# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S277
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS 277

rrange their affairs as to become self-supporting by that

MMENT: Recommendation No.2 has been implemented to
ent that the brethren in Finland have been informed of the
gmendation of the European Survey Commission, in which the
d for European Affairs joins. It may be pointed out, however,
ere is always the possibility of reconsidering this recom-
adation in the light of circumstances as they develop in the
955 and 1956.
That in the meantime we bring the situation in Finland,
attendant problems, to the attention of our brethren in the
al Evangelical Lutheran Church in our country, who, being
ish background and conversant with the Finnish language,
ome of real service to our brethren in that country,”
OMMENT: Efforts have been made to carry out the third
ndation of the Survey Commission. However, the Na-
.. Lutheran Church in our country has expressed a dis-
tion to assume the jurisdiction and the support of the work
d, mainly for lack of the necessary financial strength.

ally, the Ev. Luth. Free Church in Finland has lost one of
fee pastors by death. The Rev. Vaino I. Salonen died on
3, 1953.

‘Lutheran Council of Europe

the convention of Synod in the year 1950 the Board for
an Affairs was authorized ‘to create an advisory council or

in Europe, composed of clergy and lay members of sister
is, whose duty it shall be to counsel with the Board for
ean Affairs in all matters given under its care.” The Board
pean Affairs instructed the Commission to discuss this
while meeting with the officials of the several Free Churches
pe. This was done. It was thought that the Free Church
‘country might elect one pastor and one layman as repre-
s'to represent the respective Free Church on such a coun-
t : this council, meeting once or twice a year at some

int, possibly in Germany, could discuss the needs of the
ifrches in the several countries and arrive at definite rec-
tioris which could serve the Board for European Affairs as
determining the amount of support and other needs to
féd in any given country. Such a council would also serve
the Free Churches of Europe all the more an indigenous

igh the idea was received quite favorably by some, it
t with a ready response on the part of many. We be--
‘this was due mostly to the unsettled political and eco-
tions prevailing in Europe at this time. It would, there-
ise to urge the establishment of such a council at this