# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1911_S128
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128 Proceedings of the 28th General or

...Reverend Synod, to give expression to its principled position on medical mission. —

Before proceeding to discuss this and the committee report, the Synod had the joy of being able to welcome Missionary A. Hübener from India. He conveyed the warmest greetings of all our East Indian missionaries and assured us that they were present here in spirit and wished the Synod God's richest blessing on all its proceedings. He thanked the Synod for all the love shown to the missionaries by their brothers in the faith, and asked that praying hearts and hands continue to be lifted up to God on their behalf. He then described how our mission field in India also lacks workers so badly, especially since God has led us into a new territory about 500 miles from the one first taken up.

Resolved:

1. that the visitation of our mission fields in India, long planned by the Commission for Heathen Mission, be held as soon as possible;

2. that we leave it to the Commission for Heathen Mission to send a suitable person to India as visitor in the name of the Synod.

We certainly intend to hold fast to the truth that the Gospel is the only means of converting men's hearts to Christ, their God and Savior; since, however, experience teaches that so-called medical mission, when rightly used, removes various obstacles standing in the way of the Gospel's progress, the Synod resolved to permit its Commission for Heathen Mission to place suitable physicians into service for this particular work, whenever and wherever it judges best and the funds allow.

Although the Reverend General President reports on the Heathen Mission at the individual district synods, it was nevertheless resolved that each district have a special representative, whose task it shall be to report on Heathen Mission at district synods and larger conferences, as is already done regarding the Negro Mission. Such representatives are to be proposed by the Commission for Heathen Mission.

Report of the Treasurer for Heathen Mission
from February 1, 1908, to January 31, 1911.

Income.
Drawn by Treasurer J. F. Schuricht from February 1, 1908,
    to January 31, 1909 .......................... $17231.83
Through Pastor Aug. Lange for the famine relief fund .......... 932.92
Drawn by Treasurer J. F. Schuricht from February 1, 1909,
    to January 31, 1910 ............................ 17219.42
Through Missionary A. Hübener ...................................... 3.00