# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1920_S36
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36 Proceedings of the twenty-seventh convention

2. Since the work was increasing and the field extending further, the Commission resolved in the year 1918 to appoint two visitors, one for the field in Louisiana, the other for the field in the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York. For Alabama we already had a superintendent. The rights and duties of these visitors are similar to those of the superintendent for Alabama. The Immanuel Conference and the Luther Conference were asked to nominate three candidates each. From the candidates proposed, Pastor G. M. Kramer and Pastor W. G. Schwehn were elected. The new arrangement has proved good so far.

3. Twice at the beginning of a new year the Commission has sent a circular letter to all the Negro congregations, in which it informed them of the state and progress of the mission work and encouraged them to keep increasing in the work of the LORD. This arrangement, too, has visibly brought blessing.

4. In the four years reported, too, Mr. Unknown [Herr Unbekannt] has visited our treasurer twice each year and each time brought his usual gift of $500 for the Negro Mission. The total sum which this generous friend and patron has brought so far amounts to $15,530. He is still completely unknown to us. But "the LORD knows those who are his"; may he reward him publicly one day for what he has done so quietly and modestly all these years (since 1896)! May the LORD be pleased to give our mission still more such friends and patrons!

5. In property our Negro Mission owns: 2 colleges, 2 professors' residences (Greensboro), 18 chapels, 18 chapels and schools under one roof, 9 schools, 9 parsonages, 3 small houses in which church servants live, with the lots belonging to them. The whole property has approximately a value of $200,000. New buildings in these four years: 11 chapels (among them 9 chapels and schools under one roof) and four small parsonages. — Rented premises. At 9 places premises are rented, among them 4 for worship purposes and 5 for worship and school purposes. In 8 chapels school is also held. At 5 places the services are held in a private house.

6. Mission workers. In the service of the Negro Mission there are the following workers: 1 mission director, 1 superintendent in Alabama as well as 1 school superintendent, who at the same time also serves several mission stations, 5 white professors and 1 white student as assistant, 24 missionaries (6 white and 18 colored), 12 teachers (2 white and 10 colored), 33 colored women teachers and 2 colored matrons, 2 white students. Total number of workers: 82 (19 white, 63 colored). In addition 3 helpers (Prof. Th. Engelder, Pastor Ad. H. Poppe, Pastor E. Polzin).