# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S161
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

“Missions | 161

position, we are no longer persona grata. Our determination
adhere to the Scriptures is not considered a matter of conscience
our ‘part, but rather sheer stubbornness, bigotry, and narrow-
mindedness. , It is today, as it was in the days of Jesus. “Hail!
“Hail!” the masses cried, only to crucify Him a few days later.
‘But let none of this disturb or trouble us. Let it rather be a
“Warning ‘to us not to seek vain glory, not to forget the real goal
before us, that is, to preach the Gospel, be it in season or out of
season, whether the world lauds or hates us. If only Christ be
preached and men’s souls be saved! Let this ‘ever be our chief
goncern, F. C. Streurert, Secretary of Missions

Report of the Board for Home Missions
(Memorial 403) —
' Home Missions experienced a year of the Lord’s unbounded
-, blessings, financially and otherwise. More than 1,000 missionaries,
- pastors, teachers, and other helpers were active on the Home Mis-
~. sion front, serving more than 1,500-stations with more than 150,000
' souls, The work is now extended to every State of the country,
to most of the Canadian Provinces, to Mexico, to the Hawaiian
Islands, to Alaska, ;

The Shifting Population. — The past year forced a new type
‘of work upon us. When thousands upon thousands of our fellow
Lutherans followed the endless streams of men and women into
‘the housing projects in the war-created centers, our Mission Boards |
faced new problems in the conservation of our members. The
National Advisory Emergency Planning Council together with
the Board of Home Missions and the local District Home Mission
Boards took matters'in hand. Various Districts were subsidized
to enable them to call additional pastors into these areas. From —
February 1, 1943, to December 31, 1943, 42 men. were supported
from the Wartime Missions and Conservation Fund. The majority
were full-time men. A total of 43,880 calls and follow-up calls
were made; 4,248 Lutherans and 1,156 Lutheran children were
located; 5,504 unchurched adults. and 1,849 unchurched children
were found. Cost: $50,253.72 for salary, rent, mileage, and inci-
' " dental expenses. At 19 different places public worship was begun;
at 17 places Sunday’ schools were opened, with an attendance
ranging from 21 to 90 and from 16 to 80, respectively, $7,197.15.
was contributed by the groups served. Ten different stations

‘developed toward permanency. .
‘The Trailer Mission. — This is another product 6f the present
* emergency. The Trailer Mission was used. with good success in‘