# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1916_S106
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106 Proceedings of the twenty-sixth convention

two years be referred back to the Commission for Negro Mission."

2. A motion to increase the number of members of the commission to seven was adopted, and in addition it was resolved to elect this year three of the members for only two years, the other four, however, for four years. (See under Elections.)

3. Director Bakke and Missionaries Schmidt and Alston received ten minutes each to speak to the convention about the "Black Belt" and the Negro mission in St. Louis and Spartanburg.

4. Rev. A. H. Poppe presented to the convention the following report on the bequests mentioned in the report of the commission: [Printed in English.]

ESTATE OF LEAH JONES.

German American Building Association Note ....... $1000.00
Cash in England National Bank ...... 75.00
One fractional lot and house ...... 600.00

$1675.00

ESTATE OF ELLEN BRANSFORD.

Amount loaned out by Union Trust Co. ...... $2700.00
Cash in Union Trust Co. ...... 1700.93
Cash in England National Bank ...... 2165.03
Amount loaned out by England National Bank ...... 1650.00
One house and lot, about ...... 1500.00

$9715.96

August 12, 1916.    ADOLPH GEYER, Executor.

5. In connection with this Rev. Poppe also spoke of the founding of a Million Dollar Fund. The convention adopted the following resolution: to encourage Rev. Poppe to continue, in agreement with the Commission for Negro Mission, in the collecting of a permanent fund for the Negro Mission.

III. China Mission.

The Ev. Luth. Mission Society for China, through its commission, submitted the following petition to the Synodical Conference (*Synodalkonferenz*):

To the Honorable Synodical Conference, assembled at Toledo, Ohio, in August 1916.
Esteemed and dear brethren in Christ!

When our Savior, after the completed work of redemption, ascended into heaven, he gave his Church the commission: "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature!" In obedience to this command, three years ago members of the Synodical Conference also began a mission in China. Pastors, teachers, whole congregations and individual members of our congregations take part in it. Missionary E. L. Arndt, the first one sent, works with great zeal and great self-denial and achieves fine results. Especially