# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S267
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MISSIONS 267

That we urge our fellow Christians in France to continue
yport of the mission they have established in Rouen; that
jfamsend them for their interest in the mission work in France;
swe urge them to pursue this work with ever-deepening
sf. as.a work of their own responsibility.”
semeNT: This recommendation has been carried out to a
extent. The Synodalrat of the Lutheran Free Church in
as been very active, and its recommendations to our Board
sguided us in the implementation of policies and principles
amended by the Survey Commission and adopted by our

That we continue the present financial support to the con-
is of the Evangelical Lutheran Free Church in France to
m to make the most of the work which they have begun
dertake, the meanwhile also urge our brethren to grow
financial support of the Church’s work.”
t: The financial support of the congregations of the
theran Free Church has been increasing by leaps and bounds.
mplete report for the year 1951 shows a 36 per cent increase
ipts over the previous year. The average contribution per
nicant member of the congregations of the Lutheran Free
n France for home and outside purposes is almost $20 per
When we remember that the income and standard of
these people is very much lower than that of our Amer-
igregations, we can rejoice greatly over the progress in
‘giving which has been made by our brethren.
That we encourage our brethren in France to continue
gitact with, and witness to, the pastors and theological
Sirs ‘of the other Lutheran Synods through so-called Free
s and that we offer our continued assistance in them.”
t: This recommendation has been carried out by our
in France. The contact has been particularly close, and
less particularly effective, with the Lutheran Synod of Paris,
tor Kreiss has made some very fine progress. The free
ces have been continued under the direction of the

tim, and it is not for us to report on the success which
achieved.

eneral Statement.

angelical Lutheran Free Church of Belgium is com-
‘0 parishes, one at Antwerp, served by the Rev. Lambert
the Flemish language, and the other at Brussels, served
ev..C. J. Hobus in French. These men are presently
‘total of about fifty communicant members. The work
p. is intimately tied to the personal history of Pastor
who was brought up in a Roman Catholic home, but
reading of the Gospel according to St.John and later the