LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1917, Page 36

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86 Proceedings of 30th General Convention,

New. York Immigrant Hospice.
has been greatly reduced. Moreo

immigrants in hand on Ellis Island, and forwards them to thei
destination without bringing them into New York. Conditions will:
be the same after the war. Thus the “Pilgerhaus” has served itg

issionary work among future \ 3
from an office, Accordingly, the New:

“Pilgerhaus” property at 8 State Street,
and Pastor Restin has established an office at 234 Rast 62d Street,

New York City, where he should be addressed with regard to. any
immigration matters.

Pastor Restin submitted a detailed financial
of the last three years, Th
committee were also. receive

But in recent years immigration:
ver, the Government now takes all

statement for each
e three annual reports of the auditing
d and accepted.

DEAF-MUTE MISSIONS.

Nine missionaries give all of their time to working among deaf-

mutes, assisted by several pastors who serve regular congregations, :.
There are 61 preaching-stations, reaching from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. There are nine regular organized congregations that are -
partly self-supporting, The deaf-mutes are very grateful for the
service rendered them, and in the past three years contributed $3,000
toward Synod’s Deaf-mute Treasury, Recently the work h

as been
cifie coast,

An increasing number -
-mutes is granting permission to our

mong the deaf-mutes,
and thus an adequa issi ies be always ready for.

The committee in charge of the Board’
Tequests, and the report w
Auditing Committee’s report

8 report sustained theip
as adopted by Synod. Likewise the
was adopted.

sionaries, under the supervisi ork among the
following peoples: Poles, Esthonians, Finns, Letts, Lithuanians,
Slovaks, Persians, and Italians. The latest mission to be undertaken.