LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1920, Page 6

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Great’ and ‘important matters -pertaining’ to.
educational institutions, the spread of our. n
festation of gratitude to the sick and aged
await the action of this present Synod.’ |
deliberations in the consciousness that we ‘are’
whom a sure. and rich inheritance is laid up
called to work here on earth.. In all transac
Jesus ever echo in our hearts: “Ye have not: ¢h
chosen you and ‘have ordained you, that y
forth fruit.”

The Lord ‘adds the words: “And that your
Many a tree puts forth wild wood, which rob
sap and strength, so that the fruit does not: ri
for that tree-when the gardener comes and prun
wood. We, too, must keep watch over oursel
wild shoots and: bear worthless fruit. Hustle an
in ‘all manner of undertakings, the organization

- of societies, and the like are often considered ‘f

_ the Church, while they may be wild wood whie
‘burned. Jesus has ordained us that we | go andi
‘and that our fruit remain.

All those fruits remain which grow out of th
serve the Gospel.

God grant that during these days we matur
but bear fruit that remains, to the joy of God’s
holy angels, to the increase of our dear Savior’s
glory of our great God! Amen.

‘

President’s Report.

The customary President’s Report dare be brie
memorials afford the delegates not only an insight
within our Syriod during the past three years, but:
explanation of the work:before us. The following is

*  Yhree years ago our Synod numbered 2,740 'p:

4,170 congregations and’ preaching-stations, 972,00Q)

communicants, 2,310 schools served by 1,120
pastors, 96,700 pupils, 85,900 Sunday-school pupils.
The present numbers are: 2,893 pastors and:
congregations and preaching-stations, 1,006, 065 sor
municants, 1,328 schools (besides 630 summer and
1, 080 teachers (besides. 262 lady teachers), 956 pasto1
83,875 pupils, and 100,429 Sunday-school scholars.
souls: increased by é 34,065, and the number -of pup
12,825. °