# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1343
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880 CONVENTION MINUTES

Session 3
June 22, P.M.

After the devotional exercises, conducted by the Rev. W. E.
Homann, the minutes of the preceding session were read and

adopted. . .
(Committee 2, T.B., p.12, Memorial 1015)

After hearing a stimulating overview of work among the blind
people by Rev. Victor Selle, Synod resolved to encourage the
Mission Board for the Blind to further organize and carry on its
work through the District Home Mission Boards and to acquaint
our pastors and members with the work done for the blind. The
respective board was asked to arrange for a fitting observance
of the 25th anniversary of our work among blind people. (Reso-
lutions 4, 5.) -

The Rev. Stephen Mazak brought the official greetings of the
Slovak Church. After hearing a stirring report by Dr. Karl Kurth,
Executive Secretary of the Missionary Board of the Synodical
Conference, of the progress of work among Negroes and of thé
astounding growth in the African field and the growing interest
in this work on the part of the Districts of Synod, the Board for
Negro Missions was commended for the manner in which it had
guided this work. Workers and helpers were praised for their zeal
and diligence. Synod besought the blessings of God on this work
and prayed for a special measure of strength for the workers in
Africa. Individual Districts were asked to explore Negro concen-
trations in their areas to find additional opportunities. (Reso-
lution 13.)

A survey of the mission work in Central America was pre-
sented by Rev. H. Mayer, Dr. F. C. Streufert, and Rev. Robert
Gussick, missionary in Guatemala, showing that the work has
been so signally blessed as to require additional workers. Synod
resolved to expand the extraterritorial mission work by establishing
elementary schools and training native workers, and gratefully
acknowledged the provision of chapels at Monterrey and Hawaii
by the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (Resolution 7,
T.B., p. 20). '

(Committee 3, T. B., p.21, Memorial 648)

Gratefully recognizing the fact that the bonds of fellowship
between the Finnish National Ev. Lutheran Church and our Synod
had been strengthened, Synod ordered the work of the Committee
on Finnish Relations to be continued and expressed its gratitude
to God for the privilege of aiding the Finnish brethren by supplying
literature and granting them the use of the facilities of our Spring-