# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S92
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

90 Seminaries and Colleges. —— Individual Institutions

The past three years were indeed fraught with many anxieties
for our institutional life. Yet, after all, we cannot but praise the
grace and mercy of Him who so faithfully protected and preserved
our institution. We must confess: “It is of the Lord’s mercies
that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They
are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness,” Lam. 3: 22, 23.

When in 1938 the new laws of our country pertaining to edu-
cation were enacted in the interest of nationalization, with special
emphasis placed on the Portuguese language, the native language
of our country, grave fears filled our hearts concerning the. future
of our seminary. We were afraid that our seminary would be
closed because it might not be able to meet the requirements
demanded by the new regulations. But the Lord came to our
rescue. He granted the necessary wisdom and ability, so that we
were able to adjust ourselves to the new conditions and to Satisfy
the demands made by the law, Today we enjoy the fullest con-
fidence of our government. And more than this; a few days
before writing this report we were privileged to confer with the
State Department of Education on the educational system of our
churches, We were successful in reaching a so-called covenio, a
mutual written agreement, which was signed by both parties.
According to the agreement reached we were granted full ad-
ministrative and religious freedom provided we strictly adhere
to the laws enacted in the interest of nationalization. We shall,
of course, do all we can to merit the continued confidence of the
authorities,

The faculty of the Seminary experienced a number of changes
during the past triennium. Such changes, as may be expected,
are always more or less disturbing features. When Dr. J.N.H.
Jahn in 1939 returned from his furlough, he was compelled to

Prof. P. Schelp was on furlough in the United States, A part of
his lectures were taken over by President Heine. In the second
Semester of 1940 Professor Carchia was granted a furlough on
account of illness. Pastor O, Schueler supplied during the vacancy.
When Professor Carchia resumed his duties this year, Pastor
Schueler continued as assistant professor, Dr. Lemos, appointed
at the request of the authorities and teaching three hours daily at
our seminary, will in all likelihood leave the institution because the
above-mentioned convenio (agreement) reached with the author-
ities will make this instructor unnecessary. So the responsible