# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S282
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8b4 “MISSIONS

since the congregation asks ‘for no subsidy, and the’ stations: of
‘the Milwaukee field -have:-been added to the Delavan area‘for a ney
field. The Board feels that this is a ‘move-in the right diresti,
‘Wherever possible, more intensive work should be done’ in the
‘larger centers, and to this end the missionary should be relieveg of
his preaching stations. Dts
Publications et
In the interest of the work the Deaf Lutheran, a Missionary
monthly, edited by Pastor O. C. Schroeder, who’ is retiring as
editor after twenty-five years -of service, and by Pastor F; q. Gyle
appears monthly in 6,375. copies, and monthly Bible studies: Were
sent out in 2,866 copies, chiefly to deaf who have no weekly Services,

Synod’s Executive Secretary
Though he is also assistant pastor in Grace Church for the Deaf
-in Minneapolis and ministering to deaf in two stations and two
State hospitals, he repeatedly visited the sign classes at the Saint
Louis.Seminary, which are under the supervision of Pastor Gyle
of St. Louis, and then also the sign classes at Springfield Seminary
conducted by Pastor N. P. Uhlig of Jacksonville, Il:, and spoke
words of encouragement to them. These classes have proved to be
‘a great blessing to our Mission. Members of these classes are
of great help to the local missionary, instructing classes at schools,
as our notes on Delavan bear out, preaching here and there, visiting
sick ‘at sanitaria, State hospitals, and other institutions. God has
made the hearts of many young men willing to do this work. This
year three candidates were available, ready to enter our work, and
four students volunteered to go out as vicars. Furthermore, our
‘Executive Secretary commissioned Rev. Theo. De Laney in Austin,
Tex.; for ten weeks took over the Seattle field during the leave of
absence of the missionary because of ill health; spent several days
with Vicar Wutke in Portland, Oreg., and also with Vicar Simon in
the Montana field; was with Rev. C. R. Gerhold for seven weeks
and commissioned him in Boston; spent two weeks with our Port-
land missionary and installed him in that city and then seven weeks
with the Seattle missionary and installed also him. Much of the
time in these fields was spent in training these new workers for our
‘Mission. Then he also visited the Indiana and Pittsburgh fields for
four weeks, and also the Jacksonville and Montana fields for several
weeks, preaching in all stations of these fields.

Chapel Projects

Above it was mentioned that we have seventeen chapels for
‘the deaf, seven of them being erected during the past triennium.
‘For each the General Church Extension Board of Synod has granted

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us the maximum amount of $10,000. In Los Angeles a chapel was
pought?and remodeled; in Cleveland a chapel was dedicated in
1949, for which we also received $15,000 from P. T. O., and the

jeral Lutheran Women’s Missionary League also gave a goodly
gam for'this project; in New York a chapel, for which we received
an additional $5,000 from P. T. O. besides the $10,000 from Church ©
Extension Board; a chapel in Sioux Falls, erected entirely by the
L. W.:M. L. of South Dakota, across the street from the South
Dakota State School; a student center and parsonage in Washing.
ton, D:'C., dedicated also in 1949; in Memphis, Trinity Church set
aside a.room in its new parish hall which is to serve as a chapel for
the deaf; and at the present writing plans have been drawn up for
a chapel-parsonage at Jacksonville, Il., which is to be erected near
the linois State School, where our missionary has seventy deaf
children in religious clasess. For this project we shall ask the
Church Extension Board of Synod for $10,000, in addition to the
$10,000 set aside for this purpose by the Central Illinois L. W. M.L.
and the amount to be raised by the three Illinois Districts, for
children from these three Districts attend this school and are being
taken care of by the Jacksonville missionary. May God richly bless
the L. W. M. L. organization and its districts and also Trinity
Church in Memphis for their interest and kind help.

Ephphatha Conference
This conference of Synod’s workers among the deaf has met
every year during this triennium and has proved to be a great
blessing to every missionary. They attend local conferences pas-
toral meetings, District meetings, but it is necessary that they
meet with one another and discuss the needs and the problems
of this specialized work. This year, however, our budget did not
permit our missionaries to meet. We hope i
available in the future that this so important and neve noe
ference may be held. The members of your Board, if possible all
of them, attend these meetings and confer with each missionary as

to his field.
Visual Aid -
Ephphatha Conference has appointed a committee for the

Synod’s 1947 Resolution ,
At the Centennial Convention in Chicago it was recommended

ay qeoved that our Board and the missionaries continue to’ work
Th oser contact with the Districts in which work is carried on,
has been done. The Mission Board of every District has been