# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S321
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Miscellaneous Matters 821

“«5) I regret very much that I am not in a position to give you
a more definite answer because I realize how trying it must be to
you to continue in this uncertainty. I wish to assure you though
that the subject will be given further earnest consideration at our
forthcoming meeting.’

“August 1. Dir. Brand inquired of Mr. E. Seuel whether the
synodical resolution to ‘return Dr. Brux to his former field of labor’
does not imply that the Treasurer of Synod ‘is authorized by it to
place at our disposal the moneys required to carry out the reso-
lution,’

“Dir, Brand added: ‘I am asking this question because I foresee
that it will involve us all in much new trouble if we defer further
action in the Brux case until after the meeting of the Board of
Directors at the end of the month.’

“August 5. Mr. Seuel replied that he did not feel competent to
decide the question and pointed to the forthcoming meeting of the
Board of Directors on August 27.

“August 9. Dr. Brux thanked Dir. Brand for his letter of
July 29, requested additional information as soon as possible, and
stated that he had moved to Chicago in the mean time.

“August 14. Dir. Brand communicated to Dr. Brux his letter of
August 1 to Mr. Seuel and the answer received from Mr. Seuel and
added: ‘My letter to Mr. Seuel was on my own initiative and not by
resolution of the Board, which, I believe, I ought to state. It is
manifest that the Board for Foreign Missions will have to await the
action of the Board of Directors. Meanwhile, will you kindly let
me have the name and date of birth of your youngest child?’

“No answer was received.

“August 26. Dr. W. Arndt and Dir. Brand discussed our finan-
cial plight with a committee of the Fiscal Office and pleaded for
increased funds for 1936/37 in order to provide also for Dr. Brux
and others.

“August 27. Pastors A. Kuehnert and P. List, as a committee
of the Board for Foreign Missions, again personally submitted our
plea for special funds for Dr. Brux (and others) to the Board of
Directors.

“August 28. Treasurer E. Seuel telephoned to Dir. Brand that
$3,000 had been granted by the Board of Directors to send out Drs.
Brux and Leckband and others.

“August 30. The India Committee met and approved that Dir.
Brand should go to Chicago in order to obtain from Drs. Brux and
Leckband certain information on their families and also their
wishes with respect to steamship bookings, which Dir. Brand hoped

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