The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1932, Page 170

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER

white congregation warmly greeted the . colored
visitors and thus made the latter feel that they had
their welfare at heart. We understand that the
experiment worked out so well that another Omaha
congregation has decided to invite the colored people
to one of their morning services in the near future.

Kannapolis, N.C. — The Rev. John Thompson,
formerly stationed in Alabama, was installed at
Kannapolis on September 11. On the same Sunday
the new parsonage was dedicated by the new pastor.
The congregation has built the parsonage itself, we
are pleased to report. — Speaking of Kannapolis,
it will interest our readers to learn that it is the

Rev. John Thompson.

largest unincorporated town in the world, having
a population of 10,000. Every street and every
building, with the exception of a few residences, is
the property of the Cannon Mills, the largest towel-
manufacturing plant in the world. Our property
is located on the outskirts of the town and com-
prises several acres. Our congregation numbers
over 100 communicants and is the largest colored
congregation in the town.

Our New Orleans Colored Mission-Schools. —
Superintendent G. M. Kramer of New Orleans wrote
at the beginning of the school-year: “Just now
I am wondering what we are to do about our schools
this year. This was enrolment day. I did not as
yet get to the other schools, but if Bethlehem is an
indication of what is happening elsewhere, there

will be some sad hearts in our mission these days.
I think you remember how that first-day enrolment
worked in ancient days. Until October we knew
not how many we would have. In Bethlehem we
have been reduced to three teachers, and this morn-
ing 178 children enrolled. Not one of these could
we turn away with a semblance of an excuse, while
some twenty were refused admission by the teachers.
I wonder what will happen next week! I wish
I were a Henry Ford for once in my life!” Because
of lack of funds the Board was compelled to cut
down the number of teachers in our Colored Mis-
sions. This is the result. What a pity!

St. Philip’s, St. Louis. — There are fifty mar-
ried couples in this congregation of which both
husband and wife are members of the church, and
there are forty-five families of which every member
belongs to the congregation. St. Philip’s has a
special relief committee that is seeing to the wants
of families in distress.

Alabama. — The congregations of our Alabama
Field intend to collect for missions the sum of
$1,200 at the coming Harvest Home and mission-
festivals. When we consider the great poverty of
many of our members in this field, we cannot but
admire the great courage they are displaying in
making an earnest attempt to gather this sum.

An Informational Treatise. — Superintendent
i. A. Westcott recently sent out to the workers of
the Alabama Field “An Informational Treatise on
Our Missionary Board.” While we were reading
through this most illuminating “treatise,” the
thought came to us that it might be a good thing
if every white mission-congregation would receive
information such as Superintendent Westcott here
gives to the colored congregations of his territory.

During the first half of the current year the
Eastern Field of our Colored Missions contributed
$3,290.41 toward pastors’ salaries. The total re-
ceipts aggregate $7,367.64. The pastors of this
field made 13,093 visits, baptized 2,076 children
and adults, confirmed 171 persons, and communed
2,879 members. The Sunday-school enrolment was
2,076, and the day-schools were attended by 776
pupils.

A District Women’s Missionary Organization.
Four years ago the Women’s Missionary Endeavor
was founded in the Central District of the Missouri
Synod. To date one hundred ladies’ aids in the
District have joined the organization. The aim of
the Women’s Missionary Endeavor is to help the
Church attain desirable missionary objects which