# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S207
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Reports and Action on Various Mission-Fields 207

radually amalgamating their churches with near-by sister con~
ions unless they are financially able to carry on alone or
aré so located and qualified as to serve the entire community sur~
ding them with English services. ,

“Action of Synod: These resolutions were adopted.

Concerning the Christian Day-School and Subsidies from Mis-
sion Funds Committee 2 reported:

Your Committee draws attention to the fact that Districts are
ubsidizing Christian day-schools in mission-congregations and also
| self-supporting congregations.

Your Committee recommends that with great pleasure we com-
end the mission boards of subsidized and self-supporting Districts
for supporting parochial schools, and we further

Recommend that this policy be continued and extended as the
need arises.

Action of Synod: These recommendations were adopted.

‘Concerning Missionaries’ Conferences Committee 2 brought in
the following resolution:

Resolved, That all District mission boards be encouraged to hold
conferences from time to time with their missionaries, at which con-
ferences the problems of the missionaries and the various depart-
ments of the Church’s activity can be discussed and thus the work
in our various mission-fields will be greatly furthered.

Action of Synod: This resolution was adopted.

_ Concerning Annual Mission Conferences Committee 2 recom-
mended that it be

Resolved, That the meetings of the representatives of the Dis-
trict mission boards, known as the Mission Conference, be omitted
_in the year in which the triennial convention meets.
Action of Synod: This resolution was adopted.

Concerning Reduction of Subsidies Committee 2 brought in
the following resolution:

_ Wuergas, It must ever be our aim to develop self-supporting
congregations and to train our mission-stations from year to year to
'. increase the support of the Lord’s work in their midst, therefore
be it-

Resolved, That we endorse the policy adopted by the Board of
Home Missions to encourage all subsidized parishes to bend every
effort to reduce their annual subsidy request as the Lord has pros-
pered them, to the amount of 10 per cent., more or less.

Action of Synod: This resolution was adopted.

Concerning the Candidate Fund Committee 2 recommended:

That the Candidate Fund be continued as at the present time.

Action of Synod: This recommendation was adopted.