The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1928, Page 152

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

1. Resolutions in recognition of the singular
value of the late President C. Gausewitz to the
Synodical Conference and his intense interest in our
Colored Missions were passed by a rising vote.

2. The fiftieth anniversary of Prof. F. Berg as
a public servant of the Church was made the occa-
sion of passing proper resolutions recognizing the
outstanding services of this venerable teacher of
future ministers.

3. Miss Rosa Young’s illness drew from the
convention resolutions of sympathy and the prayer
that God would restore her again to health and
strength if it be His good will and pleasure.

4. The Synodical Conference decided that the
Director of Negro Missions in future is to be an
advisory member of the Mission Board, which

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makes it possible to elect a second layman to serve
in that body. For the next two years the Executive
Board will be made up of the following: Prof. Th.
Graebner, Prof. O. C. A. Boecler, Rey. Theo. Wal-
ther, Rev. L. A. Wisler, Rev. E. L. Wilson, Pres.
Im. F. Albrecht, Rev. H. A. Hoenecke, Rev. J.
Thoen, Rev. John Daniel, Mr. Theo. Eckhart, and
Mr. Theo. Steinmeyer.

5. The name of the Board for Negro Missions
was changed from “The Missionary Board of the
Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of
North America for Missions among the Heathen
and Negroes” to Missionary Board of the Lutheran
Synodical Conference.

6. A charter committee was chosen to amend
the present articles of association of the Board.
The committee is to consist of the following:
Mr. George Higel, of St. Louis; Mr. E. Von Briesen,
of Milwaukee; and Mr. Karl Zollmann, of Mil-

waukee. The board of trustees was authorized to
take the proper steps toward securing an amended
charter for the Mission Board.

%. The periodical Colored Lutheran was renamed
The Missionary Lutheran, a Witness for the Truth.

8. A committee was appointed by the President
of the Synodical Conference, by authority of the
Conference, which is to work out and submit
a plan for a closer organization of our colored
congregations. The committee consists of Rev.
Drewes, Prof. J. T. Mueller, and Rev. Wm. Haller-
berg.

9. In compliance with a growing desire on the
part of our colored congregations to become owners
of their church property the Synodical Conference
adopted a plan by which the Mission Board is
authorized to make the desired transfer of title
under certain conditions.

10. The Mission Board was authorized to sell
the old mission-property at Atlanta and use the
proceeds in part payment of the cost of the new
property.

11. Concerning the opening of a mission in
Africa, an enterprise in which our colored congre-
gations are particularly interested, the following
resolution was passed: “Whereas, the opening of
a mission in Africa is connected with many diflicul-
ties and great expense; and whereas, so many situ-
ations call for careful consideration and investiga-
tion; and whereas, finally, your Committee is
unable clearly to point out ways and means of
initiating, and carrying on, such a missionary enter-
prise at this time; therefore be it resolved to sub-
mit this matter of a mission in Africa to the various
synods of the Synodical Conference for considera-
tion and deliberation during the coming biennium,
these synods to submit the result of their delibera-
tions at the next meeting of the Synodical Con-
ference. The Mission Board of the Synodical
Conference is hereby instructed and authorized to
confer with the various synods, to continue to
gather information on this subject, and to pass on
such information by word of mouth as well as in
the official synodical publications.”

12. It was decided to urge pastors and teachers
to call the attention of their people to Director
Drewes’s interesting jubilee book, published by the
Mission Board upon the occasion of the fiftieth an-
niversary of our Colored Missions, Half a Century
of Lutheranism Among Our Colored People. It
was also resolved to use it as a premium to increase
the circulation of our missionary publications, the
Missionstaube and the LutHERAN PIONEER.