# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1910_S39
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1910. 39

Conference is so large and so prosperous that the costs of the Negro
Mission are a trifle for it. But they must be raised, and there lies, in our perception, the fault, that not
generally, that is, in all congregations of the Synodical Conference, are regular
and sufficient collections taken for the Negro Mission. That is
however unavoidably necessary if we really wish to carry on Negro Mission
with success. As it stands now, it must not remain. For
years the Negro Mission has experienced no significant expansion of mission
territory; our workers, especially our white workers,
with all the sacrifices they personally make, have a meager
living. Among outsiders the impression is given that
our Negro Mission is after all carried on only on the side, and it
thus falls into discredit. The Mission Commission must year in, year out
wrestle with debts, asks for relief and is not heard,
so that it too begins to feel that it is pursuing a forsaken cause.
It must not remain so; that has a depressing effect and puts a damper on the whole
mission work. The Reverend Synodical Conference is
hereby urgently asked to remedy this evil, so that no still greater
harm may arise from it for our Mission.

4. It was already indicated that especially our white
mission workers in general need an improvement of salary.
They ought to be so situated financially that they not only have a living
but, in the South, among a population that watches for it, can live in some measure in keeping with their position. That is necessary for
their well-being. Our colored pastors and teachers are
more favorably placed than the white ones in so far as they are to live according to the conditions
of their own people and need not trouble themselves further about their social standing
among the white population of the South. Our white mission workers, however, must not disregard that.
They must have a suitable dwelling, for which they, with few
exceptions, pay rent; a salary of $50.00 to
$75.00, according to the size of the family, is then not sufficient at the
present cost of living. Our professors, moreover,
since no larger institutional library was at their disposal, have had considerable expenses for their
further training in procuring indispensable
books. We would ask the Reverend Synodical Conference for its
opinion on the question of salaries.

5. The faculty of Immanuel College in Greensboro, N. C.,
asks for central heating on the following grounds:

a. Thereby an even temperature would be achieved in the whole building,
and that would be important for the health of teachers
as well as pupils.

b. Not so much coal would be used as now.

c. This arrangement would contribute materially to cleanliness in the building and to
its preservation.