LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1917, Page 37

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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1917. 37

s that among the Italians in'and about New York. A converted
‘Catholic priest, the Rev. A. Bongarzone, is the missionary, and he
is operating in a promising field. He has published an Italian
‘translation of Luther’s Small Catechism.
These Foreign-Tongue Missions extend across the whole country
and into Northwest Canada. . Fields white unto the harvest are
opening up at many places. The great need is for more men and
more money. The latter is needed also to assist the missionaries in
publishing helpful literature in their several tongues. From $8,000
p) upward is needed annually for the support of the work on the present
Ee scale. Much more could be profitably spent. The missionaries must
“travel a great deal; and all of them are practising much self-denial.
Synod gave the Board instruction on several details, and author-
ized the appointment of the following to represent these missions in
Hithe several Districts; Atlantic District, Subcommissioners A. von
Schlichten, Geo. Steinert, P. Lindemann ; California and Nevada
District, Rev. E. P. Block; Canada District, Rev. S. B. Hix; Eng-
‘lish District, Rev. F. OC. G. Schumm; Iowa District, Rev. G. Schroe-
-der; Kansas District, Rev. F. A. Mehl; Michigan District, Sub-
commissioners Werfelmann, R. H. C. Meyer; Minnesota. District,
Subcommissioner C. Predoehl; Central District, The Commission;
Nebraska District, Rev. H. Schabacker; Northern Illinois District,
| Subcommissioners F. C. Streufert, A. Both; Northern Wisconsin
District, Rev. H. Daib; North Dakota and Montana District,
~ Rev. J. P. Klausler; Oregon and Washington District, Rev. J. A.
Rimbach; Eastern District, Subcommissioner Chr. Kuehn; South
Dakota District, Rev. E. G. Jehn; Southern Illinois District,
’ Rev. F. C. Brauer; Southern Wisconsin District, Rev. O. Kaiser;
‘Southern District, Rev. J. F. W. Reinhardt; Texas District,
_ Rev. H. T. Kilian; Western District, Rev. J. F. Schmidt; Central
Illinois District, Prof. Fr. Streckfuss.
; The report of the treasurer of this Board was received and
i adopted with the reports of the Auditing Committees.

HOME MISSIONS OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA.

These missions are denominated “Home Missions” because,
though conducted in other lands, they are not “foreign” in the
- sense of “heathen,” but are mainly among people of, or coming from,
Christianized countries. The work is chiefly in the German language,
‘though English, Spanish, and Portuguese are also employed.

In Brazit anp ARGENTINE RepuBLic.

In Brazil 29 missionary pastors serve 112 congregations and
stations, preaching to about 20,000 souls. Nearly every congregation
_ and preaching-station has its own parish school. In Argentine