# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S297
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS 297

Japan .
spect to Japan, what we said at the beginning of this
applies in a very special sense, namely, that we are now
‘second, not quite so spectacular stage of digging in, of con-
g our gains, of intensifying our work on the local level,
g the members for personal mission work. In our report
‘years ago we said: “Thus far we have no chapels of our
‘Today there is quite an array of chapels, together with
number of homes for missionaries, and with our splendid
okyo, which is really proving to be a center in many
d also a center for youth work in Sapporo on the upper
of Hokkaido. We thank God that so early in our work in
we are really a “going concern,” a well-established church
ategically well placed, and with plans maturing and con-
; carried out for Progressive work in the northern part of
try. Since our last report to Synod, when we had twelve
;and could speak of but 193 souls and 114 communicants,
od for the short time we were there, we can now report
and 459 communicants. In our services, classes, and Sun-
Is, instruction for Baptism, etc., we reach many thousands
le. This is true also of the broadcast of the Lutheran Hour.
rest assured that the Word will not return void.

work was aided appreciably by a grant of $35,000 from
Y..M. L. for the center in Tokyo, and $5,000 by the Gamma
ciety for the furnishings of the same, as well as by a grant
)0on the part of the Walther League toward a youth center
’ Since our last report to Synod the following workers
ed:to our roster in Japan: Hugh Auw, E. J. Bergt, Ralph
tt, Albert Carow, Delmar Glock, Richard Hintz, Robert
Paul Pallmeyer, Milton Popp, O. H. Theiss, Max Zschieg-
ers Robert Epp and Robert Neujahr; Business Manager
; while Missionary Suelflow was transferred to Formosa.

while the missionaries under whose guidance they were
wld devote themselves more specifically to language
ese ten vicars were a very decided help.

with the regular work through preaching, through
es and Sunday schools, through personal evangelism,
‘great development of the ‘missions through the Lu-
broadcast and the resulting correspondence Bible
a mission follow-up calls. Three or four kindergartens
tion. A first attempt at a regular Christian day school
under way at Urawa, while at Hanno we have a high

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