# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S872
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372 MISSIONS

tory to the Lutheran Church by the International Missionary
Council; and
Wuereas, Lutheran literature is already available in the lan-

guage of Kurdistan; therefore

The Southeastern District of the Missouri Synod petitions the
Convention of Synod meeting in 1947 to inaugurate and carry on
aggressive mission work among the Moslems; and

We further urge Synod to undertake Moslem mission work in
a virgin territory where the Gospel light does not now shine; and

We further respectfully ask Synod to give first consideration
to Kurdistan, where four million Mohammedans are beyond the

range of the Gospel. Tue SouTHEASTERN District

Tae EvaNcELICAL LUTHERAN SyNopD
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To Begin Moslem Mission Work
(Memorial 418)

Resolved, That we memorialize Synod not only to take up
with new vigor and courage the work in India, in connection with
the Tamil Mission, but also as a memorial of gratitude for 100 years
of divine blessings, to begin a full-fledged Moslem Mission in an
unoccupied Moslem field. - Artantic Durstricr

ACTION Huco H. Ness

Regarding mission work among Mohammedans Synod re-
solved, upon recommendation of Committee 2:

WHEREAS, Two separate overtures have been submitted to this
Centennial Convention by two different Districts regarding the
work among Mohammedans (Memorial 417, recommending the be-
ginning of this work in Kurdistan, and Memorial 418, encouraging
us to start work in India); and

WHEREAS, Two men already have been called to this work and
are preparing to go into a field designated to them; and

Wuersas, Neither your Committee nor the Convention as such
are at this time in a position to state definitely what is to be done
and where, because that requires additional thorough study of the
various fields; therefore be it

Resolved, That we approve and commend the action of the
Board of Foreign Missions again to begin work among the Mo-
hammedans and call the men for this purpose; and be it further

Resolved, That we leave the decision of where and when to
begin this work in the hands of the Foreign Mission Board, after
it has considered the representations of those people who are es-
pecially interested in Moslem missions.