# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1892_S47
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1892. 47

After the missionaries Bakke of North Carolina, Burgdorf of New Orleans and Schooff of Meherrin, Va., had also given interesting oral reports on their mission activity and laid before the convention the particular wishes and needs of their fields of labor, the honorable Synodical Conference [*Synodalconferenz*] adopted with great joy the following resolutions:

1. In Concord, N. C., a church and school are to be built for Missionary Bakke. Since building material and labor are very cheap there, both buildings, without interior furnishing, can be erected for about $1200, which sum was granted.

2. In Concord a teacher is also to be appointed for the weekday school, which already counts 60 children, so that Missionary Bakke can devote his time and strength wholly to the mission.

3. For the mission stations of the Negro pastors Clapp and Holt, five hundred dollars, at $250 each, were granted for the furnishing of chapels, since the premises in which they now hold worship and Sunday school are almost only earth dugouts with one door but without windows.

4. The Mount Zion congregation in New Orleans asked, on account of the dilapidated state of its present premises, for a new church and school. After Missionary Burgdorf had set forth the necessity of a new building and at the same time reported that the congregation itself wished to contribute $1000 toward it, and indeed had already collected $500 for it, it was resolved that the commission be authorized to carry out the desired and necessary buildings next year.

Finally it was resolved to open, between the two stations of Missionary Burgdorf, Bethlehem and Trinity, a new station by the building of a schoolhouse. Missionary Burgdorf explained, namely, that many of their Negro families had moved from the interior of the city into that district and that there was also otherwise a hopeful mission field there. The honorable General President Schwan, who had repeatedly visited the Negro mission in New Orleans and gave joyful testimony to its splendid prosperity, supported the proposal with warm words. The resolution was therefore adopted with great joy. —

These foregoing resolutions grant approximately a sum of 6 to $7000. Our regular monthly expenditure amounts to $900. A debt of $1200 still rests upon our treasury. — From this our dear readers will see that, if the resolutions of the honorable Conference are to be carried out, new and larger contributions are needed. If, then, our joy over God's blessing on this our mission work is truly sincere and thankful, let us also show our thanks by deed. Let us remember our mission not only in daily prayer but also with generous gifts. So God's blessing and favor will remain over this mission work and increase, and we shall be able to say with joy: "This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes." O. H.