# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S422
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

850 MISSIONS

to extend our mission activities. We cannot hope to train a min-
istry in Germany that will be acceptable to France, to England,
and other countries. We ought to enter upon an aggressive,
intensive mission-expansion program. We shall be remiss in per-
forming our duty if we choose to serve the scattered few only and
if we fail to bend every effort and extend the work in at least some
of the European countries (in England, in France, and in Ger-
many). Be this offered for your earnest consideration.

European Relief is in the hands of the National Advisory
Emergency Planning Council.

The Lutheran Hour.—- What the Lutheran Hour means to the
missionaries in the Home Mission Department every one of the
pastors knows. “I represent the Church of the Lutheran Hour”
has opened many a door to the pastor and missionary as he was
about canvassing a new community. |

The broadcasting conducted by the Lutheran Hour in Latin
America constitutes one of the brightest chapters in this great
work of radio mission. Broadcasts conducted in English over Latin
American stations number 36 outlets, in Spanish 175 outlets, in
Portuguese 12 outlets. For the proper handling of these programs
in. Latin America two offices were established: one at Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, the other at.Buenos Aires, Argentina. The broad-
casts throughout Latin America received the fullest co-operation
of our District Home Mission Boards in Brazil and Argentina.

Training a Native Ministry. —'There is a tremendous shortage
of manpower. In the United States and Canada alone there are
approximately 150 vacancies.

Because of laws that were enacted in Brazil no new mission-
aries could be sent to Brazil for a number of years. This law,
however, has recently been repealed.

Training of a native ministry in foreign lands was very much
disturbed during the past war. The Zehlendorf seminary in Berlin
was bombed. ‘The Hankow seminary was in the hands of the
Japanese.

The seminary at Hankow, China, was reopened. The buildings
are intact, though most of the equipment was stolen by the enemy.
For the present the seminary will offer a practical theological
training. Four students are enrolled.

The seminary at Nagercoil, India, continued throughout the
days of the war without interruption. At present, however, there
is a recess. Three of the instructors are home on furlough. During
the past three years the number of Indian pastors doubled. We
now have 34 native pastors. Praise the Lord for this blessing.

In our African Missions the matter of training a native ministry