two acres and erect a plain building to serve both
church and school. The people are begging for a
teacher and a Lutheran school.

10. Baton Rouge, La. Rev. Thompson is in
charge also of this mission. Up till now our mis-
sion has moved from place to place. Now services
are held in the auditorium of the beautiful McKin-
ley High School. What hinders the work here is the
fact that our mission must be conducted from a dis-
tance of a‘hundred miles. We have for some time
been in touch with a large, independent Baptist con-
gregation, which may eventually come over to us.
The attendance at Baton Rouge is from 20 to 23 at
the services, which are held twice a month at 5.30 in
the evening.

11. Napoleonville, La.; Rev. G. M. Kramer,
pastor. This mission was started some twenty-five
years ago and was served by missionaries from New
Orleans. Services once a month, with an average
attendance of 14. A little girl of twelve years
gathers eleven children about her on Sunday morn-
ings and teaches them the Sunday-school lesson. We
had considered this station hopeless, but this little
Christian girl is not willing to have others miss
what she has found in her Lutheran school and
church. A young man coming from this seemingly
hopeless mission is now one of our active young col-
_ ored pastors in the Alabama Field.

Louisiana has never been explored for mission
opportunities. Until a few years ago the missionary
came and went after a few years’ service. Those
who remained, as a rule, had two or three congrega-
tions in their charge and had to teach school besides,
thus being overburdened, with no time to explore
other missionary possibilities. Since 1925 there

have been no vacancies in our field.

Extract of Report on Pass Christian, Miss.
By the Rey. E. H. WixpcRvsBeE.

. _ At Pass Christian we have two Lutherans who
Many years ago were confirmed by Rey. Lankenau

dance at our services is still 14 adults (never any

children). The collections have been above ex-
penses. Since this preaching-station costs us

nothing, I intend to continue to go once every
month to supply our two members with the Word
and the Sacrament and to give the Raymonds
(St. Paul’s members residing at Bay St. Louis) an
opportunity to hear the Word and to partake of the
Lord’s Supper. Our services have received favor-
able comment from those who have attended them,
and some of these satisfied people might have been
won for our church if I could have gone there
oftener. If the people could be visited oftener, and
if we could have a day-school and a Sunday-school,
we would be able to build up a small congregation.”

Luther Preparatory School, New Orleans, La.
By Pror. Paut Scere.

School-year: September 19, 1931, to June 3,
1932: 386 weeks, 180 days. First semester: Sep-
tember 15, 1931, to January 31, 1932. Second
semester: January 31 to June 3, 1932.

Enrolment: September, 1931: 48 students:
22 girls (7 boys, 6 girls out of town).

Actual attendance: June 3: 32 students:
14 girls (7 boys, 6 girls out of town).

Graduates: 10 students: 4 boys, 6 girls (4 girls out
of town).

26 boys,

18 boys,

Four boys and three girls of the graduates in-
tend to continue their studies in Greensboro, two
girls intend to enter a nurses’ training-school, and
one girl is undecided as to what she will do.

Teaching staff: Prof. P. Scherf and Students
B. Hoffmann and L. Eickhoff.

We have had no serious sickness. A small fire
broke out in the girls’ dormitory, which caused no
harm and hardly any damage.

The decrease of students from 48 to 32 is due to
the fact that within the first two months I culled
out the students. Irregular, lazy, and disorderly
students were dismissed. ‘Some stayed away on
their own account when they saw what was required
of them.. About four students left the institution
shortly before the close of the school-year when they
noticed that they would not be able to make their
grades. (To be continued.)

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“Missions are the foremost line of Christianity ;
her fate is decided there. The collapse on this front
would be the beginning of the end of the old
Church. ‘Hold the front, that is the earnest admo-
nition of the hour for all who have the consciousness
of a holy kingdom.”