# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S131
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qq Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1926. 117

chapel and parsonage in Seattle. A large annual rental (amounting
to $4,227 in 1925) could be saved if a larger fund were put at our
disposal annually as a building fund for chapels and parsonages. The
Mission Board petitions for $5,000 annually for each of the next three
> years. In the course of time rent would then be saved. ,

: The deaf-mutes are encouraged to contribute regularly for the
mission carried on among them, and many of them collect quite
liberally for the building of chapels and parsonages. In Detroit,
Cleveland, Omaha, and Spokane, residences for the missionaries are
;, necessary. The New York mission has been collectizig for some years
and has $3,000 in its treasury.

Report of the Committee.
4 1. Your Committee recommends to Synod to allow the Board of
E. Deaf-mute Missions the sum of $43,200 for 1927.
s 2. We also recommend that $5,000 be granted annually for the

“ next three years for the erection of chapels and for residences of
missionaries.

The recommendations were adopted.

Literature for the Blind.

‘The Board for Deaf-mute Missions, in its report, spoke of the
possibility of work also among the blind. Such statistics as could be
“gathered showed that there were 103 blind persons in our Synod.
Of these 31 are old and can no longer learn to read the blind seript.
Twenty children and young people are placed in three state institu-
‘tions for the blind. Beyond question a greater number could even-
tually be found.

In view of the fact that all new books are printed in Revised
Braille, all the literature which our Synod may issue for the blind
%-ought to appear in this type.

Aside from the Holy Scriptures very little sound Christian litera-
ture is available for the blind. Errorists, such as the Roman Cath-
* olies and Christian Scientists, have hitherto been most zealous in
providing religious literature for the blind. Of Lutheran literature
‘only Luther’s Small Catechism has hitherto appeared.

The Board for Deaf-mute Missions therefore recommends that
“Synod authorize the publication of the following in type for the
lind: Luther’s Small Catechism with brief explanations in simple
‘language (if possible, with the text printed for those who instruct
“them); a Bible History in the same form; a selection of Bible-
passages containing instruction, comfort, admonition, and warning;
hymnal containing a selection of the choicest hymns of our Church ;
‘and a small monthly paper; all literature, of course, to appear in
nglish. The total expense is estimated at $986.