# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S807
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONVENTION MINUTES 805

the great blessings of our work carried on for 20 years in Nigeria,
and commended the Missionary Board of the Synodical Conference
and the missionaries for their aggressive leadership. God’s bless-
ings were besought upon Dr. Karl Kurth’s and E. L. Wilson’s visit
to the field in Africa. Gratitude was expressed for the work of
Dr. Henry Nau, who was called home on the 17th of May this year.
The Secretary was instructed to convey Synod’s condolences to the
bereaved family (TB:71, 23). The American Lutheran Publicity
Bureau was commended for its Lenten “Sharing-Christ Plan,”
which was heartily recommended to all congregations (TB:45, 13).
The Evangelism Mission was endorsed and its implementation
urged throughout Synod. Pastors were reminded of their high
calling to train their membership for evangelism and stress evan-
gelism as normal for every Christian. Evangelism is to be regarded
as a way of life. All congregations were called upon to enlist
members for its program (TB:45—46,14). The Evangelism staff
is to be expanded as the work may require, and is to instruct and
train the District contact men to facilitate this work (TB:46, 15).

Greetings and thanks for the financial support accorded to our
church in London for 60 years were received from the congregation
in London, England.

The session was closed with the Votum.

Session 13
June 27, P.M.

The thirteenth session was opened with devotions by Rev. H.
C. Welp, President of the Southern Illinois District. The minutes
were adopted as corrected.

The present Board of Control of Concordia College of Fort
Wayne was instructed to continue in office until the final closing
of the institution (TB:217, 1).

The following slates were adopted: Board of Appeals; the
Boards for Porto Alegre, Theological Seminary, Brazil Junior
College, new institution at Rio, Brazil, were adopted under sus-
pension of rules to permit balloting by slates (1B:254).

On recommendation of Committee 10, Synod resolved to have
placed to the credit of a nonmember of the Pension Fund as em-
ployer’s payments the contributions made by his employer from
which he or his dependents shall receive the actual earned annuity.
The proposal to make up arrears due to emergencies from the Con-
tingency Fund was rejected. An appeal was made for bequests to
the Board of Support and Pensions (TB:74,7). Subsidies to the
graduates of our terminal schools are to be discontinued after