# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1088
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

384

MISSIONS . 386

o full swing. However, the first reports indicate that about
ithe people writing to our Synod’s television Program are
hed, 28% are Missouri Synod Lutherans, and 63% are

of Pamphlets with the work s
h . Old ser;
current Sunday School lesson leaflets aia wep, Sing the regu > Bihers of other denominations.
er ed by the oard for Par uation. ‘This area's Guide” pre. Since our “This Is the Life” program does not encourage people
€stions to the Parents for th Buide co ~ jte about their spiritual problems, not much mail of this nature
© quarterly lesson leaflets are enping of each individy esa ived. Nevertheless there is a small amount of mail in which
With the Suggestion that they study 0 net each quarter 4 all ul, le ask for assistance on various problems. This mail also comes
remain on Schedule, © enrollees in th €sson each Week ang thug ur office for handling. We have asked the Rev. A Melendez to
are asked to return th © Upper three d is with this roblem mail. He is in our Mission Department
€ booklets f ©Partm us wi p Pp

of au €ginner and Primary children are ake and Parents has had considerable experience in answering mail for the
ard stating that 4 certain €sson book] be ® Send us a Teport h Lutheran Hour. Telemission is a new venture, and conse-
; ise our procedure from time to

‘quently it may be necessary to rey
ime. However, in a general way, we believe that our program for
Eitowing up is satisfactory.

“22° Since nothing was included in our 1953 budget for telemission,

regularly Study and s b - the number of children the Board of Directors has agreed to provide the necessary funds
ubmit their lessons. w wh ei: issi ,
Tom parents Stating that they We receive m ¥ letters for the telemission program if and when they become necessary.
Ooklet for the next appreciate the fact that we Send ,
Completed the booklet for a, even though the Pupil not ye ee South America
terest has been built up y eels quarter Considerable in Se ° District Congr. Pr. Stat. Pastors Souls. Comm. Memb.
Certificates ‘28 Promotion ang Tecognition Argentina 116 2 34 = 15,535 8,706
Durin 1952 ; - Paraguay . — 4 1 1 337 151
g » 134 children disc. Uruguay 2 — 1 170 131
Cause th Ontinued their enr, I]
€Y were able to attend r olment with Brazil 337 231 92 67,926 38,600

for the year 1959
been deducted 7 was $4,727.65,

ollow-up Phase of our Synod’s television gnate the Both Districts are forging ahead. In an increasing measure they
to do only with following up all Program Telemission are following the pattern of our North American Districts in the

‘ cultivation of good stewardship and mission policies, in the develop-
ment of mission fields, in the organization of congregations, in the
holding of circuit Meetings, and in the conduct of District conven-

“tions; in all of which the laity is beginning to play an: increas-
ing role.

True, whenever and wherever there is, by the grace of God,
any progress, it is attained in the midst of many problems and
ifficulties. It is never a walk-away, it is ever a battle royal; for
the Evil One is ever alert to hinder the preaching of the Gospel,
if not from without, then from within. It is very strange, however,
that the very things which the Evil One had invented to thwart