# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1917_S42
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42 Proceedings of 30th General’ Convention,

5) That a short course of lectures on Foreign Missions be estab."
lished in our Theological Seminaries and Teachers’ Colleges.

Synod directed the Board to transmit its heartiest Sreetings to
the missionaries in the field,

Pastor J. A. Friedrich, who for 9 number of years served in the
capacity of Director of Foreign Missions, felt himself constrained
to resign. Synod ordered a hearty vote of thanks to Pastor Friedrich
for his highly valued Services, and decided to postpone the election
of a successor because of present conditions, The Genera] President
and the Mission Board are empowered at their own discretion to
appoint a new Director, In the mean time Pastor R. Kretzschmar, as >
Secretary of the Board, performs most of the duties of the Director.

Audited reports of moneys received and expended for missionary

Synod and accepted. (See German report.) We here ive only the
totals received and disbursed: 1914, $28,415.86; 1915, $33,802.75 ;

E. Riedel. The work continued to prosper,

This Society then offered to turn over this missionary work to
the Synodieal Conference, which, in turn, requested a vote on thig
Proposition from the member-synodg. Concurring in the recom-
mendation of its Committee, Synod declared its Conviction that it
would be better that a Single synod, rather than the Synodical Con-
ference, conduct this missionary enterprise ; and, accordingly, Synod
declared itself ready to take over the China Mission whenever
by the Society conducting: it.

Note. — Under date of September 2, 1917, President Pfotenhauer
made the following announcements : —

“The China Mission, having been duly offered us by the Com-
mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Society for Foreign Missions in

88 soon as possible
a member of our Board shall visit the field in China. The call issued

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