# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1890_S21
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1890. 21

for it was their duty according to Christian love, by which every person is bound to serve his neighbor for the promotion of his salvation, in accordance with the saying in Luke 22: "When you have turned again, strengthen your brethren." (Who has power, authority and right to call preachers.)

The second thesis was thereupon adopted unanimously.

Resolved: The third thesis is to be submitted to the faculties (within the Synodical Conference [*Synodalconferenz*]) for discussion and evaluation, namely in such a way that the faculty in St. Louis first fix its view. This is then to circulate (among the other faculties), and they are to meet before the next convention of the Synodical Conference and jointly draw up an instrument which can be laid before the Synodical Conference.

Business Proceedings.

Negro Mission.

The Commission for the Negro Mission (*Negermission* [mission among African Americans; the period's term]) had submitted the following report through its chairman:

Seventh Report of the Commission for the Negro Mission of the "Evang.⸗Lutheriſchen Synodalconferenz von Nord⸗Amerika" [Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America], covering the period from August 1888 to July 1890.

The Commission for the Negro Mission takes the liberty of submitting to the Venerable Synodical Conference the following report on the state and progress of this work during the last two years. We report, as usual, first on the individual stations.

1. Little Rock, Ark.

This is our oldest station. It was founded as long as 12 years ago by Missionary Döscher. The missionaries Berg and Meiländer, alternately during the vacancies the students F. König, H. Frincke and A. Burgdorf from St. Louis, and now for six years Missionary G. Allenbach, have worked here. The missionary himself keeps school. The little frame church built by the mission on the property acquired for this purpose is beginning to fall into disrepair. It serves for church and school purposes at once. The Negro congregation itself bought a burial ground for $25.00. Attendance at the services as well as at the school has at times increased, at times decreased. The state of the mission is on the whole and