# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S421
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS 421

Mailing Room Statistics

Pieces of mail sent to servicemen (approximately), 20,000,000;
bulk mail sent to chaplains, etc., 60,000,000; number of prayer
books sent out, 435,613; “Let Us Reason Together,” 4,608; highest
mailing to parents, 112,000; Loyalty— Christ and Country and
At Ease sent out monthly; Loyalty News sent out two and three
times a year; number of tracts published, 20; helps to pastors, 13;
number of women’s groups who helped stuff envelopes, 79; office
employees at peak, 50 (plus some part-time help); with his
Service Prayerbook every man received a wallet-size calendar,
identification tag, and several tracts; number of contact key pas-
tors at peak, 700; contact key pastors directory published and

widely distributed. Financial Report
(From November 20, 1940, to February 28, 1947)

Cash Balance and Post Office Deposits: Debit Credit
Merchandise Nat’] Bank of Chicago $2, 527.36 $ $
Chicago Office cash 98.85 .
Canadian Office cash — 960.00
Post Office deposits —._..__..__. _.- 359.04

Total cash and Post Office deposits 3,935.25

Advances to 12 workers and executives 1,723.10

Advances to 11 service centers _-.___ 19,937.62

Advances to Army and Navy Commission by
Synod ~~ 2,368,150.00

Payments made directly by Synod —_._._____ 33,753.77

Office salaries and wages —.. 287,486.31

Interim salaries to chaplains awaiting a call —_ 77,953.82

Office rent, light, ete. — 41,707.28

Office equipment ——_-_______ —— 20,050.14

Special equipment —..-- 16,308.62

Stationery and office supplies ————~ 73,112.62

Literature and miscellaneous printing ......... 314,531.51

Service Prayerbooks and Government
publications -2 52,197.97

Office library — 338.13

Postage, telephone, and telegraph 191,493.13

Travel and incidentals — 21,513.30

Contact key pastors — 43,539.22

Chaplains’ training conference — ~~... 1,598.62

Service pastors ———____ -——-——-—.--- 448,267.74

Service centers —— 445,610.27

Service pastors’ conference ——._.__....... 10,551.96

Speaking tours — 2 . 1,772.87

Parish centers — ne 33,362.19

Real estate 55,882.28

Special salaries 24,327.26

Exhibits — 1,586.66

Chaplains 8,548.19

Refresher course for chaplains 10,613.10

Emergency fund — A. E. F. chaplains _..._. a 9,908.73

Automobiles — 17,191.42

Pension fund 53,166.13

Executive committee ond ¢ Commission meetings 11,201.14

Australian center wanes 1,210.50

Canadian Office 0 —_—- 29,249.46