# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S671
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- MISSIONS 87

: d him. As yet we have not heard of their arrival in Nigeria.
ie: field is white unto harvest. Added manpower is needed.

Negro Missions in the United States are conducted and super-
; by the Missionary Board of the Synodical Conference.
ny ‘are the problems in our Negro Missions. The trends and
present-day attitude in Negro-America will call for adjust-
ements to meet the challenge of the hour. A number of new fields
opened in Northern cities. There is a lack of manpower.
number of self-sustaining congregations is increasing. Our
e for the support of Negro Missions in the United States for
1944 fiscal year is $88,000, plus $65,000, for debt liquidation
id. $22,000 for missions in Africa.
South America.— At the synodical convention held at Fort
yne, Ind., in June, 1941, it was resolved that a synodical
presentative visit the South American mission fields to look
nto a number of problems that had arisen in the course of time,
visit the colleges and seminaries, to attend District conventions,
nd to strengthen the brethren in the many tasks before them.
it: was the privilege of your Secretary of Missions to carry out
ese resolutions in 1942.
+..Existing war conditions made it necessary to travel by air-
‘plane. Under the Lord’s gracious protection in these perilous
days the distance from Miami, Florida, to Buenos Aires, Ar-—
entina, was covered in little more than 36 hours actual flying
r By not going by rail and steamer but using the airplane
forty-two days were saved in travel.
At the convention at Crespo, Argentina, a fine spirit of har-
mony and co-operation prevailed. There was deep interest in the
ork of Synod and its world-wide missions. The majority of
‘congregations and many of the mission stations were visited.
= Numerous meetings were held with the officers of the District and
“with the Mission Board. The salary question was discussed at
“length. Salaries were improved and adjusted. The college at
respo, which now has an enrollment of 14, was visited. A number
of meetings were held with the Board of Control.
During my stay at Buenos Aires, Argentina, the theological
seminary at Buenos Aires was opened witH’ nine students. Prof.
A. Lehenbauer was inducted into office as instructor of the theo-
logical seminary, which now has an enrollment of 14; four of the
students are now serving as vicars in the field.
Leaving Buenos Aires, Argentina, by plane, I arrived at Porto

d Alegre, Brazil, within three hours (taking a train would have
meant four days). The haggard look and downhearted attitude
‘of the pastors and faculty members that came to welcome me at
the airport spelled evil forebodings. Brazil had entered the war.