# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S160
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1935. 149

your Board so that.we can again report steady progress in spite of all
obstacles that presented themselves. Not unimportant among the
blessings God has bestowed upon your Board has been the preserva-
tion of harmony and cordial relations among the members of your
Board as well as between your entire Board and the men actively
engaged in the fields in South America. Your Board has received
whole-hearted, loyal, and energetic cooperation from all the men in
the field, especially from the officials of the two Districts and from
both mission boards. Regular and ‘detailed reports of their meetings
were promptly forwarded to your Board. Your Board was thus en-
abled to keep in close and constant touch with the progress of the
work in the field.

In order to cooperate with the Board of Directors and to keep
well within the budget allotted to your Board, no furloughs were
granted during the two years 1933 and 1934. Although this was a
keen disappointment to the men entitled to furloughs, they cheerfully
labored on in their respective fields, knowing that thereby they were
serving Him who so readily has served us. Pastor Berndt is present
at this convention on furlough as representative of the Argentine
District. He has been granted:a furlough of eight months.

Both the Argentine and the Brazil District have taken part, or
are doing so at the present time, in the various movements inaugu-
rated by the Board of Directors of Synod, viz., the Mission Forward
Movement and the Open-Bible Thank-offering. The Argentine Dis-
trict is using this latter suggestion as a means to spur it on to
realize its goal of self-support.

Through the loyal and hearty cooperation of the men in the field
your Board has been able to operate well within its allotted budget,
as can be seen from the following report of the Treasurer, which
covers the period February 1, 1934, to January 31, 19385: —

Synodical Budget for February 1, 1934, to January 31, 1935.. $40,000.00

Argentine District : — DISBURSEMENTS.
District Treasurer ........eeeeeeee $7,268.85
Traveling expenses ........+--s0-: 0,000.00
Salaries for missionaries on furlough 0,000.00
————_ $7,268.85
Brazil District : —
District Treasurer ......... eee eeee $23,464.57
Traveling expenses .......-...-+++5 2,585.15
Salaries for missionaries on furlough 0,000.00 .
———— 26,049.72
Miscellaneous items chargeable to both
Districta .... cece eee eee eee ee eee 181.28
—_—— 181.28
$33,499.85
Unexpended balance of budget .......+.. esses sere 6,500.15

- $40,000.00