# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1929_S91
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

96 Proceedings of Thirty-Fourth Regular Convention

The deaf-mute missionaries are Preaching in 443 Placeg in th,

Pacific Coast.

The “mail mission” has been considerably extended. Many of
the deaf live in widely scattered places and can be reached by the
missionaries only seldom. Contact igs kept by mail and by the send-
ing of the Deaf Lutheran, Since J. anuary, 1929, the Deaf Lutheran

good prospects. These are urged to pay the regular subscription,
If they cannot do go, the Paper is sent free of charge.

Our budget requirements have increased regularly from year to
year and the Board of Directors of Synod has granted our requests
cheerfully in full. That is especially true of our mission to the
blind. Synod provided for this Purpose at the convention in 1996
2 sum which proved totally inadequate. This has been increased to
$6,000 for the current year. Our total allowance, exclusive of the
building-fund, for 1929 ig $50,500. For 1930 we are asking for
$55,450, not including the building-fund.

necessary building projects.

There are several of our missions badly in need of chapels. Fore-
most among them is Detroit, which has suffered greatly because of
lack of g chapel and yet would have a fine future if a building
could be provided. New Y, ork also as well as Omaha ought to be
given every possible support in their attempts to secure chapels.