# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S426
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426 MISSIONS

the curtains of thine habitations; spare not, lengthen thy co
and strengthen thy stakes; for thou shalt break forth on the rg
hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentil
Is, 54: 2-3. g

May the Lord of the Church grant us the faith, the courig
and the vision to accept the challenge of this strategic hour! «4

Respectfully submitted,

‘F.C, SrREUFERT, Secretary of Missions |
H. A. Maver, Assistant Secretary of Miss

ACTION

In connection with this report, Committee 2 brought in. tf
following two resolutions, which were adopted by Synod: |. :

‘Resolution 1
(Overview of the Missions of Synod) .

Wuereas, God in His grace and mercy has granted us
precedented progress in our manifold mission fields; and - i.

Wuereas, Immediate opportunities for Kingdom expat
appear to be greater and more numerous than at any previ
time; therefore be it

Resolved,

1, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod call upon,
total membership for an: even greater love and devotion
Lord and Savior of mankind, and a consequent burning ze
the lost souls of men; and

2. That. The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod with
members pledge before the Cross of Christ to cultivate an ey
deeper and more prayerful sense of stewardship toward the
widening soul-saving program of the Church.

Resolution 13
(Negro Missions)
WHEREAS, The Synodical Conference at its 1948 ge

in which it is being carried on; and

Wuereas, In both fields, the United States and Africa,’
siderable progress has been recorded; and the latter, the /
‘field, now having a membership of ‘6,400 communicants, or a
of 19,500 souls, in 140 congregations, with 111 schools, with enrol
ment of 9,000 and taught by native/teachers; and “s

Wuereas, Two Districts of Synod now support: Negro m
work 100% in their midst and two pay 50%; therefore be it: