# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S846
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

842 MISSIONS

ican Missions to work together toward providing uniform transla-
tions into Spanish of Lutheran books, such as hymnbook, Catechism,
liturgy, agenda, prayer book, and other literature.

Differences of opinion had arisen concerning the use of given
Spanish Bible Versions. The Argentina brethren preferred the use
of the Versio Moderna, the brethren in North American Spanish
Missions, however, preferred the use of the Reina De Valera
Version. In accordance with resolutions adopted at the Saginaw
convention the President of Synod appointed a committee to decide
which of the two Spanish Bible versions is to be used in our
Spanish work. After careful consideration of communications
received both from Argentina and from the Spanish-speaking
pastors in the U.S. A. as well as from numerous Protestant church
bodies, the committee unanimously recommended that Synod and
its Boards of Missions continue the use of the Reina De Valera
edition for the publication of Spanish theological literature.

We cannot but voice a word of appreciation

a. To Concordia Publishing House for the excellent printing
of Spanish and Portuguese literature. The Sunday school leaflets
in both Spanish and Portuguese editions offered by Concordia
Publishing House are outstanding;

b. To the Department of Publicity and Missionary Education
for the excellent co-operation given the Board of Home Missions
in the production of the missionary manual Go and Tell and an
assortment of suitable tracts for Preaching Missions and of the new
film which is to accelerate the “Each One Reach One” mission-
expansion program;

ce. To the Department of Visual Education for the assistance
given in the production of visual aids and of films, particularly of
filmstrips and slides and other aids in the promotion of the vaca-
tion Bible school.

Church Extension. —I was privileged to sit in nearly all the
meetings of the General Church Extension Board. During the past
triennium the building program was very much delayed. Priorities
and high cost of materials made it well-nigh impossible to carry
out needed building projects of our churches. One of the greatest
problems of District Home Mission Boards, however, was and stil]
is the problem of housing the missionaries, A survey of rentals
paid for missionaries (21 of the synodical Districts reporting)
revealed that a total of more than $179,000 was paid annually for
the rental of parsonages and teacherages and that more than
$1,000,000 are needed for the purchase or erection of parsonages
and teacherages,

It is an alarming situation. It is quite evident that District