# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1887_S49
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Fifth Delegate Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, 1887. 49

Per the previous account, the General Treasurer received ...................... $115987.70
Per the present accounting ....................................................................... 97700.80
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                                                        Deficit ........ $ 18286.90

In the three missing months, an average of $6000.00 per month was, in
earlier years, delivered to the Treasurer. If this is taken as a standard,
delivery would come to nearly the same level.

Through the reduction in prices resolved on by the Synod in 1884, a
shortfall in income arose as follows:

    On Dietrich, Catechism with Excerpt ........................ $2442.90
    On Gebetsſchatz [Treasury of Prayer], small and large .. 1310.85
    On Dümling, Arithmetic Book IV .................................. 104.00
    On Hübner, [Bible] Histories .......................................... 1620.30
    On Fischer und Hoppe, German Reading and Exercise Book ... 235.60
    On Luther, House Devotions ......................................... 263.50
    On Timotheus [Timothy (periodical/booklet)] .................. 170.65
    On Walther, Brosamen [Crumbs] ................................... 103.00
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                                                                                $6250.80

Shortfall in the sale of Luther's Works:

    In the period 1881—1884, sold: ...... 5300 volumes.
    In the period 1884—1887, sold: ...... 1282 volumes.

                                        Thus fewer sold: ...... 4018 volumes.

Extraordinary expenses arose from:

    Purchase of Gast's publishing business of church certificates ... $11000.00
    Procurement of the pictures for the Bible Stories ..................... 4000.00

of which sums more than two-thirds have been paid off.


Treasury Report of the General Treasurer of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod
of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States,
on income and expenditure from May 1, 1884 to April 1, 1887.

A. Synodical Treasury.

Income:
Balance on May 1, 1884 ................................................................ $ 7921.94
From the Western District ................................................... $ 4333.79
From the Illinois District ...................................................... 8461.42
From the Central District ..................................................... 10706.87
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                                                                                $23502.08     $ 7921.94