# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S692
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

108 MISSIONS

say, “They do not march alone.” God Speed the day wher
can say, “They did not march alone, the war has been won, »

the world is again enjoying the blessings of a just and hono: ab
Peace,” Tue ARMY AND Navy FOMMISSION

O. A. Saver, Secretary

War clouds, war measures, war hysteria, censorship, delay
and lost mail, have cast their shadows upon, and handicapped, t
work of Synod’s Board of Missions: for South America dy;
the greater Part of the past triennium,

A change took place in the Personnel of your Board.
faithful treasurer of the Board, Mr. Henry Jost, who served sinc
1939, was suddenly translated to glory. He died in April of 194
In the interim between his death and the election of a new tre
urer, Mr. E, W. Tatge attended to the duties of a treasurer. Seve :
months later the Board elected Mr. G. F, Bauer. To fill the vacane’
which was caused by Mr. Jost’s death, President J. W. Behnk,
appointed Mr, KE. Schumm of Oak Park, I. ;

Handicaps and changes notwithstanding, the Lord’s promise
that His Word shall not return to Him void was kept also wi
respect to the work carried on by our Church in South Americ;
more particularly in Brazil and Argentina.

Permit us to submit a few comparative figures:

In 1909 our Church was represented in Brazil by 18 pasto
2 teachers with normal training,
normal training. At that time we had 10
gations, There were 1,156 children in our sch

-Students in our seminary at Porto Alegre w,

had been 8raduated. Our Church now has, in that sam r

82 pastors, 6 Professors in the seminary, 71 teachers, including qui

a number who have not been trained as teachers and a number -of

experienced lady teachers, ministering to 41,040 souls 3,554 children

in schools of the 72 Congregations belonging to Synod and 156 con:
gregations not as yet members of Synod and 135 preaching stations,

Two years 4g0 our seminary in Porto Alegre had 85 students, 12 of

whom have been 8raduated. Since 1909 the seminary has gradu-

ated more than 100 pastors and teachers, of whom 97 are actively