# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1902_S87
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Tenth Delegate Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, 1902. 87

...continue and are resolved to finish in faith." (Greeting and request of
our missionaries in East India.)

The Synod expressed its thanks to God and its joy that our mission in
East India has been permitted to experience God's blessing and
protection so visibly.

1. Resolved, that the Synod is at all times heartily ready to support its
mission in East India in every way.

2. Resolved, that the Synod will make every effort within its power to
win more workers for its mission.

3. Resolved, that the Synod adopt the following two measures: a. In its
gymnasia [preparatory schools] — but especially at its seminary in St.
Louis — regular lectures on heathen missions are to be given by persons
especially suited to awaken desire, love, and zeal for service in this
mission. b. The individual pastoral conferences are to make it their task
to hold discussions on how the shortage of workers on the East India
mission field can be remedied, and also diligently to look about to see
whether there are not people in their midst — particularly younger
pastors — who are suited to the mission, or who could be won for
service in it.

In keeping with the above resolutions, heartfelt exhortations were
further addressed to the synod delegates — especially by the members of
the Mission Committee — to see to it that this mission work of ours also
be cultivated with desire, love, and zeal in their own congregations.
Above all, parents whose sons receive a call to serve as missionaries
among the heathen should be willing to let their sons go.

4. Resolved, that Prof. Fürbringer be charged with answering the
greeting of our missionaries from East India with a return greeting from
our Synod in its name.

Emigrant Mission.

1. In New York.

"Once again a period of three years has passed since we last reported
to the Reverend Synod on the work of the Emigrant Mission in New
York. Our present report, covering the years 1899 to 1901, is more
favorable than previous reports. God's protection and blessing have
evidently rested on the work, so that it has not only continued its usual
course but shows a noticeable advance as well. Once again more people
have been housed as guests in the Pilgrim House, and the work itself
has likewise increased. In view of