# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S385
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Miscellaneous Matters. - 385.

vation, which heeded our plea.to grant us his services —
speriod of six months,’ terminating May 1, 1944. As field

, for the Lutheran Commission for Prisoners of War Rev.
sltz rendered valuable services to our Church in visiting more
'a-score of prison camps and consulting with our civilian

s; In P.O. W. work our civilian pastors meet with many
lems which do not come up in the ordinary work and life
civilian pastor. .

fissouri Synod and the National Lutheran Council

In-certain instances our commission found it advisable and |
ible to co-ordinate our efforts with those of other Lutheran
és. This can best be illustrated by telling the story of Lu-
Ro theran work in Washington,
ae eration with Other D.C. According to a survey

itheran Bodies in Externals there ‘have migrated . to
aie Washington, D.C., in the

F years 80,000 Lutherans. A Government figure states that in .
‘there was a turnover of employees in Washington amount-
ing to'almost 80 per cent. In one Government housing area there.
ve 12,000 girls. Among these are scores and scores of Lu-
erans from all branches of the Lutheran Church in America.
It would not be wise stewardship, nor would the govern-
ment allow it, if every Lutheran group in America were to send
wn canvasser into this Government housing project to seek
out the. members of its own Church. Good stewardship de-
manded that the Lutherans get together, appoint one canvasser
would ferret out the various Lutherans in that housing
project and then refer them to their own Lutheran church.
Thus if our Missouri Synod worker found an Augustana
1, she would refer this girl to the-Augustana church in Wash-
ington. And if the Augustana worker working in a different part
e city found a Missouri Synod girl, she would refer her to
one of our Missopri Synod churches. A Lutheran civilian service
cénter has been opened up in Washington, D.C., jointly by the
Missouri Synod and the National Lutheran Council. Of the
$0,000 Lutherans who have migrated to Washington, only. 17,000
have maintained their church connections. The job of our staff
in Washington is to seek out and keep with the Church the
other 18,000. -
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