The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1932, Page 158

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER

at these services has been fourteen adults. So far
he has come into closer contact with about fifty col-
ored people, and he regards many of these as very
promising mission-material. Omaha has a very
favorably located colored section, covering an area
of about 150 city blocks. This section is about one
and a half miles in length and ten blocks wide and
is occupied by a fine class of Negroes. But what is
needed to pursue the work in a satisfactory way is
a church home. Pastor Weber tells us that the num-
ber of unchurched people he has come in contact
with in the past ‘months leads him to believe that
there are probably four or five thousand persons in
this area not connected with any church. This
would make it appear that the proper working of
the field would also require the labors of a whole-
time man. By the way, we must not forget to men-
tion that Pastor Weber also works among the in-
mates of the County Home, preaching there every
Sunday afternoon; he therefore can give only the
Sunday evening to the work among the colored.
The Synodical Conference was so impressed with
the work done in Omaha that it passed the follow-
ing resolution at its recent convention in Mankato:
“Resolved, That we rejoice in the fact that brethren
of Omaha have begun a mission among the colored
people of their city, that we assure them of our keen
interest in their work and urge them to continue
this work in conjunction with the Board for Col-
ored Missions, and that the Board for Colored Mis-
sions be directed to help these people as much as
conditions warrant and the means will permit.”

Anniversaries. — In another column we report
on the observance of Missionary G. M. Kramer’s
silver anniversary at the convention of the Synod-
ical Conference in Mankato. — The principal of
Pastor Kramer’s school also looks back upon twenty-
five years of service, Teacher Aaron Wiley. Teacher
Wiley graduated also from a course in theology, but
has preferred to serve the Lord as a shepherd of the
lambs. A few years ago he also received the B. A.
degree from Straight University of New Orleans,
a fully accredited institution. When hearing that
Teacher Wiley had completed twenty-five years of
service in our Colored Missions, the Synodical Con-
ference passed the following resolution: “Resolved,
That in view of Mr. Wiley’s service of twenty-five
years in the missions for colored people the Synod-
ical Conference take notice of this fact, heartily con-
gratulate the faithful worker, and wish him God’s
blessing for the future.”” — We were just informed
that another one of the Lord’s laborers who worked

among the colored folk is looking back upon twenty-
five years of service — Rev. 2d Schmidt, now of
Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Pastor Schmidt served our
Colored Missions at Mansura, Louisiana, and also
in St. Paul’s, New Orleans. We know that we are
voicing the sentiments of all our readers when we
express the sincere prayer that God may richly bless
the future labors of these two men and grant them
the bliss of hearing from His gracious lips the com-
mendation: “Well done, good and faithful ser-
vants !”

Our Savior (Colored), Buffalo.

Our Missionary Periodicals. — They are to
stay! In another column the resolution of the
Synodical Conference to this effect may be read. At
the convention in Mankato Dr. J.T’. Mueller, the
editor of the Missionstaube, spoke of the many let-
ters he had received, asking that both the ALissions-
taube and the LurHERAN PIONEER be not discon-
tinued. Notwithstanding the fact that it was re-
ported to the Synodical Conference at its convention
that these papers were published at a financial loss,
there was not a single delegate that voiced the
opinion that their publication should cease. All the
remarks pointed out that these papers were serving
a very important purpose and that they deserved a.
larger number of readers than they now enjoy. All
the delegates present were asked to do their utmost.
to swell the subscription lists of our missionary
monthlies, and resolutions were passed the purpose
of which was to arouse the whole Synodical Con-
ference toward doing its utmost to increase the
number of readers of the Missionstaube and the
LUTHERAN PIONEER. — We are sure that this will