# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1923_S31
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. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio; and Other States. 1923, 31

‘Beer, Messrs. W. Goerl, R. Petzhold, and Q: Engelmann. The
“requested -$1,500 for previous expenditures and for current
ntenance expenses.

, Action.

; Synod referred all questions: pertaining to this institution to
9 Board of Directors.

’ Residence for the President of Synod.

; Pursuant to a petition of the Chicago Pastoral Conference and
uyon recommendation of the committee, Synod resolved to provide
‘for a permanent residence for the President, —

Professors’ Residences,
(Germ. Rep., p. 84.)
- Twenty-eight professors’ residences were requested by the boards

of various institutions. Synod appropriated $100,000 for this pur-
pose, referring the matter of erecting the individual residences to

_ the Board of Directors.

_ MISSIONS.

Home Missions in North America,
(Report of the Board. Germ. Rep., p. 86.)

Although the work of Home Missions in North America does not
show the same numerical increase experienced in the past when thou-
sands of immigrants called for Lutheran pastors, still God has richly
blessed our efforts in this field. New territories have been opened in
States where we have been at work, as well as in. States where formerly
4 we had no workers. Old territories were strengthened. ‘Two mission-
districts have become synodical Districts. . Special attention has been
paid to work in the large cities. Missionaries and traveling pastors

contributed to the blessed Progress of this work. i
Complete statistics are not available; six Districts. and two mis-
‘Sions made no reports. Twenty reports . were received. They. show
1,073 preaching-stations and mission-congregations, an increase of 75;
‘109 congregations which became self-supporting; %7,876 souls, an in-
crease of 19,866; 39,077 communicants, an jnerease of 12,022; . 3,881

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