# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S170
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

170 Various Missions

in North America. This has been a great advantage to your Board
and to the work in the field. We hope and pray that this cordial
relation will continue.

It will be of interest to know that in Brazil our brethren also
have a Lutheran Hour on the radio. Professor Schelp of Porto
Alegre has been given several opportunities to preach over the
radio. From March to the end of December last year 14 sermons
were broadcast, 10 during the day and 4 during the evening hours.
The cost was met by voluntary contributions. We feel grateful to
God for this opportunity and know that His blessing will rest upon
this work and that the fruit will also ripen in due season.

The convention of 1935, held in Cleveland, O., instructed the
General Church Extension Board to make a loan of $15,000 to the
South American Mission Board for the purchase of property, the
erection of a chapel, school, and parsonage in Rio de Janeiro. At
the suggestion of the Fiscal Office and with the consent of the Board
of Directors it was agreed that this loan be made, in conformity
with the general practise of Synod, to the Brazilian District and
not to the South American Mission. Board. This action has thus
relieved your Board of all responsibility in regard to the adminis-
tration of this loan. No doubt, the General Church Extension Board
will report concerning the erection of this chapel.

During the past triennium 7 new men were sent to Brazil.
These were in part replacements; the rest were sent for the purpose
of taking care of new parishes. In passing, it may be remarked that
all men sent to South America are placed locally by the local
boards. At the present time we have a request for a minimum of
4 additional men. More could be advantageously placed if addi-
tional funds were available. To show the opportunities that lie be-
fore us in Brazil, Professor Schelp, writing in the local Kirchen-
blatt, says that 4 ministerial graduates entered the field, whereas
18 men were needed adequately to supply the field. According to
present indications it would take ten years to graduate this number
of candidates. A similar condition exists in Argentina.

In Argentina a beginning has been made in the work in larger
cities. During the past year Pastor A. T. Kramer has received and
accepted a call to Bahia Blanca and reports excellent prospects.
Work has been started also in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay.
At the present time a plan to carry on extensive mission-work in
the Spanish language is being put in operation. No definite results
can be reported at the present time.

During the past year Pastor Albert Lehenbauer of Brazil was
called as director of Concordia College, Crespo. He has accepted
this call. Pastor F. Lange of Santa Fe has been called as professor
to the same college. He has accepted this call.