# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1930_S57
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1930. 57

writings are suited to awaken and strengthen the missionary spirit. A layman
this year gave every theological graduate in St. Louis and Springfield a copy of
this precious book.

7. Our two mission papers -- the "Missionstaube" [Mission Dove] and the
Lutheran Pioneer -- are published especially in the interest of our mission; they
nevertheless bring reading matter from other missions at home and abroad. These
periodicals appear monthly, are sixteen pages thick, and cost 50 cents a year
each. Everyone should make it his concern to circulate these mission papers,
since they bring great blessing.

8. Lantern-slide lectures. To increase interest in our mission, three
lantern-slide lectures have been prepared. No. 1 deals with the mission in
Alabama, No. 2 with the mission in the two Carolinas, No. 3 with the rest of the
mission field. These lectures are made available free of charge; the orderer,
however, must bear the shipping costs. Send your order to our office: 3558 S.
Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

9. Generous donors. In this biennium our mission again received especially
notable gifts. The donors and their gifts are as follows: 1. the women's
societies in Lincoln and Marathon Counties, Wis., $1,000 for the chapel at
Ackerville, Ala.; 2. Lutherland, Pocono, Pa., $1,500 for a chapel at Bashi, Ala.;
3. Mrs. J. Firzlaff and her sister A. Heinecke, Sheboygan, Wis., $2,200 for the
chapel at Catherine, Ala., and for the teacher's residence at Buena Vista, Ala.;
4. N. N. [name withheld] $1,530 for a memorial chapel; 5. from the Peter H.
Kruse estate $1,000; 6. Ernst Stein, Cleveland, O., for the building fund
$1,000; 7. N. N., Milwaukee, Wis., $3,000 for a scholarship in Greensboro, N. C.,
and in Selma, Ala.

Thus our work of rescue among the poor, despised children of Ham has friends who
out of love for their Savior and out of compassion for these poor ones offer
great gifts. May the rich God be a gracious rewarder to them and by their
example move many others to follow! May he also bless the many dear fellow
Christians, young and old, who out of their poverty bring real sacrifices for
the holy work of the mission!

10. African Mission. Our colored fellow Christians have, as is well known, the
earnest wish that our church might bring the Gospel of Christ to their heathen
racial kinsmen in the Dark Continent. How serious their wish is, is shown by
the fact that they have already offered more than $5,824 so that an African
mission can be undertaken.

In view of the great importance of this matter the Mission Commission was
instructed two years ago "to submit the matter of an African mission to be
undertaken to the various synods of the Synodical Conference
(*Synodalkonferenz*) for consideration during the next two years and to ask
these synods to submit the result of their deliberations to the next convention
of the Synodical Conference." The synods have taken a favorable position toward
it. The Missouri Synod resolved unanimously last year: "The Synodical
Conference shall be encouraged to apply the $4,000 collected by the Negro
Christians for a mission in Africa to an exploration of the mission possibilities
in that continent; but further steps in this matter shall be