# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S109
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1926. 95

Dr. Mezger to this country some other member of the St. Louis
faculty be sent across, be rescinded.

2. To instruct the Board of Directors to determine the treasury
from which Dr. Mezger’s salary is to be paid.

3. In view of the fact that Dr. Mezger’s connection with the
St. Louis faculty is by this action terminated, to extend to him
Synod’s thanks for his faithful services and to wish him God’s
blessing in his work. ;

4. To appropriate $25,000 for the mission-work in Bochum-
Hamme and to notify the brethren of this action at once.

5. Although the brethren in Germany had asked Synod to sub-
sidize their Synodical Treasury to the amount-of $85,000 and though
Synod felt that because of the great opportunities offering in the
industrial centers of Germany and the peculiar situation of our
brethren in Germany this sum ought to be granted, it. nevertheless,
in the face of the needs of our own field or fields, did not see its way
clear to grant the aid and therefore resolved to appropriate $55,000
annually as subsidy to the budget of the Free Church in Europe and
$3,500 for the work in Alsace.

6. The request of the German brethren for aid in the erection of .
schools and chapels was referred to the Church Extension Board with
instructions to.determine the amount to be loaned to the brethren
in: Germany.

Finland.

Report of the Board. Condensed.
(German Report, p. 170.)

We present also a memorial from the brethren in Finland, who
®. ask for official recognition by our Synod. Four pastors who were
= members of the Finnish state church withdrew from it for conscience’
4 sake and organized their own small synod, which as to doctrine and
E practise fully agrees with our Synod. The organizing of this synod
was, and maintaining it is, attended with great difficulties. The Lord,
however, gave our brethren strength and courage to overcome all
obstacles. Through Dr. Dau they conduct a lively correspondence
with our Missouri Synod as well as with our brethren of the Free
Church in Germany and Denmark. At the time of the organization
of their synod a paper, called Paimen, was at their disposal. But
since other stock owners of the paper would not withdraw from the
~: State church, our brethren had to relinquish it. They have now
. started their own paper, Luterilainen, “The Lutheran.” Our Luthe-
. faner has repeatedly reported on the work of these brethren and on
.. conditions in Finland. The brethren are. well deserving of our help
.. during the oppression which they are suffering, also in a financial way.
= In our opinion. negotiations with this body ought to be conducted by
.. our Board for Hothe Missions ii Europe. -