The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1932, Page 165

Transcription machine transcription, uncorrected

⤓ Download .txt · copy text

Big

_ the Sunday-school;

THE LUTHERAN PIONEER

165

eee

to removals to parts unknown.- The day-school has
an enrolment of 46; the-‘Sunday-school, 39. Prop-
erty: Chapel-school.

27. Tilden. Founded in 1916. Missionary:
J. V. Thompson. ‘The’ congregation numbers 79
souls (decrease of 33), 52 communicants and % vot-
ing members. ‘The day-school has an enrolment
of 46; the Sunday-school, 60. -Property: Chapel-
school, parsonage, teacherage.

28. Ingomar. Founded in 1919. Missionary:
J. V. Thompson. ‘The: congregation numbers 28
souls (increase of 4), 22communicant and 7 voting
members. ‘The day-school has an enrolment of 22;

43.* Property: Chapel-school
and teacherage. its i

29. Ackerville:*‘Founded in 1926. Missionary:
J. V. Thompson. The congregation numbers 60
souls (increase of 10), 36°communicant and 9 vot-
ing members. The day-school has an enrolment
of 25; the Sunday-school, 30. Property: Chapel-
school.

30. Maplesville. Founded in 1927. Missionary:
De Witt Robinson. The congregation numbers 38
souls (increase of 2), 24 communicant and 6 voting
members. The day-school has an enrolment of 25;
the Sunday-school, 30. The chapel-school has not
yet been erected because of inability to buy land.

31. Kings Landing. Founded in 1926. Mis-
sionary: De Witt Robinson. The congregation
numbers 64 souls (decrease of 27), 41 communi-
cant and 10 voting members. The day-school has
an enrolment of 26; the Sunday-school, 49. Prop-
erty: Chapel-school and parsonage.

82. Pensacola, Fla. Founded in 1924. Mis-
sionary: I. S. Holness. The congregation num-
bers 55 souls (increase of 14), 16 communicant
and 5 voting members. The day-school has an
enrolment of 18; the Sunday-school, 40. A fine
site has been bought for $750. Chapel-school not
yet erected.

83. Bashi. Founded October 31, 1929. Mis-
sionary: P. R. Hunt. The congregation numbers
52 souls (increase of 13), 24 communicant and
8 voting members. The day-school has an enrol-
ment of 83; the Sunday-school, 41. Property:
Chapel-school, erected in 1932 at’a cost of $1,300.

84. Vineland. First services in August, 1931.
School and church conducted in school-building
erected by the community about twelve years ago.
Class on Palm Sunday: 64 by confirmation and
Baptism. The day-school has an enrolment of 27;
the Sunday-school, 69. The congregation has 31

communicant and 10 voting members. Missionary:
P. R. Hunt.

and

Summary: — Thirty-four. ‘congregations
preaching-stations. Souls: 2,684. Communicants:
1,464. Voting members: “348. Sunday-school
scholars: 1,558. Day-school pupils: 1,182.

Alabama Luther College, Selma.

A high and normal school for Lutherans -only.
Founded in 1922. President: Prof. R. 0.,L. Lynn.
Faculty: One professor and three lady teachers
besides the president, all colored. Enrolment the
past year: 49. Graduates in last two years:
3 normal students; 2 boys for Greensboro. -Total
enrolment during biennium: 104.

Changes. — By resolution of the Board in ple-
nary session after Easter, 1932, the school is to
be reduced to the eighth and ninth grades and to
be in charge of two teachers. Male students are to
board with people in the city. This will obviate
the necessity of building a boys’ dormitory, two
additional classrooms, a library and reading-room,
furnishing laboratory equipment, etc.

Properly. — Administration Building, contain-
ing three classrooms and an auditorium; girls’
dormitory; boys’ dormitory; two-room day-school
building; thirteen acres of land.

Pastors and Professors.
Left the Service.
Wm. Wolff, Mobile, Ala.; accepted a call to

Alsace. Entered the Service.

1. Peter R. Hunt, graduate of Immanuel Lu-
theran College; was installed at Bashi, Ala., in
July, 1931.

2. Henry W. Grigsby, graduate of Immanuel
Lutheran College; was installed at Atmore, Ala.,
in December, 1931.

New Buildings.

1. Birmingham, Ala. <A beautiful brick church-
school was dedicated here August 31, 1930. Site,
building, and equipment cost $20,830.

2. Camden, Ala. At present a modest chapel-
school is being erected. ‘Total cost will be $2,750.

3. Rock West, Ala. The usual “TI” plan build-
ing, at a cost of $1,200. Dedicated August 23, 1931.

4. Vredenburgh, Ala. Chapel-school (original
cost about $500); wrecked and rebuilt for $900
from the Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Zapf bequest. Dedi-
cated November 23, 1930.

5. Bashi, Ala. The usual “T” plan building at
a cost of $1,300. Dedicated January 10, 1932.