# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S294
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

294 MISSIONS
representatives of our Tokyo and Yokohama churches in Jg
This is reflected also in the increased contributions on the
For the first time in our mission history a violent dea ‘:
one of our workers, when in April, 1952, Miss Betty Roses
who had proved herself a devoted and successful worker: iz
short time she was in India, lost her life in a plane crash at’
India. After a blessed career of more than twenty years as <
sionary in India, illness of a critical nature forced Missionary 24
Chuvala to return to this country, where he passed away on
ruary 20, 1953. Other cases of illness also caused dislocati
our work. On July 10, 1952, the Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Thode
Hong Kong from Hankow, the last of our Synod’s Americany
sionaries to come out from behind the Bamboo Curtain of
day China. When Missionary Thode reported in person
Board of Foreign Missions, he stated their conviction that the:
literally prayed out of China. He told of the faithful and co
effort of many of our Chinese Christians to carry on and e
the firm conviction that Communism would not be able O
Christianity in China. Decidedly, our work in China wag
in vain. "

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India

Speaking a bit more in detail of the various countries in
mission work is carried on under the guidance of this Boa
may say that in India there was a steady forward march,
by the various political and economic happenings, at, least
a serious way. Our missionaries repeatedly state their coy
that this is a time of opportunity for Christian work in
also a time when such work is urgently needed. While fi
not tell the whole story, they do indicate a good bit of
We therefore thank God that the number of souls and ¢
cants grew from 20,765, respectively 7,211 in 1950, to 23.645
spectively 8,589 as of January 1, 1953. A very significant,
is that of the number of native pastors, from 35 on January:
to 77 on January 1, 1953. Together with a conscious effo
tensification and expansion in or near all our present fiel,
also possible to. extend our work into new fields, such as Pag
near Vallioor, and the Valuvanad field near the Wynaad, and
ing out also toward Bombay. Medical mission work has's
cided advance with the coming of Dr. Bulle and nurs
bach and Rasch to Ambur, and a large building progr
way there, made possible by a grant of $70,000 by the
Women’s Missionary League. In addition to the persons ju
the following new workers just came into India: Andr
(Ceylon), George Luecke, and Miss Adeline Rink. On: