# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1902_S90
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90 Proceedings of the 25th General, or

2. Resolved, that our brethren of the Saxon Free Church be given the
Synod's heartiest thanks for the services they have rendered to the
Emigrant Mission in the past three years.

3. Resolved, that the settling of the situation in Bremen, being
entirely of a personal nature, be referred to the Emigrant Mission
Committee in New York.

4. Resolved, that discussion concerning a lodging house in Hamburg be
postponed until the Emigrant Mission Committee can make definite
proposals, since too little information is available on the matter at
present.

5. Resolved, that the Committee's supplementing itself with additional
elected members be approved.

2. In Baltimore.

"The work of the Emigrant Mission in Baltimore has continued in its
usual way since the last sessions of the General Synod. The agent, Mr.
Stürken, has faithfully fulfilled all the duties of his office during this
period, visiting all arriving and departing steamers, receiving immigrants
recommended to him and forwarding them on, and has assisted them in
every way during their stay in Baltimore, directing them wherever
necessary and also housing them in good lodging houses — in short, he
has stood at their side as a helpful friend. And he has taken up
immigrants in general, including those not referred to him, as much as
he could and as occasion offered, helping them with advice and deed. He
has also striven to carry out the actual mission work itself, diligently
distributing our calendars, Lutheran tracts, and other small publications
among the new arrivals, seeking, so far as possible, to direct them to the
congregations of our synodical body and of the Synodical Conference,
and, where the opportunity arose, drawing individuals' attention to the
one thing needful and speaking with them about God's Word and
salvation.

"German immigration has, to be sure, fallen off for years now, as has
been reported not only in the public statistics but also repeatedly in the
'Lutheraner' by those employed in the work of the Emigrant Mission.
Nevertheless, our mission undeniably serves many people, both bodily
and spiritually, and we are of the opinion that this mission should be
allowed to continue in its accustomed manner, especially since our agent
also renders welcome services to those from our congregations who
travel to Europe.

"To be sure, our agent's salary, as the treasurer's report shows, is only
in part raised through commissions on steamship tickets