LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1917, Page 38

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88 Proceedings of 30th General Convention,

Republic five missionaries at present supply 31 stations. Large con- “@
gregations have been gathered in Buenos Aires and Entre Rios.

For work in South America the Board expended in 1914,
$24,727.45; 1915, $27,512.75; 1916, $21,578.81. With more liberal
support the work could be expanded with blessing to many.

‘The missionaries are now promptly forwarding semiannual reports
on parochial and missionary work, as well as on all finances.

In Brazil we, some years ago, established a college at Porto
Alegre. Within the past triennium a theological course has been
added, and the first five graduates have already gone forth to preach
the pure Gospel to their countrymen. The Brazilian congregations,
though mostly very poor, are beginning to help support this school.

At the request of the Board, General President Pfotenhauer .
visited the South American field in 1916, and attended a session of,
the Brazil District Synod. His visit was productive of much good;
the missionaries, most of them young men, and their charges, were .
advised and encouraged, and congregational and synodical matters
were properly regulated. Even financially the visit was very suc-.
cessful, the expenses of the trip being covered within six months b
the increased offerings in South America, with corresponding decrease *
of support from our Board. ;

At Synod’s request President Pfotenhauer gave an oral report °
on his South American visitation. He spoke highly of the self-
sacrificing work done by our missionaries in Brazil and Argentina, :
and declared the blessing of the Lord had rested upon their labors:
in abundant measure. All the men are overworked, and the great
need is for more laborers. The President regards the whole South:
American field as most promising, and expects that, when the war
‘shall have ended, our opportunities in Brazil will be bigger than ever.

Synod thanked the President for his address, endorsed the action
of the Board in sending him to South America, and authorized the
Board to have further visitation at its discretion, the expenses to be
met out of the Mission Treasury. The sum of $25,000 per annum was
appropriated for the next three years.

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Representatives of the Board for Home Missions in Foreign 4
Lands: Atlantic District, Rev. C. Merkel; California and Nevad
District, Rev. A. C. Michel; Canada District, Rev. P. Graupner
Central District, Rev. H. Luehr; Central Illinois District, Rev. O.
Hohenstein; Eastern District, Rev. W. Broecker; English Distrie’
Rev. M. Walker; Iowa District, Rev. O. Horn; Kansas Distri
Rev. O. Mencke; Michigan District, Rev. F. Tresselt; Minnesota:
District, Rev. A. L. Oetjen; Nebraska District, Rev. A. A. Schor-
mann; Northern Illinois District, The Commission; Northern Wi
consin District, Rev. H. Daib; North Dakota and Montana District,
Rev. H. C. Lueker; Oregon and Washington District, Rev. H. Bohl