# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S451
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS 451

“ ness transactions known as “charity trade.” During the most
meult postwar years such wealthier people as wished to buy
a foodstuffs (especially coffee) were allowed to do it, but
¥ were obliged to pay a special charity price for it, and it was
his way that we succeeded in saving the above large sum of
hey. — Now this special form of trade has been canceled, and
esult of it we are now encountering our present difficulties.
“Among the members of our congregations there is not a single
thy person who could bring relief to our financial difficulties
making a considerable donation. This is why we are compelled
urn to you in this matter.

-The loan taken by us for erecting the building is a mortgaged
4. Should we fail to receive sufficient support in good time,
shall be compelled to sell everything in order to pay off the
ts. This would be an exceedingly hard blow to our activity in
front lines of the Lutheran Church here in the far North. We
l continue our efforts to exchange the dollars received by us
more profitable rate through ordinary business methods. This
-undoubtely prove much more difficult than hitherto and may
on become quite impossible.

“We dare trust that the Missouri Synod, which has made sacri-
§ for our yearly support and which, above all, in matters regard-
one faith, one doctrine, and one confession has been our spiritual
Sport, our teacher, our encouragement, and our joy, remembering
benediction it has been allowed to enjoy, can find means and
a be able to give support to this only building of activity we
ive succeeded in erecting and which would include our only
The final sum required for this purpose depends ultimately
whether any other brother church will be able to help us in
matter and whether we shall be successful in obtaining through
ary business transactions a better rate of exchange for the
lars received by us for our support. We beg, however, that the _
on. Missouri Synod — in the event of it being able to extend us
elping hand also in this matter— would decide on the sum
support it can give; of this sum only so much would be used
ewould be inevitable.

It is our sincere hope that the Hon. Missouri Synod will find
petition acceptable, thus enabling us to remain in possession of
only central building we have for our activities.

A. ArgaL Uppata (WEGELIUS)
President of the Free Ev. Luth. Church in Finland

In Himeenlinna, on the 8th March, 1950