# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1911_S133
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13th Delegate Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, 1911. 133

...and tripled, but have also placed double and triple the workload on the missionary.

The Commission has met regularly and, in accordance with the Synod's instructions, has endeavored to stand by the missionary with counsel and support. It had to fill a vacancy by electing Pastor C. J. Renz, since Pastor M. Walker, whom the Synod had elected, did not find himself able to take up the office.

The treasury report, for more detailed information on which the treasurer's account book together with all necessary vouchers is available, is briefly as follows:

Cash on hand as of March 1, 1908 ........................ $276.81
Income from March 1, 1908, to March 1, 1911 .............. 6079.58

$6356.39
Expenditure from March 1, 1908, to March 1, 1911 ......... 5733.75

Cash on hand .............................................. $622.64

If every congregation contributes only a mite for the Jewish Mission, it will have enough, so long as the mission is not expanded and pursued more vigorously in this city, where every fifth resident is a Jew. May God continue to give His blessing to this important work of the Reverend Synod!

Resolved:

1. to authorize the Commission to place yet another missionary into this service, should it find a suitable man;

2. to leave the acquisition of property for our Jewish Mission to the Commission's discretion;

3. to accept the audited financial report.

Overview of All the Synod's Missions.

Resolved, that our old friend of missions, Pastor Friedrich Sievers, provide a compilation of all the missions annually.

Constitutional Matters.

General Presidium.

In connection with the petitions concerning this, Committee No. 2 reported as follows:

I.

"Your Committee, which had to examine the petition concerning the General Presidium, respectively the College of Presidents, takes the liberty of submitting to the Reverend Synod the following as the result of its deliberations.

"To speak in the words of the petition, we hold that the high responsibility which the greatness, glory, and manifold nature of the blessing poured out upon our Synod