# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S412 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 412 MISSIONS of our missionaries who are serving the deaf in our country; there. fore be it Resolved, That we thank our gracious Lord for His unbounded blessings upon this Specialized mission of our church; and be it er Resolved, That we express our gratitude to the Board of Mis- sions to the Deaf for its vigorous prosecution of this work, Resolution 19 Subject: Deaf Work in Japan Glorious opportunities for work among the 90,000 deaf people of Japan have now presented themselves to our church; and WHEREAs, Wuerras, This specialized work can be done only by one well versed in the Japanese language as well as the Oriental sign lan- guage; therefore be it Resolved, That we encourage our church in Japan to find a native Christian to initiate this work among the deaf (at least to the extent of interpreting the sermons of our missionaries); and be it further Resolved, That the Lutheran Deaf Mission Society in America be encouraged to support this work as a special project to the best of its ability; and be it further Resolved, That the Board for Foreign Missions and the Board for Missions to the Deaf be encouraged to collaborate in the in- terest of initiating this work in Japan—the work to be admin- istered by the Board for Foreign Missions; and be it further Resolved, That we urge upon these two boards the necessity of investigating and beginning work in other foreign fields in a sim- ilar manner. Resolution 20 Subject: Financial Adjustments for Missionaries to the Deaf WHEREAS, Mission work among the deaf requires specialized training; and WHEREAS, It is imperative that we retain these trained workers in this field; therefore be it Resolved, That the Board for Missions to the Deaf be au- thorized to consider the financial needs of its missionaries and adjust salaries and allowances accordingly; and be it further Resolved, That the Fiscal Conference provide the necessary funds for the aforementioned financial adjustments,