# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1090
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS 889

we were enabled to erect a school, which will also serve
ce of worship. The upper story serves as living quarters
spastor. Funds were granted from the Peace Thankoffering
purpose. Work on the Isle of Pines is carried on amid
difficulties. Constant removal of our members in the Isle
will possibly make necessary the closing of this mission

e near future.

take care of the fast-expanding mission fields

fn a most remarkable manner the Lord has blessed our mission

olulu. Recent reports tell us that the total Sunday attend-

umbers up to 280.

In Wahiawa, a suburb of Honolulu, the work has also made

inderful progress. All of this work was possible through grants

fade through the Peace Thankoffering and the Centennial Thank-
ing and also through gifts and loans from the “Conquest

‘or Christ” offering.

s!New opportunities in the Hawaiian Islands will make it neces-

y to call a third missionary.

recently visited thi t. Dr. H. A. Maye
develo pine : ed ahis ares, will give pertinent information on ie .» (gq: Translation of Literature into Spanish and Portuguese
sions j if
ns in Venezuela. +4 ° Translation of literature into the Spanish and Portuguese con-
Mexico Extraterritorial tinues. Our Sunday school lessons and our tracts in the Spanish ”
H Missions and Portuguese languages are widely used in the Latin American
. ere we have six stations i countries ,

» and six Pasto: . coun . .
anitely 453 souls and 275 communicants, We have. ini nhane “The preparation of Spanish and Portuguese literature has ;
I Place for the tr. aining of Mexican workers. Accordin oe stitute, placed our Synod into a prominent position of leadership in this "
che none but native Mexicans can serve the Mt ene Mexican phase of activity. A full-time Spanish translator prepares tracts,
¢ urches It is therefore necessary that we tra exicans in their. Sunday school literature. Christian Dogmatics by Dr. F. Pieper
istry. The present enrollment at this school is 2 # national min- (Dr. J. T. Mueller edition) has been placed on the market in
Guatemala ° Spanish. The translation of “The Formula of Concord” will soon

In this be completed. The Portuguese translation of Christian Dogmatics
souls and ay American country we have 11 stations with 466 is now being printed in Porto Alegre. .
vicar. Fine progress has bees ed by wae missionaries and one The Lutheran Hour i
e. Wi :
workers Spreading the Gospel, selling Bibi the assistance of lay The many contacts through the Lutheran Hour demand the ”
gathering children for Sunday school, th - and Bible pictur es, sending out of large quantities of tracts and other types of Chris- ;
tended to the interior and to th ue Work is Sradually ex- tian literature, particularly also Sunday school lessons. Much of *
and others, © adjoining countries, to Nicaragua . the material is sent gratis.
Cuba — Isle of Pines Boarp ror Missions in Norra AND SourH AMERICA
Two mi F. C. Streurerr, Executive Secretary
0 missi . .
the spiritual needs of nine wee native workers are ministering to ACTION
i ons, with 239 souls and 152 com- With reference to these matters, Committee 2 brought in the

¥ getting a foothold in Cuba. Just following resolutions, which were adopted:
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