LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1917, Page 41

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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1917. 41 ‘

view. In the past triennium 34 children were baptized and 8 con-
firmed. Also 7 adults were confirmed, and 16 are now receiving
instruction.

The mission-school is flourishing under the faithful work of
Teacher Peetzke, 77 children now being enrolled.

New buildings and other improvements were sorely needed.

Accordingly, upon recommendation of the committee, Synod made the
‘following appropriations: for a new building, $26,000; for a septic

tank, $250; for a water tower, $1,200; for a stable, $800 — total,
$28,250. In view of the expansion of the work Synod made an annual
allowance of $8,000. {

‘Tn this, as in all the foregoing missions, properly audited financial
accounts were submitted to Synod’s committee.

FOREIGN MISSION.
In Inpia.

Statistics for 1916: Eleven main stations, all in South India;
61 villages, in which missionary work is done; average number of
auditors, 2,801; catechumens, 1,756; baptized Christians, 1,378;
communicants, 230; schools, 49; baptized pupils, 429; unbaptized
pupils, 1,886; native helpers: one evangelist, 23 catechists, and 57
teachers from other denominations employed in the schools, and
47 heathen teachers for secular subjects in the schools. The last

mentioned are being rapidly replaced by Christianized teachers.

The war has sadly impeded our work in India. Instead of the
thirteen missionaries who were there, only nine are at present on the
field. : These are all overworked; whole villages are waiting to be
served. Our missionaries there are working heroically and aggres-
sively, and want the earnest support of our prayers as well as of our
money; above all they desire the sending of additional missionaries.

Upon request of the Conference of our missionaries in India, -
Synod adopted the following resolutions: —

1). That prayers and collects for Foreign Missions be incorporated
in the new Agenda.

2) That the congregations of Synod be encouraged to take up

offerings for Foreign Missions not only at the annual mission festival,

but also on some other specified Sunday, such as Pentecost or the

- Reformation Festival.

3) That our Board for Foreign Missions be encouraged, in addi-

. tion to the articles appearing in our periodicals, to publish tracts about

the work and progress in our Foreign Missions, in order to create

© more wide-spread interest in this blessed enterprise.

4) That missionary literature be separately advertised in the

‘catalog of Concordia Publishing House, the Lutheran Annual (and

the. German Kalender), and also occasionally in our periodicals.