# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S411
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MISSIONS 411

In 1945: $66,334.50. This amount includes an additional $2,750
for the Oakland chapel. ,

In 1946: $73,353.15. This amount includes a $6,500 loan for a
chapel in Los Angeles and also $1,024 received from Oakland and
disbursed as a repayment on their loans.

Boarp or Missions For DeaF AND BLIND
Pastor H. A. GamBer, Chairman
Pastor E. H. Bertram, Recording Secretary
Pastor J. ScHUMACHER, Corresponding Secretary
Mr. G. F. Kruse, Treasurer
Pastor C. J. HorrMann, Statistician
Mr. J. P. MILLER

Recommendations of Special Committee Regarding
Deaf and Blind Missions
(Memorial 410)

According to the resolution of Synod (Proceedings of the 39th
Convention, June 21—29, 1944, pp. 185—186) the undersigned were
appointed to study certain matters pertaining to our Mission to the
Deaf and Blind. To become better acquainted with this mission
of Synod and to be in a position to make profitable suggestions,
your Committee held a number of meetings. It also met with
the Ephphatha Conference, Oct. 8—9, 1945, at Kansas City, and
Oct. 7—8, 1946, at Chicago. A meeting was held with the Board
of Missions to the Deaf and Blind at Kansas City in connection
with the Ephphatha Conference. It also met with the Executive -
Secretary of Home Missions in St. Louis, Sept. 1, 1946, Individual
missionaries were given the opportunity to express their views
to your Committee. A day was spent at the library for the blind
at Chicago. Also a number of communications were received and
carefully considered.

Your Committee feels assured that the missionaries to the
deaf and blind are zealous and progressive in their work. The
committee also found the Board of Missions to the Deaf and Blind
to be very co-operative in dealing with your Committee.

_ Problems

A careful survey disclosed the existence of a number of
problems in our Mission to the Deaf and Blind.

1. It is difficult to interest the students at our seminaries to
prepare themselves for work in this mission.

2. The work is very much scattered and in need of careful
co-ordination.