# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1914_S64
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64 Proceedings of the twenty-fifth convention

chapels the money has already come in or been promised. Then the 600 dollars must also be paid for the school in Salisbury, which is now under construction. It is possible that building will have to be done in St. Louis next year as well.

To raise these funds within the Synodical Conference [Synodalkonferenz] ought really not to be difficult at all. The Synodical Conference, which carries on this work among the poor Negroes, numbers, after all, far more than a million souls. Among these the Negro Mission has many special friends and patrons who give generously of their earthly goods for the extension of God's kingdom among the poor sons of Ham. Mr. "Unknown" has in the last two years visited our treasurer not twice but four times and each time brought 500 dollars for our Negro Mission. Our good old friend Papa Waltke in St. Louis has once sent 600 dollars for the institution in Greensboro and in addition repeatedly gifts of 200 and 300 dollars. A friend of the mission in the North has given $2000, a woman friend $1000, another friend of the mission in Nebraska $1000, N. N. in Indiana $400, N. N. in Michigan $400 for a chapel, Mr. Graupner in Lutherville $200 for a chapel. Mr. W. Meilahn in Chicago has made special provision for the poor Negro students, and Mr. Andr. Werling in Ossian, Ind., and Mr. Spiegel in Fort Wayne have given a whole number of organs. May the LORD repay those named, as well as all the other givers near and far, their love according to the riches of His glorious grace, and raise up ever more patrons and friends for our Negro Mission! We need them. Our work has expanded considerably, and expenses have increased accordingly. If, therefore, more friends are not raised up for our Negro Mission and the mission work is not supported more vigorously, the work, which is going so well, must soon again come to a standstill and go backward. May God in mercy prevent that! We ask our dear Christians in all parts of the great Synodical Conference for generous and regular gifts for this so blessed cause of the kingdom of the LORD Jesus, who sacrificed His life for us.

Miscellany.

1. The Commission for Negro Missions. Two changes have occurred in the Commission. The faithful and deserving treasurer, Mr. Hugo L. Döderlein, left the Commission at the beginning of this year because his occupation took him to Chicago. The remaining members of the board, with whom he worked together most agreeably for over four years in the interest of our dear Negro Mission, accepted his resignation with deep regret. His departure is also generally regretted by our mission workers. He administered the responsible and difficult office of treasurer since December 1909 with interest, devotion, skill and conscientiousness. In the person of Mr. John H. Schulze of the local