LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1962, Sheet 97

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Resolved, That continued specific support, financial
and otherwise, budget and “above budget,” be chan-
neled into this area of the church’s activity; and be it
finally

Resolved, That the Synod give encouragement and
financial support to the medical mission scholarship
program.
Action: This resolution was adopted.

Missionary Board of the Lutheran
Synodical Conference — Recognizing That
All Work in North America Has Been
Taken Over by Districts

RESOLUTION 2-18
Report 209, pp. 124—-126, Reports and Memorials

WueEreEasS, The process begun in 1946 of having synod-
ical Districts take over the work among the Negroes
in their territories, which until then had been con-
ducted by the Synodical Conference, has now been
completed by the action of the Southern District; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That the Synod express its gratitude to
God for the working of His Holy Spirit in administrators,
pastors, and people in completing this momentous pro-
gram; and be it further

Resolved, That all congregations of the Synod con-
tinue in prayer for the steadying and the expansion of
work among Negroes carried on in these Districts.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Missionary Board of the Lutheran
Synodical Conference — Taking Over
Mission Work in Africa
RESOLUTION 2-19
Report 209, pp. 126, 127, Reports and Memorials
Unprinted Memorial 220, p.55, Today’s Business

Wuereas, The Lord of the church has granted His
blessing to the mission of the Lutheran Synodical Con-
ference in Nigeria and has permitted its work to be
extended into Ghana; therefore be it

Resolved, That this convention offer special thanks
to God for the completion of 25 years of work in this
field; and be it further

Resolved, That this convention humbly entreat Al-
might God to heal the rupture in the Synodical Con-
ference according to His good pleasure; and be it further

Resolved, That this convention declare that The Lu-
theran Church — Missouri Synod is ready and willing
to take over the mission work in Africa, assuming
subsidy costs for current operations and capital costs
for necessary capital investments, until the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Nigeria (ELCN) is able to operate
as an independent and self-supporting church, guaran-
teeing that all investments made thus far for land and

MISSIONS oT

buildings will be used for the purpose of enabling the
ELCN to become more effective in spreading the Gospel:
and be it further

Resolved, That details of the transfer, if undertaken,
be worked out by mutual agreement through authorized
representatives, synodical responsibility to be under-
taken by the Board for World Missions within the
Division of Missions; and be it further

Resolved, To invite the SELC (Synod of Evangelical
Lutheran Churches) to share this work with us or
have assigned to its direct and exclusive care some
specific phase or area of the African work; and be it
finally

Resolved, That this convention extend greetings to
the Reverend Karl Kurth, D. D., Executive Secretary of
the Missionary Board of the Lutheran Synodical Con-
ference, at present convalescing from surgery.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Develop a Synodwide Mission Approach
to the Negro American

RESOLUTION 2-20
Memorial 214, pp. 136—138, Reports and Memorials

Wnuereas, The Scriptures clearly assert that “God is
no respecter of persons” and that Jesus Christ sacrificed
His life in self-giving love for all the children of men:
and

Wuereas, A primary concern of the church today
must be its witness and missionary outreach in the
world, where the resurgence of ancient pagan religions
‘(Islam and Buddhism) are threatening the future of
the church in many lands, and where there are virulent
hate groups (Communists, Black Muslims) who are
eager to exploit to their advantage any discrepancy
between Christian principle and practice; and

Wuereas, The mobility of our population has caused
the nonwhite population in our cities to increase
sharply; and

Wuereas, The Council of Administrators of The Lu-
theran Church — Missouri Synod has called attention
to the disturbing fact that our membership gains among
Negroes in the United States have been less than 17,000
when they should have been 229,000 if they had kept
pace with our acquisition among the rest of the popu-
lation; and

Wuereas, Our 1956 convention reminded us of “our
responsibility as a church to provide guidance for our
members to work in the capacity of Christian citizens
for the elimination of discrimination, wherever it may
exist in community, city, state, nation, and world”:
therefore be it

Resolved, That we acknowledge with gratitude
toward God the growing concern in our midst for
an effective ministry among non-Caucasians as evi-
denced by the study and recommendations submitted
to this convention by the Council of Administrators;
and be it further