# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S168
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 19365. 157

Deaf and Blind call and place a missionary to the deaf in the Western
Canada field at the earliest possible date.

Secondly, concerning chapels at Omaha and St. Louis: —

Wuereas, Chapels are urgently needed at both Omaha and
St. Louis; and

Wuereas, The Board is now paying large sums for rent at both
places; and

Wuergas, This rent money could be used for the retirement of the
loan if a necessary building were erected; therefore your Committee

Recommends, That the Board of Directors of Synod instruct the
General Church Extension Board to make the necessary loans as soon
as possible in accordance with the resolutions of 1932.

Thirdly, concerning conferences for the missionaries to the deaf
and blind: —

Your Committee recommends that the Ephphatha Conference be
again permitted to meet as in former years. ;

Fourthly, concerning a course in the sign-language at our Sem-
inary in St. Louis: —

Wuereas, Knowledge of the sign-language would enable local
pastors to serve isolated deaf more regularly and efficiently; and

Wuereas, The traveling of our missionaries to the deaf would
thereby be greatly reduced; and -

Wuereas, This would give our missionaries to the deaf more time
and opportunity to do more extensive and intensive work in the larger
centers of population and in the schools for the deaf; and

WuHereas, Such a course in the sign-language could be given with
little or no additional expense; therefore your Committee

Recommends : —

a) That a course of at least twenty lessons in the elementary
sign-language and the work among the deaf be given at St. Louis;

b) That the Faculty at St. Louis arrange the necessary time for
this course;

c) That the Faculty encourage students to take advantage of this
course.

Fifthly, concerning our mission-work among the blind.

Your Committee regrets that a curtailment in the printing of
literature was made necessary through lack of funds and recommends
that more funds be granted for this noble work as soon as possible.

Action of Synod.
‘This report with its recommendations was adopted.