Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1950, Page 24

Transcription machine transcription, uncorrected

⤓ Download .txt · copy text

24 Proceedings of the Forty-First Convention,

Establishment of a Foundling Home

A third recommendation encouraged the Missionary Board to
take the necessary steps “toward the establishment of a Foundling
Home in Nigeria.”

We wish to report that we now have such a home in which
we are ministering to children who need our care and help. Miss
Helen Kluck, who served in Nigeria from 1937 to 1939 and who
again returned to Nigeria after service in the U.S, Army, is in
charge of the home.

Permanent Homes and Warehouse

Other recommendations by the Floor Committee — the building
of permanent homes for missionaries, the erection of a warehouse —
were carried out since the last convention. The building of an
underground storage tank with a capacity of 10,000 gallons was
recently completed. There is now no danger of a water shortage
on our Obot Idim Compound.

Hospital

Concerning the establishment of a hospital, we wish to state
that land has been acquired, materials have been purchased, and
everything is now in readiness for building operations. We are
most grateful to God that He has given us a kind donor who will
assume the financial obligations connected with the erection and
equipment of a hospital. “Funds have been made available without
jeopardizing our present financial requirements for missionary pur-
poses.” The Nigerian Government is deeply interested in this
hospital and is going out of its way to give us every assistance in
completing this project.

Budget

The proposed budget for Nigeria is presented to the Synodical
Conference for consideration and adoption. The African Budget
calls for a sum of $32,000 more than the budget requests of
1949—50. This increase may be attributed to the following factors:

a. Building Temporary Parsonages.— Since we are preparing
to send at least five new workers to Nigeria, it is necessary that
we provide temporary bush houses for them, thus increasing our
budget for this purpose by $1,500.

b. Efik Bible History.—A reprint of the Efik Bible History
was necessary. This Bible History will be ready for distribution
in Africa in a short time. We must provide for the payment of
this item in the budget, which amounts to $1,500 more than last
year. This sum represents a loan. As these Bible Histories are
sold over the years, moneys are returned to the Missionary Board,
thus gradually liquidating the loan.

c. Local Leaves. — Here we find an increase of $500 over last
year’s request. Reason: More workers.

d. Medical Expense. — Here we note an increase of $700.

e. Parsonages. — An increase of $6,000 over the budget request
of last year is recorded, This is due to the fact that we must
add an additional permanent home for a full-time professor at
Obot Idim.

f. Salaries. —- Owing to the fact that new workers are being
sent out to the field, additional salaries are necessary, which are