# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S148
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14800—CO Missions

longer period of time. Another missionary and his wife accom-
panied him. As yet we have not heard of their arrival in Nigeria.
The field is white unto harvest.. Added manpower is needed.

Negro Missions in the United States are conducted and super-
vised by the Missionary Board. of the Synodical Conference.
Many are the problems in our Negro Missions. The trends and
the: present-day attitude in Negro-America will call for adjust-
ments to meet the challenge of the hour. A number of new fields
were opened in Northern cities. There is a lack of manpower.
The number of self-sustaining congregations ‘is increasing. Our
share for the support, of ‘Negro Missions in the United States for
the 1944 fiscal year is $88,000, plus $65,000 for debt liquidation
‘and $22,000 for missions in Africa.

South America.— At the synodical convention held at Fort
Wayne, Ind., in June, 1941, it was resolved that a synodical
representative visit the South American mission fields to look
into a number of problems that had arisen in the course of time,
to visit the colleges and seminaries, to attend District conventions,
and to. strengthen the brethren in the many tasks before them.
It was the privilege of your Secretary of Missions to carry out

. these resolutions in 1942.

Existing war conditions made it.necessary to travel by air-
plane. Under the Lord’s gracious protection in these perilous
days the distance from Miami, Florida, to Buenos Aires, Ar-
gentina, was covered in little more than 36 hours actual flying
time. By not going by rail and steamer but using the airplane
forty-two days were saved in travel.

At the convention at Crespo, Argentina, a fine spirit of har-

mony and co-operation prevailed. There was deep interest in the | J

work of Synod and its world-wide missions. The majority of
congregations and many of the mission stations were visited.

_ Numerous meetings were held with the officers of the District and

with the Mission Board: ‘The salary question was discussed at.
length. Salaries were improved and adjusted. The college at
Crespo, which now has an enrollment of 14, was visited. A number
of meetings were held with the Board of Control.

During my stay at Buenos Aires, Argentina, the theological

‘seminary at Buenos Aires was opened with nine students. Prof.

A. Lehenbauer was inducted into office as instructor of the theo-

‘ logical seminary, which now has an enrollment of 14; four of the

students are now serving as vicars in the. field.

Leaving Buenos Aires, Argentina, by plane, I arrived at Porto
Alegre, Brazil; within three hours (taking a’ train would’ have
meant four days). The haggard look and downhearted attitude

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