# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S861
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS 861

Wuereas, It is very essential that our missionaries in foreign
fields be in contact with the home Church as close as possible,
especially in doctrinal matters through its professional magazines,
Theological Monthly and School Journal; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Mission Boards make a careful study of the
subscriptions of our missionaries and supply the professional maga-
zines if they are requested.

Wuereas, The prime duty of the Church is to indoctrinate its
members to “go and tell” (missions); and

Wuereas, This demands a knowledge of the mission fields and
their needs in order to support the work of missions in the world;
therefore be it

Resolved, That the editorial staff of the Lutheran Witness be
instructed to give more space to the Boards for Missions for
publicity.

African Missions

As to African Missions the following resolution was adopted,
as recommended by Committee 2:

Wuereas, Our African Missions have expanded beyond the
fondest hopes during the past decade; and

_ Wuereas, New doors are beckoning, especially in the urban
centers of Nigeria; and

Wuergas, The trend is toward the cities also in Africa; there-
fore be it - ,

Resolved, That we encourage our Missionary Board of the
Synodical Conference to enter into these open doors aggressively
and to make more funds available to them.

Synod also extended its greetings to all missionaries in for-
eign fields.

Report of Board of Foreign Missions
(Memorial 414)

The last report of the Board of Foreign Missions, submitted
to the Convention in 1944, began with a reference to Pear] Harbor
and then described the work of Foreign Missions under the condi-
tions brought about by the war. These conditions prevailed also
during part of the space of time covered by the present report.
Although there were tremendous difficulties and many hazards,
and although we had to figure with increased costliness, never-
theless by the grace of God it was possible to carry on the work
of Foreign Missions even under war conditions. Now, however,
by the grace of God a measure of peace has returned to the world
with the cessation of hostilities in the summer of 1945, and this
has given a different aspect to our Foreign Mission work. To be