# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S298
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

298 MISSIONS

school, The theological training program is also under way.
it was a Bible institute, but from April of this year forwar
a regular theological school for training native pastors o
academic standard. Youth work, the production of literaturg
the care of U.S. military and civilian personnel also is part;
work. For the latter, splendid aid has come in the person of.

we shall want to support this work genercusly also in the
expecting that before so very long the emergence of an indi
Church will signalize our mission efforts in Japan and that @
tian influence and missionary work may go out ‘from Jar
other nations in the Far East.

New Guinea
For New Guinea we are glad to report splendid progre

manifested under God’s blessing. From 4,000 to 5,000 people
reached every week with the Word of God; mission station
established at four main stations and 27 outposts; some
and young men are in schools in which they are being tre
bring the Word of God to others; much effort has gone into d
ing an alphabet and material by which reading can be taughi
permanent buildings are being constructed; a hospital is b
up; a small experimental hydroelectric plant has been p

operation. But much more needs to be done. We need to'&
our work by reaching farther out into areas that have not
touched, by intensifying the work where we are, by
native workers to take on leadership positions, and

spread the Word. Since our last report to Synod, the Ré
Stotik and Erwin Spruth have been added to our staff
George Hinlicky, Mr. Loren Wessel, Dr. Eric Hoopmann, a
Wanda Fricke, R.N., have been added; while Missionary f
Freund has returned to work under the Australian Board of}
Missions in another area in New Guinea. More manpower
The Board has in mind to send a business manager ow
Guinea, since the absence of currency and the need to run
thing on a community and barter basis makes for an endless
of business transactions. At least one more nurse needs to
out quite soon. A jeep station wagon was donated by
nesota L. W. M. L., and the North Wisconsin L. W. M. L. ma
generous grant toward the furnishing of a hospital in New!
Perhaps we shall also need to have a plane by and by. “

Mission Work Among the Mohammedans

Speaking of Mohammedan mission work, you will ré ct
less than three years ago a new start was made with th
through Missionaries Gall and Otten, in the Malabar aré