# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S699
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MISSIONS 115

veral hundred blind. Due to the war the Braille Bote, which
‘been serving 2,000 blind, was discontinued for the duration.
The work among the blind is carried on chiefly through the
s of the above-named monthly and quarterly periodicals and
spondence. In 1943 a home was purchased in Chicago which
ves as a dwelling for a missionary and also as a library for the
erature for the blind. The library contains more than 600 vol.
es.of religious books in Braille, Moon Type, and New York
About 60 volumes are added each year by volunteer tran-
bers. These books are sent as a free loan to sightless. in
erica and many foreign countries. No postage is required for
in our country.
Our missionaries have been active in serving many blind and
meat not only in the sign language but also by means of speech
td lip- reading. We have at present active in these missions
ty full-time workers, one part-time worker, and three in-
es. Their services are welcome at many institutions, especially
ols for the deaf and blind and hospitals. At three stations also _
red deaf receive the message of Christ Crucified. The St. Louis
ionary also instructs students in the sign language at the
inaries in St. Louis and Springfield. When the participation
e student bodies becomes more general, decided benefits will
crue to the Church. ,
~ From the following general survey of the work done in the
st three years you can see that our missionaries come into
ontact with many children and adults:

i Total Figures Total Figures Total Figures

; for 1941 for 1942 for 1943
lumber of stations 250 254 258
Voting Members .... --. 825 339 357
zommunicants _. ... 2,468 2,504 2,648
6,524 6,281 7,204

- 4,465 4,653 4,980

a .. 124 146 181

_ 51 49 40

89 55 74

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2,547 2,286 2,558

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The official organ of these missions is the Deaf Lutheran,
four-page monthly. It serves as a co-ordinating, instructive, and
sionary agent of our Synod to the deaf throughout our country
nd Canada. The editor.is Pastor O. C. Schroeder; assistant editor,

astor E. Mappes, and the business manager is Pastor N. P. Uhlig.
- We regret very much that the Ephphatha Conference could