# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1917_S34
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B4 Proceedings of 30th General Convention, \

The committee in charge of the above re
over the fruitful activity of the Commission,
all its recommendations. Synod adopted this
mendations.

In response to two overtures Synod decided to create a

report with its recom-

Commission on Text-Books. .
Resolved, That a commission of five experts be appointed whose’
duty it shall be to secure the publication of necessary and suitable
text-books for our parochial schools, They may designate conferences .
or qualified individuals to prepare manuscripts. Representatives ‘of
the various teacher-conferences shall prove and revise these manu-
scripts, together with this Commission, and forward the same to the
proper Revision Committee, which, in turn, shall speedily prepare
them for print,

Resolved, That the President appoint this Commission.

See

MISSIONS.

HOME MISSIONS IN NORTH AMERICA.

All of our Districts do missionary work in their own t

erritory,.
for which they have their own Boards and treasuries. Some Districts,

however, are preeminently missionary Districts, and need for the
carrying on of their work the financial] support of the more established :
Districts. For example, the Minnesota District needs about $10,000
a year for its extension work in Canada. The English District main-

ithout aid, excepting a total
for the Southeastern territory of $2,500 the past two years. The

General Body has a Board to supervise the gathering of funds, and
ately to needy Districts. The Synod

to distribute them proportion

of 1914 resolved to raise these amounts: for 1914, $40,000; 1915, .

$50,000; 1916, $60,000. The needy Districts arranged their work

accordingly, and required the above amounts. Sadly enough, the
1914, $27,257.17; 1915, $31.391.70;

offerings were only as follows:

1916, $37,220.85, a total of $95,869.72, over against the promised
$150,000. This shortage of $54,131 seriously embarrassed the Boards
and many of our faithful mission-

of our missionary Districts,
aries suffered actual want. This may not be; this need not be.

While the total contributed for General Home

as well as spiritual way. Blessed abundantly,
in the grace of giving. If
portionate share, sums far
gathered.

we should abound
every congregation will but do its pro-
greater than the above will easily be