# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S408
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS

Miscellaneous Items

Board of Missions has met every month during the past tri-
ennium and also had a number of special meetings.— VBS in
Winnipeg, Regina, Portland, Miami, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, —
TV programs have been given in New Haven, where Rev. Kraus
interpreted Rev. Bertram’s “Moments with God.” Program now
has been discontinued because Rev. Bertram moved to Philadelphia,
In the Twin Cities a program is given every two weeks, Rev. Kraus
interpreting Rey. Buege’s sermonet and the hymns sung by Rev.
Drews. In other places our workers appear now and then on
TV programs. — Bible classes are conducted in many of our
stations. — White and colored groups have merged in St. Louis

Work Among the Deaf in Foreign Countries

At the Houston Convention in 1953 our Synod passed the
following resolution:

Resolution 30. Initiating Deaf Mission Work in Foreign Lands

“WnerEAs, Contacts with deaf people have been established
in India, South America, Japan, and Colombia; therefore be it

“Resolved, That we urge the Board for Missions to the Deaf
to continue exploring and developing to the maximum degree the
possibilities for entering upon work in promising foreign fields in

This has been, and is being, done. Several years ago our
Lutheran deaf organized the Lutheran Deaf Mission Society for
deaf work in foreign lands and gathered funds for such work,

This matter was brought to the attention. of the Advisory
Placement Committee in their meeting on October 21, 1955. From
their minutes we quote the following:

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