# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1114
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

436 MISSIONS

Stacy, Springfield, was called into the Pittsburgh field.
Lennon, Springfield, was placed into New Orleans, later into Jack.
son, Miss., and served two years; Vicar L: Stacy worked one y ~
in the Memphis field, and Vicar Donald Sallach, St, Louis, minis
tered to the deaf in the Jackson, Miss., field 1952—1953, ~

In 1950 the Milwaukee field was divided, the Milwaukee con.
gregation being self-sustaining; Pastor R. W. Mackensen took over
the other stations of the field. The Omaha field was divided in the
same year, Pastor E. C. Mappes retaining the west part of the field
and Candidate Mesenbring taking over the eastern part. Next the
Chicago field was divided, Pastor E, Scheibert thus. being enabled
to do more intensive work in Chicago, while still serving three
smaller stations; Pastor E. Rische took over the remaining Stations
especially the work among the Chicago colored. In 1952 the Pitts.
burgh field was divided, Pastor H. Rohe moving to Rochester, N. Y
and Candidate L. Stacy serving in the Pittsburgh area, Also in
1952. Pastor F. G. Gyle, St. Louis, was transferred to Florida, a new
field, and Candidate W. Reinking was placed into the St. Louis
territory. In the same year Pastor R. F. Cordes, St. Paul, was called
into the Sioux Falls, S. Dak., field; Pastor F. Possehl then was
moved from the Newark area to St. Paul, and thereupon Pastor
C. R. Gerhold of the Boston area accepted the call into the Newark
field. This current year the Oakland field has been divided, Pastor
Geo. Gaertner remaining in the Oakland area, and Pastor Theo,
De Laney of the Texas~Oklahoma territory will move into the San
Francisco area July 1.

At the present time three fields are to be supplied: the Boston
field, vacant since August, 1952, the Texas-Oklahoma field, to be
vacant in July, and the Jackson, Miss., field, which will be vacant
when Vicar Sallach returns to the seminary. Calls have been ex-
tended repeatedly, but so far always have been returned. We must
heed the words, of our Savior: “Pray ye the Lord of the harvest
that He will send forth laborers into His harvest.” Matthew 9:38,

Here we may mention that Pastor N. P. Uhlig conducts sign
classes at the Springfield Seminary, and Pastor Reinking in the
St. Louis Seminary. During the past triennium a number of candi-
dates who studied the sign language in these classes were assigned
to us. With the help of God we are planning to go forward. Accord-
ing to our five-year plan we intend to place additional men into
the Kansas City, the New York, the Los Angeles, the Washing-
ton, D. C., and the Newark fields, and into Canada. Thus, by God’s
grace, we hope to have about forty full-time workers by 1956.

Praise God for Conferences and Regional Meetings
The Ephphatha Conference did not meet in 1950; it convened
in Minneapolis in 1951 and in Detroit in 1952. A number of regional
conferences were held. The Dixie Conference met several times,

Vicar

MISSIONS 437

: ‘also the Northwest, the Northeast, and the Great Lakes

_~ erence all our missionaries meet, and
‘Ay the Spbp® atthe onions attend. This conference is of great
a tae one to the workers in this specialized field. In me
st i onferences also the laymen take part. Deaf men usua ly
aregion ers. Some of the topics were: “The Christian and His
gelve™, PeThe Christian and His Church,” “The Christian in the
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fom
ond. Praise God for New Chapels and Parsonages

Si*2¢Jq 1950 Trinity Church, Memphis, the Rev. Vv. Brugge, pastor,
“uate new parish house and in it set aside a room to serve as
pat rat for the deaf furnished with altar and lectern. Grace
a chap Fargo, the Rev. A. H. Grumn, D. D., pastor, also has given
“Coase "to the deaf Fargo congregation which is being furnished
ig whe deaf themselves. St. Peter Church, Devils Lake, N. Dak.,
by Rev L. Dierks, pastor, in its new church has included a small
i me 1 to be used by the deaf of that city, especially by the chil-
‘hae f the State School. May Synod remember to ask God’s richest
Satings upon these congregations for their thoughtfulness toward
pore’ Three thousand dollars have been assigned from ape
“Conquest for Christ” conection tare ttt far the sehabilita,
ions from are: $3,
chapet the ek Pacl chapel $20,000 each for St. Louis, Rochester,
and Delavan, Wis., chapel-parsonages, and a $16,000 loan grant
for the New York congregation. In Indianapolis a awelling: was
purchased in which the deaf worship on the first floor an 4 e
tor’s living quarters are on the second floor; the same was done
in Columbus. This could be done by securing loans from the Gen-
eral Church Extension Fund.

Praise God for Our Consecrated and Faithful
Executive Secretary ‘

In 1950 our Executive Secretary, the Rev. John Salvner, wah

spent several days with Pastor H. E. Bow of Pascagoula i ns
ed in our Mission an en > f

eee ctanee peter With him he visited the two schools of Louisiana
at Baton Rouge, one for white and the other for colored, so th ‘
two schools in Jackson, Miss. Many of the superintendents think
highly of our work and have only words of praise and apprecia jon
for our Mission. The same year he spent seven weeks wit es or
R. W. Mackensen in Delavan, Wis., training him for the wor an
then installing him. After attending the Northwest Region: on~
ference he visited all stations of the Spokane field. ;

In January, 1951, he went to Florida, stopping off in St. hous
and visiting the sign classes at Concordia Seminary and speaking