# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1896_S59
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference [*Synodalconferenz*] of North America. 1896. 59

again in our midst, after he had had to withdraw for so long on account of illness. All the missionaries have sent statistical reports to the Commission every quarter, and the Commission has been in lively written communication with the missionaries.

Individual stations of ours, namely Springfield, Little Rock and also Meherrin, have been visited by members of the Commission, and all the stations in North Carolina were visited on behalf of the Commission by Prof. A. Gräbner of St. Louis, since he recently made a journey there on matters of the English mission.

Your Commission takes the liberty, finally, of reminding you that its term of office has expired and that the honorable Synodical Conference has to elect a new Commission for the next four years.

But our LORD JESUS Christ, the LORD of His church and Bishop of our souls, who has entrusted to us this mission work, though laborious yet also glorious, may He fill His whole orthodox Lutheran church of this country with new love and zeal for this His work. May He open our hearts and hands, that we may again give more generously for it and pray more fervently, so that it may not further be restricted and pressed down by constant lack of the necessary means, but may spread ever further under His blessing and to His glory, to the salvation of many souls dearly bought.

In the name and on behalf of the Commission

C. F. W. Sapper, Chairman.

Following this report the following treasurer's report of the Negro Mission was then presented:

Report on the Treasury of the Negro Mission for the period from 1 August 1894 to 31 July 1896.

Receipts:
From the Missouri Synod:
From the California and Oregon District    $    6.25
From the Canada District                       187.50
From the Illinois District                    7268.08
From the Iowa District                        1104.37
From the Kansas District                       468.04
From the Michigan District                    2346.60
From the Minnesota and Dakota District        1433.82
From the Central District                     4058.93
From the Nebraska District                     582.95
From the Eastern District                     2551.70
From the Southern District                     291.92
From the Western District                     2471.71
From the Wisconsin District                   2331.80
                                            $25103.67