# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1899_S84
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84 Proceedings of the 24th General, or

guest house must also serve as the place for worship. The small room that
is to serve worship purposes in the future has an unobstructed separate
entrance from outside, which loses more of its previous private character
and is suited to draw in more guests (for whom there is room). The
Pilgerhaus congregation will therefore also be very grateful for the
granting of the subsidy applied for to maintain the Pilgerhaus. Further, as
regards maintaining the Emigrant Mission in Bremen, the granting of my
salary must also be considered. Here, too, a subsidy of about 1,200 marks
is needed. All told, then, a subsidy of $425.00 to $450.00 per year is
required to cover the costs of maintaining the Emigrant Mission in Bremen.
As for the 'Society for the Evangelical Lutheran Emigrant Mission,' which
has its seat here in Bremen and works solely for the Missouri Synod, it has
not yet been able to do much, because the number of its members is still
small. It would therefore be very desirable if, at a minimum contribution
of 25 cents a year, a good many members could be recruited within the
Synodical Conference, so that the Emigrant Mission may also be maintained
in Germany. — May God, whose work the Emigrant Mission is, both over there
and here, give His blessing to the resolutions of the Reverend Delegate
Synod." (Excerpt from the report of the Emigrant Mission's missionary, Mr.
W. Schmidt, at Bremen, Germany.)

"I have read our dear Schmidt's report, drawn up for the Reverend Delegate
Synod, with great interest, and I support his proposals most heartily. Of
the 500 marks he has requested, I am glad to take half upon myself, so
that a room can be created in our Pilgerhaus for our emigrants and for the
visitors from over there — of whom there will be no small number this
year, and especially next year — where our worship services and the
morning and evening devotions can be held undisturbed. . . . In my
position here I come into contact daily with the emigrants, since it is
my duty . . . to see to it that all of them are vaccinated before boarding
and are otherwise examined for sanitary reasons under my personal
supervision. This often gives me occasion to speak with the people more
closely and to ask them about their final destination in America. On
these occasions I never fail, so far as it is consistent with my position,
to draw people's attention to our Pilgerhaus. . . . Since we here had at
least a third more emigrants than Hamburg last year, and will probably
reach an even higher percentage this year, it would be very much to be
wished that the Delegate Synod not be too sparing with us." (Excerpt from a
letter of the United States Consul Louis Lange at Bremen.)

Resolved, that the Synod earnestly request all its congregations — regarding
the treasury of the Emigrant Mission at New York, from which also the
treasuries