# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S691
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS 107

tact key pastors, 756; number of service and parish pastors,
“(Mo. and N.L.C.); number of men and women in service,
0; baptisms by chaplains, 844; by service pastors, 92; con-
ations by chaplains, 351; by service pastors, 117; marriages
By chaplains, 2,195; by service pastors, 538; communed by chap-
, 81,149; by service pastors, 21,302; services conducted by
ains 30,132; by service pastors, 3,253; pieces of literature sent
-per 1 month, 1,000,000; number of “In Memoriam” scrolls sent
812.

-From November 1, 1940, until April 1, 1944, the Commission
at approximately $1,000,000. A few of the major items have
the following:

e salaries $110,000 Expense of Contact t key

e rent ........ 13,000 P pastors teas 1300
Office Equipment 18,500 tarish centers —...............-. ’
ionery and supplies ... 36,000 Real estate 50,000
Service centers . 185,000
1 2 22,000 Service pastors 165,000
‘Loyalty News 40,000 Automobiles .. - 18,000
‘Service Prayer books ...... 29,000 Pension Fund .................... 17,000
Postage eee eaves 60,000 Canadian Office _.......... 9,000

These figures will suffice to give the reader some idea how
the money is being spent.

The Commission is minded that honorably discharged chap-
Jains shall be given financial security until such time as they
ve again been absorbed in the work of the Church. We should
‘like to see the convention go on record in support of this plan.
We feel morally obligated.

* To our sorrow it has pleased God in His good providence to
translate into the Church Triumphant Chaplains Loeber, Hem-
meter, and Lohrmann. God comfort the bereaved with His holy
‘Word.

After Chaplain K. Schleede had been assigned to overseas
duty in February, 1943, Dr. Behnken appointed Pastor L. Acker
of Omaha to serve on the Commission during Chaplain Schleede’s
absence. In November Brother Schleede suffered a heart attack
in Italy and in January was returned to this country. We are
happy to report that he is being restored to health.

’ We should like to report to the convention that the joint
operation of a number of service centers (29 at this date) together
with the National Lutheran Council has worked out very well,
thus enabling both commissions to extend the sphere of service..
Each group has recognized the rights and duties of the other.

Members of the Commission will attend the Saginaw con-
vention and will be glad to furnish any further information that
may be desired.

Our first slogan was, “They shall not march alone”; now we:

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