# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S161
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148 Proceedings of Thirty-Sixth Regular Convention,

property shall be turned over to them, to allocate said proceeds to the
expansion work in the Southeast.

Action of Synod. .
This matter was referred to the General Home Mission Board,
with the instruction to act speedily.

Indian Mission in North Wisconsin.

Report of Committee 9: —

In regard to the request of Mr.Sam Miller, a member of the
Indian congregation at Red Springs, Wis., that the boarding-school of
the Indian Mission at Red Springs, which was closed by the Board
of Directors of the North Wisconsin District on the advice of the
Board of Directors of Synod, be reopened, your Committee recom-
mends : —

Wutreas, The matter of Indian Missions in North Wisconsin
has been turned over to the North Wisconsin District; therefore be it

Resolved, That this petition be referred to the Board of Directors
of the North Wisconsin District.

Action of Synod.
Synod adopted this resolution.

Report of the Board of Missions in South America.
(Memorial 304.) :

As your Board of Missions in South America comes before you
with its report, it is again constrained to say that God has abundantly
blessed the work of your Board. The personnel of your Board has
been changed somewhat by the hand of our Lord. Pastor T. Strieter,
having been called as pastor to Evansville, Ind., has been replaced by
Pastor T. Thieme. Pastor Strieter has been retained as an advisory
member of our Board in order that he could be called into our meet-
ings in case this seemed desirable when problems are considered of
which he has first-hand information.

Two other members of your Board have been called to their.

eternal home and thus have been relieved by the Head of the Church
from their labors on your Board, labors which they had cheerfully
and faithfully performed, viz., Pastor L. Schmidtke and Mr. C. G.
Strieder. Both brethren were called to receive the crown of life dur-
ing the past year. We recommend that the convention take cognizance
of this fact during this session. Our venerable President, Dr. F. Pfo-
tenhauer, has appointed Mr. E. W. Tatge a member of your Board to
take the place of Mr. Strieder.

During the last triennium your Board has again held regular
monthly meetings and such special meetings as were deemed neces-
sary. We are thankful to our Lord for having blessed the work of