# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S182
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

180 Reports on General Missions

in the rural and in the urban centers. The salaries of the mission-
aries in the foreign fields are pitted against the salaries of those
in the homeland. What the actual need of the individual mission-
ary, the standard of living, the buying power of the U.S. dollar,
the climatic conditions, may be is to many seemingly of little im-
portance.

Many believe it to be a simple matter to bring about equality
in salaries if only synodical and District officials would take matters
in hand. However, though they strive to do their part to bring
about greater equality in the distribution of the resources available,
the day, for obvious reasons, will never come when every one will
receive an equal number of dollars and cents,

Our missionaries as a whole are underpaid, some sorely under-
paid; but this is, generally speaking, true also of the majority of
pastors and teachers in self-sustaining congregations, A pitiful
condition! Yet “the Master hath not where to lay His head.” Dare
his servants expect a better lot? This, however, does not excuse
the Christians who fail to do their duty towards properly sup-
porting the ministry. The words of St.Paul still stand: “Let
him that is taught in the Word communicate unto him that
teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived, God is not mocked,”
Gal. 6:6. The love of Christ will compel us to do our part in order
that God’s messengers may not suffer.

Our Opportunities. — At no other time were the prospects to
extend the borders of the Lord’s kingdom brighter than they are
now; at no other time was the challenge greater than in the present
day. In India, in China, on the Philippine Islands, in Africa, in
South America, in the homeland, everywhere new doors are
opened. Thoroughgoing surveys both at home and abroad are
being made. In numerous places the preliminary work has already
been done. All is ready to go forward, also in distant lands, though
the present war situation frustrates our ood intention to extend
the border of the Lord’s kingdom. But it is for us to make ready
and to be prepared to send our missionaries to such lands where
they are needed most when this bloody warfare with all its horrors
has ended and peace, real peace, again prevails. In order that more
men, more workers, more missionaries may be sent, we plead for
the necessary funds). 7 SrReuFert, Secretary of Missions

Report of Committee 2
Concerning consolidation of smaller congregations Committee 2
recommended:
Wuereas, Consolidation of smaller congregations is in keeping
with good stewardship and to the best interests of the work of
the Kingdom; therefore be it