# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1123
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464 MISSIONS

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recommended, and Synod resolved: mronanies Co “ttee 2

respectively; be it
Resolved, That the Conventi anks
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all which these devout servants of the “Gen wre and for
in their missionary career; and be it further
Resolved, That suitable expressions of Christian

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of the afore-mentioned workers, Mod to the here

Sympathy be
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Opening Mission Work in Korea
Ww th (Memorial 412)
HEREAS, The Lord Jesus Christ i
to preach the Gospel to all nations; Seve fils Church the sommand

the urgency of doing this with all vigor and speed, to work while

Wuereas, The sym
’ ri pathy of the people of i
forth in a special manner toward Korea at this tine mu ee

WuHereas, Chaplains and soldier members of our Church have

been m Korea and speak of the need and oppor tunity for Cc
hristian

for them to return to that country;

reso mre of ‘many Lord has blessed our beloved Synod with the
ower and material thin t : :
to undertake further missionary endeavors; © make it possible

Wuereas, The Board of Foreign Missi
Synod with the conduct of forets coms eee cma

Far East; therefore be it = ens Specially in the

Resolved, That issi
; , Permission be granted to the Board i
cy : : of F
Boon to begin mission work in Korea if they are convinced thet
ime and opportunity for that undertaking is at hand

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‘Committee 2 recommended, and Synod resolved:

as Resolution 21
y WHEREAS, The Lord Jesus Christ gave His Church the command
ta preach the Gospel to all nations; and
ox: WHEREAS, Korea is the natural link between Japan and
China; and
Wuereas, Only a small per cent of the Korean people are
Christians, and thus an open door of opportunity is presented to
our Church; and
‘ ‘Wuereas, The sympathy of the people of our Church will go
forth in a special manner toward Korea at this time; and
Wuereas, Chaplains and soldier members of our Church who
have been in Korea speak of the need and opportunity for Chris-
tian mission work there; and
Wuereas, The Lord has directed several Korean students into
our midst who are preparing at our institutions for possible future
work as missionaries in Korea, if the Lord should make it possible
for them to return to that country; and
Wuereas, The Lord has blessed our beloved Synod with the
resources of manpower and material means to make it possible
to undertake further missionary endeavors; and
Wuereas, The Board for Missions in Foreign Countries has .
been charged by Synod with the conduct of foreign missions espe-
cially in the Far East; therefore be it
' Resolved, That permission be granted to the Board for Missions
in Foreign Countries to begin mission work in Korea when the time
and opportunity for that undertaking are at hand.

Report of the Lutheran Medical Mission Association
(Memorial 413)

Submitting our first report to the venerable convention, we
cannot but give expression of our profound joy and deepest grati-
tude to our Lord for the attention given, and the co-operation
extended, by our fellow Christians to promote this our latest
Synod-wide endeavor —the Lutheran Medical Mission.

It will be remembered that Synod, at its convention held at
Milwaukee in 1950, at great length discussed a petition to place
greater emphasis on medical missions. Synod expressed its appre-
ciation of the interest taken and the thought given by physicians
and other professional people in our midst to launch out upon an
expanded program of medical missions. The convention also ex-