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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1902, Page 109
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Zehnten Delegatenſynode von Miſſouri, Ohio u. a. St. 1902. 109
Zeit auszahlen, damit dieſe bei ihrer ſchweren, ſelbſtverleugnenden Arbeit
nicht von Nahrungsſorgen gedrückt würden. Wir laſſen hier gleich den
Kaſſenbericht (im Auszuge) folgen:
„Einnahme im Jahr 1899 (vom 15. April bis December) $805.17
„ „ 1900 ................................ 1329.49
„ „ 1901 ................................ 3100.00
„ „ 1902 (bis 1. Mai) .................... 1691.04
„Kaſſenbeſtand am 15. April 1899 ....................... 370.44
Summa ........ $7296.14
„Ausgabe 1899 (vom 15. April bis December) .......... $707.50
„ 1900 .......................................... 2106.51
„ 1901 .......................................... 2791.09
„ 1902 (bis 1. Mai) ............................. 1651.46
—— $7256.56
In Kaſſe (am 1. Mai 1902) .............................. $39.58
„Möchte doch eine Ehrw. Synode die Wichtigkeit auch dieſer Miſſion
den Gemeinden aufs neue ans Herz legen, daß ſie mit Gebet und Gaben
reichlicher unterſtützt werde! Bedenken wir: es iſt zum Theil Innere
Miſſion, die ſie treibt. Es ſind die armen taubſtummen Kinder unſerer
Brüder und Schweſtern in den Gemeinden, die verlaſſen da ſitzen, während
die andern mit Wort und Sacrament verſorgt werden, die geiſtlich darben
müſſen, während ihre Eltern und Geſchwiſter an reichbeſetzter Tafel eſſen und
trinken, an denen ſie arbeitet. Dieſer Armen hat ſich früher nur die Anſtalt
in North Detroit, Mich., angenommen. Wie ſegensreich dieſe Anſtalt iſt,
das wiſſen und rühmen am meiſten unſere Miſſionare. Sie iſt auch trotz
unſerer Taubſtummenmiſſion immer noch nöthig. Was die chriſtliche Ge⸗
meindeſchule unſeren hörenden Gemeinden iſt, das iſt dieſe Anſtalt der
Taubſtummenmiſſion. Aber verhältnißmäßig wenige unſerer Taubſtummen
beſuchen ſie. Auch die dort geweſen ſind, bedürfen ebenſowohl wie andere
confirmirte Chriſten geiſtliche Nahrung. Dieſe ſucht die Taubſtummen⸗
miſſion dieſen Kindern unſerer Kirche zu reichen. Wie wichtig und nöthig
iſt ſie daher!
„Die Taubſtummenmiſſion treibt aber zugleich auch Aeußere Miſſion.
Unſere Miſſionare haben bei ihren Predigten oft allerlei Volk vor ſich,
Lutheraner, Episkopale, Methodiſten, Katholiken, Juden und Heiden.
Ihnen allen predigen ſie Chriſtum den Gekreuzigten. Gibt es doch unge⸗
fähr 75,000 Taubſtumme in unſerem Lande. Wie wenig ſind der Arbeiter
unter ihnen! Wohl wirken auch andere kirchliche Gemeinſchaften unter
ihnen, aber wie? Dann und wann predigen ſie ihnen und gehen ihrer
Wege. Von gründlichem Unterricht iſt nicht die Rede, wie auch nicht von
Seelſorge. Ach, wie viel wird an den armen Taubſtummen geſündigt
English translation AI translation
Tenth Delegate Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, 1902. 109
on time, so that they would not, in their heavy, self-denying labor, be
burdened with worry over their livelihood. We give here at once the
treasury report (in extract):
"Income in the year 1899 (from April 15 to December) .. $805.17
" " 1900 ...................................... 1329.49
" " 1901 ...................................... 3100.00
" " 1902 (to May 1) ............................ 1691.04
"Balance on hand, April 15, 1899 ........................... 370.44
Total .......... $7296.14
"Expenditure 1899 (from April 15 to December) ......... $707.50
" 1900 ................................................ 2106.51
" 1901 ................................................ 2791.09
" 1902 (to May 1) ..................................... 1651.46
—— $7256.56
Balance in treasury (May 1, 1902) ........................... $39.58
"May the Reverend Synod once more impress upon the congregations the
importance of this mission as well, so that it may be supported more
generously with prayer and gifts! Let us consider: it is in part home
mission work that it carries on. They are the poor deaf-mute children of
our brothers and sisters in the congregations, who sit there forsaken
while the others are provided for with Word and Sacrament, who must go
spiritually hungry while their parents and siblings eat and drink at a
richly furnished table — these are the ones this mission labors for.
Formerly only the institution at North Detroit, Mich., took in these
poor. How rich a blessing that institution is, our missionaries know and
praise more than anyone. It is, despite our mission to the deaf-mute,
still necessary. What the Christian parochial school is to our hearing
congregations, this institution is to the mission to the deaf-mute. But
relatively few of our deaf-mute attend it. And even those who have been
there need spiritual nourishment just as much as other confirmed
Christians. The mission to the deaf-mute seeks to provide this to these
children of our church. How important and necessary it therefore is!
"But the mission to the deaf-mute carries on foreign mission work at
the same time. Our missionaries, in their preaching, often have all
sorts of people before them — Lutherans, Episcopalians, Methodists,
Catholics, Jews, and pagans. To all of them they preach Christ
crucified. For there are, after all, about 75,000 deaf-mute people in
our country. How few are the workers among them! Other church bodies,
too, no doubt work among them, but how? Now and then they preach to them
and go their way. There is no question of thorough instruction, nor of
pastoral care. Ah, how much is sinned against the poor deaf-mute