# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1095
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398 MISSIONS

Wuereas, The functions of this Council are to be the following.
1. To give each department an opportunity to share with :
the other mission departments its program, plans
The members of the Council are to be kept well
work of all the departments in the division of m:
2. To advise the respe
they may care to submit.

3. To promote policies and procedures in so far
pertain to the general mission program of the Church,
_ 4 To speak for the over-all mission program of the Church,
or on behalf of any of its departments when necessary,
5. To work closely with the Department of Stewardship, Mis-
sionary Education and Promotion

in order to determine those
phases of missionary education which ought to receive special
emphasis.

informed on the
issions,
ctive departments on any matter which

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6. To designate the necessary representation to the various
agencies within the Church where such representation is needed,
e.g., the Lutheran Laymen’s League, the Lutheran Hour, the
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, the Family Worship Hour,
the Lutheran Medical Missions Association.

7. To offer advice to the Lutheran
with reference to the mission projec
port; and

Wuereas, It appears that the functions of a Mission Council
would duplicate certain duties assigned to the office of Secretary
of Missions; and

Wnuereas, The office of Secretary of Missions could heretofore
not fully function as such since the Secretary of Missions was also
at the same time the Executive Secretary of the Board for Missions

in North and South America and the Church Extension Board;
therefore be it .

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ts which it intends to sup.

Resolved, That Synod encourage the creation of such a Mis-
sion Council; and be it further

Resolved, That this Council function as outlined above; and be
it finally

Resolved, That the office of Secretary of Missions be tem-
porarily discontinued, and if it appears during the next triennium
that a Secretary. of Missions is still needed, that the Mission Council
make that fact known to the next convention of Synod..

THE Boarp or Directors
M. F. Krerzmann, Secretary
ACTION :

Action on this memorial and Unprinted Memorial 53 was taken
under Resolution 39,

MISSIONS 899

Extension Board
f the General Church
Report ° (Memorial 406)

t i é Ne er
& y 1s emendous.

re there greater mission oppor-
bs the aan a aie shiftin g of millions in our country ae
tities oan ied areas new doors are opened to District 0
new oo ards throughout the land. Every third or fo nth day
Mission eto was opened in the past triennium.. And wha this
anew mthe | odical Districts and to the church at laree was
mead sen the Church Extension Board just prior to the Fisc:
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revealed i in September, 1952, presented an over
Conference, Which Tri need of funds to provide chapels, schools,
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uipment. As of August 1, 1952,
nicks teachersEes, ane oteh Extension funds were needed ao
2 ae? _ peciects For the purchase of lots and for the eree ion
* speci eildings the staggering amount needed was ss imated
ware this ever-increasing chaile
at FAO iets out forth heroic efforts te the net wort?
vt i i ir District Churc .
ane working copii O allenge before them, they frantically
But une the General Church Extension Board for assis xe
aT an lications for a total of $915,300 were presente he ne
Tans cal pear but only $673,300 could be granted to 52 app: icant,
past Ast eient funds were not available to meet the deman
since
a like these, when building materials and wages have
ae wn heights, a paltry loan of $5,000 or $10,000 means
reached eran ling congregation to erect the initial plant, - um e
eet w vehi or a parsonage. It means little to a fast- eve we
ae ion if it is compelled to enlarge its facilities. But w nther
she I the G ral Church Extension Board go to provide the
eel veeded? True, the Board of Directors time and again
ea mene : sistance of the Board. It replenished the treasury
an ‘ght grant of $250,000 from the “Conquest for o is
a "i and b an additional $420,839.22 on a loan basis so tha as
oan ary aL 1953, a working capital of $2,513,660.47 was Pros
vad ALL but $272,870.94 of this working capital was pom ed.
But if the Lord had not made the hearts ihn fellow vistians
0 willing to contribute so liberally in the “C onaves tncbiaay
effort, the situation would have been most critical. | sof Fett nary
1953, $1,038,500 were allotted the various synodic ist nicts from
“Conqu + for Christ” funds in loan grants to feviate the
need st "the hour. Yet the Macedonian cry continues loude
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louder: “Come, come, a Dare we stand by and not make a de-

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