# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S217
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Reports and Action on Various Mission-Fields 217

no matter in what tongue it is preached, will not return unto Him
void. Viewed in this light, the national and local restrictions
regarding the use of a foreign language will in the course of time
prove an advantage to our work.

Broadcasting of sermons has been continued in Brazil, from
Porto Alegre and from time to time by Pastor Hasse from Rio de
Janeiro, and has also been begun by Pastor A.T. Kramer in
Argentina. These broadcasts are naturally in the language of the
country. This work has been carried on without cost to your
Board. It is self-evident that only God can know what fruits will
result from this broadcast sowing of His Word.

Humanly speaking, our greatest and most urgent needs at
present in South America are, in the first place, a reduction of
the number of congregations to be. served by each individual
missionary, and secondly, relief for our missionaries in the matter
of meeting the increased cost of living.

In order to give the convention a picture of the cost of this
blessed and fruitful work, we append a financial statement for

the year 1940.
: Treasurer’s Report

February 1, 1940, to January 31, 1941
Synodical budget for February 1, 1940, to January 31, 1941 ... $60,000.00

Argentina: DISBURSEMENTS
District Treasurer .n...---.aee-aeecceeeeee seen eeneeneee $15,727.00
Traveling expenses —.—..-__---.--- . 2,971.49
Salaries a/c missionaries on furlough . 1,220.00
Equipment nana enna ence cence eee eens 300.00

Brazil: . ———— 20,218.49
District Treasurer 22a. eneeenen en aceneeeeneeete eee $33,491.13
Traveling expenses —.——--_--------—--~ . 1,170.99
Salaries a/c missionaries on furlough _ 720.00
Equipment nana nanan enn en cnc enemies 100.0

———_ 35,482.12

Miscellaneous items chargeable to both Districts (traveling ex-
penses, postage, cablegrams, office supplies, ete.) 286.50
Balance (undisbursed) - aneneereceeeneee ceveneeceeerneereeneeensceneeee 4,012.89
$60,000.00

That God may grant the members and delegates to this con~
vention His grace and guidance as they deliberate upon the
matters contained in this and other reports that may be brought
before it is the prayer of

Tue Boarp or MissSIons FoR SoutH AMERICA
Rev. F. G. Mresster, Chairman
Rev. Tr. Toreme, Secretary
Mr. H. Jost, Treasurer
Rev. C. F. LEHENBAUER, Correspondent
Mr. G. F. Bauer
Mr. Epw. W. Tatce
Rev. E. V. HaseroTH