# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S423
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS ; 428

Missionary Board in this work. For many years seven of our
Districts have conducted mission work in Negro communities and
have supported this work with their own District funds.

Missions to the Deaf. — Beginning in a small way in the city
of Chicago in the year 1896, our work among the deaf has ex-
panded until today it reaches nearly all of our larger urban centers.
Twenty-seven missionaries are serving 27 organized deaf congre-
xgations and 203 deaf preaching stations. In addition, deaf children
are served in 38 State schools, six of these being for Negro children.
&Atotal of 3,000 services and 2,966 periods of instruction were given
z.in 1948~—~ our latest available statistics.

Missions to the Blind. — Until the convention of 1947 work
among the blind was under the care of the Board for Missions to
the Deaf and Blind. During the past triennium Pastor W. H. Storm
Cleveland, Ohio, was called as executive secretary to render
part-time service. It is the aim of this Mission Board to seek
closer co-operation of District Home Mission Boards in an effort
to look after the spiritual needs of the blind in State institutions.
An intensive program to publish much-needed Christian literature
in Braille and in Moon type is under way. The report of this
Board is highly encouraging.
. Visual Aids.— We wish to commend Concordia Publishing
House and its Department of Audio-Visual Aids for the excellent
work it has done in helping promote the cause of missions. During
the past triennium it has produced the following aids in behalf of
Synod’s far-flung mission program:
“Bringing Light” —a color movie with sound, depicting our work in
rica
“Japan Has Open Doors” —a color filmstrip with recorded commentary
“The Lutheran Church in Hawaii” —a silent, color film
“The Lutheran Vacation Bible School” —a color movie with sound
“Pushing Doorbells with a Purpose” —a filmstrip with recorded com-
mentary
—. A color movie of our work in New Guinea—now in work
ef A color movie of our work in South America—now in work
4 In view of Concordia’s evident efficiency in the planning and
g production of audio-visual aids, it is our conviction that this
. department of Synod’s work should be turned over to Concordia
Publishing House for continued development. We therefore humbly
R request
‘" Synod in convention assembled to act favorably on the recom-
mendation of Synod’s Board for Parish Education (page 308)
that “Concordia Publishing House be designated by Synod as
its producing agency for audio-visual aids” and that in the
production of such aids Concordia Publishing House work in
close harmony with an advisory council on which Synod’s

various mission and educational departments will be repre-
sented.

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