# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S301
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS 301

Opening Mission Work in Korea

‘weREAS, The Lord Jesus Christ gave His Church the command
the Gospel to all nations;

HEREAS, The present situation in world affairs will emphasize

gency of doing this with all vigor and speed, to work while

dees, The sympathy of the people of our Church will go

a special manner toward Korea at this time;

Miereas, Chaplains and soldier members of our Church have

ii*Korea and speak of the need and opportunity for Christian

work there;

as, The Lord has directed several Korean students into

dst who are preparing at our institutions for possible future

3 missionaries in Korea if the Lord should make it possible

to return to that country;

Vierras, The Lord has blessed our beloved Synod with the
of manpower and material things to make it possible

lertake further missionary endeavors;

REAS, The Board of Foreign Missions has been charged by
ith the conduct of foreign missions especially in the
; therefore be it
lved, That permission be granted to the Board of Foreign
s to begin mission work in Korea if they are convinced that
fe and opportunity for that undertaking is at hand.

THE Boarp or ForEIGN Missions
or THE LurHeran Cuurcu — Missouri Synop

O. H. Scumipr, Executive Secretary

tting our first report to the venerable convention, we
give expression of our profound joy and deepest grati-
r Lord for the attention given, and the co-operation
‘by our fellow Christians to promote this our latest
e endeavor —the Lutheran Medical Mission. -

be remembered that Synod, at its convention held at
in 1950, at great length discussed a petition to place
geemphasis on medical missions. Synod expressed its appre-
maf the interest taken and the thought given by physicians
professional people in our midst to launch out upon an
@ program of medical missions, The convention also ex-
agreement in principle with the general objectives set
€ general petition. Thereupon it resolved to request