# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1099
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Commit ae
tee 2 recommended, and Synod re lved
solved:

Resolution 43

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tions; and

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of $100,000 for buildin 2—15, 1952, authorized the nventlon in
College, Selma, Ala. and. at Alabama Lutheran Academy
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therefore be it » and dormi-

Urpose of this school;

MISSIONS 407

ed, That the Board of Directors be authorized to appro-
proportionate share of our Synod for the needed
at Alabama Lutheran Academy and College.

Es
- ae Missionary Boarp oF THE SYNODICAL CONFERENCE
Rev. E. L. Witson, Secretary

ACTION |
mmittee 2 recommended, and Synod resolved:

Resolution 44

“WHEREAS, The Synodical Conference at the convention in
Jaul, August 12—15, 1952, authorized the expenditure of
Of 000 for buildings at Alabama Lutheran Academy and College,
‘Selma, Ala.; and
toe Wuereas, This amount must be appropriated by the con-
‘gtituent synods of the Synodical Conference; and
“” ¢ WHEREAS, An administration building, a library, and dormi-
tories are needed for carrying out the purpose of this school;
therefore be it

« Resolved, That the Board of Directors be authorized to appro-
priate the proportionate share of our Synod for the needed build-
ings at Alabama Lutheran Academy and College.

Missions in Africa
(Unprinted Memorial 64)

The work of our Church in Nigeria, West Africa, continues
to grow and expand. This missionary endeavor, sponsored and
supported by the Synodical Conference, has been richly prospered
by the Lord since its inception seventeen years ago. Among the
outstanding accomplishments in more recent history is the grad-
uation of our first class, consisting of eight men from our seminary.
The seminary was established in January, 1949, with an enrollment
of ten native students and is now housed in permanent buildings,
equipped with the necessary facilities for the training of a native

Our new hospital was recently completed and dedicated.in the
month of May. The cost of this structure was approximately
$90,000, of which the sum of $70,000 was contributed by a mission-
minded layman from Wisconsin. Two doctors, now on the field,
are in charge of the medical work.

Our educational system, consisting of the elementary schools,
the secondary schools, normal school, girls’ school, and the new
seminary promise to supply a satisfactory number of workers in
church and school. Two African students are attending Valparaiso