# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S129
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Ey. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1996, 115

gate, Md., Chicago, Ill., Trenton, N.J.; and Russell, Man., Can. The
Detroit congregation has become self-supporting. Pastor Mlotkowski’s
congregation in Chicago received a subsidy of $50 a month for the
salary of its teacher.

The Lithuanian Mission is carried on by four pastors with con-
gregations at Philadelphia, Maspeth, L. I., N. Y., Naugatuck and New
Haven, Conn., Chicago, Il. A number of additional preaching-
stations are also served.

The Lettish Mission is carried on by three pastors who have con-
gregations in Boston, Mass., Philadelphia, and Chicago, besides
a number of preaching-stations.

One man works among Esthonians and Finns. As the people
whom he served were indifferent, he for a time did secular work in
order to save expenses. The Board hag again requested him to devote
y §=s all his time to mission-work.

‘ia Two pastors are doing work among Slovaks. Rev. Daniel’s con-
gregation, Detroit, has become self-supporting. Rev. Pankuch ‘serves
Stafford Springs, Conn., besides a number of preaching-stations.

Mission-work among Italians is done by Rev. A. Bongarzone in
West Hoboken and Englewood, N. J. The first congregation is trying
very hard to raise money for a church edifice. Owing to the great
expense of building, however, the time when they will begin to build
is still remote. With the approval of the Hon. President of Synod,
pe the Board approved the temporary appointment of a deaconess, Miss
Tassinary, who received her education at the Fort Wayne Deacon-
ess Home.

In order to defray the necessary salaries and traveling expenses
of our missionaries, your Board will require $20,000. If the Persian
Mission is to be taken up again, an additional $1,000 will be required.

Report of Committee 10.
1. The Northern Illinois District has lately taken over a Spanish
©. mission in Chicago and J oliet, Ill, and has supported it from its
a Home Mission treasury. Because this mission should in reality be
F subsidized and put under control of the Foreign-tongue Mission
~~ Board, your Committee recommends that the mission be taken over
by Synod and referred to the Board for F oreign-tongue Missions.

2. The Northern Illinois District has also begun a Persian mis-

sion in Chicago. 52 families and 47 single men attend our services.
A congregation has been organized, and a pastor was called, who has
. accepted the call. Your Committee recommends that also this mis-
~ sion be conducted by the Board for Foreign-tongue Missions.
_ 8. In Hoboken, N.J., and at other places in the East we have
successfully carried on mission-work among the Italians. Upon the
advice of Doctor Pfotenhauer a deaconess was secured to work among
the women under the direction of the missionary. Your Committee
makes the following recommendations: —