# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1911_S176
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176 Proceedings of the 28th General or

Gilman, Minn. ...............................................2000.00
Foley, Minn. .................................................1000.00
Bellingham, Wash. ..............................................500.00
Arriba, Colo. ...................................................400.00
Meadow Grove, Nebr. ...........................................1000.00
Southey, Sask., Kan.¹) ...........................................800.00
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                                                            $19000.00

Debts paid off ..............................................$1350.00
Expenses for the appeal .......................................322.42
Envelopes and stamps ...........................................40.16
Other expenses ..................................................80.78
Cash on hand as of March 28, 1911 ..............................824.93
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                                                             2618.29

                                                            $21618.29

Committee No. 13, to which this report was submitted for review, made the following recommendations:

"From the report of the commission for the General Church-Building Fund, your committee briefly informs the Reverend Synod: 1. that this fund has a gratifying advance to record, and that from it, in the past triennium, a good number of mission congregations could be assisted with their church building through the extension of interest-free loans; 2. that the commission, however, greatly regrets that far more money has not been collected for this fund, and that it was therefore obliged, for lack of money, to turn down so many petitions. Your committee would recommend that the Reverend Synod resolve:

"1. that everyone, in his own circle, make this fund known as well and call attention to its great importance, and collect for it;

"2. to charge the commission of the General Church-Building Fund with sending a request to all congregations that they take up a special collection for the Walther Fund of the General Church-Building Fund at the Walther celebration to be held in the fall;

"3. to make the seven changes proposed by the commission in the Synod's 1902 provisions (p. 88) concerning the Church-Building Aid Fund;

"4. that the Synod approve of the commission's not having, up to now, taken over the $2000.00 mortgage resting on the church property of the Polish Christ Congregation in Baltimore;

"5. that the Synod repeal the resolution adopted on this matter in 1908, since it conflicts with the fund's actual purpose.

"6. The books of the treasurer of the General Church-Building Commission were, at the treasurer's request, through one appointed by the chairman...

1) The $800.00 for Southey has been approved by the commission and is in our hands (after deducting the stated cash balance); however, it has not yet been sent out, since the notes are not yet in the commission's hands.                                    A. C. F. Wichman, Treasurer.