# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S222
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222 Reports and Action on Various Mission-Fields

Report of Board for European Missions
(Memorial 409) ;

Your Board for European Missions, under the leadership of its
able chairman Pastor A. Dick, has made every effort to serve
Synod and its Lord faithfully during the past triennium, in these
troublous times. The Board submits the following report and
memorial:

Members of the Board. ~~ Rev. A. G. Dick, Chairman; Rev. Ed-
ward F. Miller, Ph. D., Recording Secretary; Rev. P. G. Sander,
Foreign-correspondence Secretary; Mr. George Overbeck, Trea-
surer; Mr. Frederick Bauman, ;

Scope. — The Evangelical Free Church of Saxony and Other
Provinces. The Evangelical Free Church of Alsace, France. The
Free Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The Free Church
Community of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession in Estonia.

Progress. — Owing to the war no Statistics for 1940 have been
received. In Germany an undisclosed number of pastors is serving
in the army.

The Free Church of Alsace has been incorporated in the Free
Church of Saxony. Two pastors served in the French army, and
one was interned; however, all have returned to their parishes
unharmed. One church in Alsace was destroyed by bombs.

The members of the Church in Finnland have suffered much
material loss, but have accepted their visitation with the courage
of faith,

Memorial of Board for European Missions, — The German part
of the congregation in Estonia was evacuated together with the
pastor and resettled in Godeshaven, Prussia. A layman was left
in charge of the Estonian 8roup left in the homeland. No more
information is obtainable at present.

On the basis of the above report we petition Synod to grant us
$30,000 annually, to be disbursed as follows:

German Free Church Missions $27,200.00
Finnish Missions _
Miscellaneous expenses oo 350.00

Respectfully submitted,
Epwarp F, Miter, Recording Secretary

Report of Committee 2
Resolved, That we express to our brethren in the war-torn
areas of Europe our sincere wishes for strength and courage in these _
dark days and that we assure them of our continued prayers and
our deepest interest in the salvation of their souls and the welfare
of their Church.

Action of Synod: This resolution was adopted.