# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1911_S272
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this territory has shown that the blessed work is making good progress everywhere, and that the little congregations, though slowly, are nevertheless growing steadily — and not only in membership, but also in understanding. To be sure, like all the other congregations of these missions, they will need our Christians' financial support for years to come. But capital invested in this way bears good interest.

In the Northwest, in Canada and in the Dakotas, Pastor J. Sillak labors, who is placed specifically under the subcommittee elected by an Honorable Synod (Prof. C. J. Heuer, chairman). In this great territory, the subcommittee's chairman made an extensive visitation journey last year. He stands at the missionary's side with advice and help. His report to the commission testifies that Pastor Sillak, though working under difficult circumstances, labors diligently.

On the Pacific coast stands Pastor J. Ballod, a man no longer young in years but faithful and undaunted in his work, who does not spare his strength and makes long journeys, up into Oregon, in the mission's service, finding here and there a few countrymen to whom he can break the bread of life. His work at present consists less in founding congregations — for the Latvians on the West Coast live too scattered for that — than rather in preaching God's Word at certain times to small scattered flocks everywhere, providing them with church care, and keeping them in their faith.

Summary: At present, four missionaries stand in the service of the Latvian and Estonian Mission, serving 57 congregations and preaching stations with a combined 2311 souls.

II. Lithuanian Mission.

When an Honorable Synod made the Lithuanian Mission its own three years ago, two missionaries stood in its service, Pastors H. S. Brustat and P. Drignat. That the number remains the same today is not because there is not enough work for more missionaries, but because at present no more suitable men can be obtained for this mission. Since, however, a young Lithuanian man is currently studying at our theological seminary at Springfield, the commission hopes to be able to appoint a third missionary before too long.

The territory of the Lithuanian Mission is divided into two parts. One territory — New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania — is served by Pastor Brustat, who labors faithfully with great diligence and skill. The Lithuanian congregation in Brooklyn, N. Y., owns its own church property, and even though it will still take years, it is nevertheless on the way to self-sufficiency — a goal toward which all our missionaries, together with their congregations, are continually urged and encouraged to strive.

In the New England territory of the Lithuanian Mission, Pastor Drignat has stood since last year; he was called from Philadelphia, Pa., to Naugatuck, Conn., as missionary for New England, with Naugatuck as