LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1920, Page 50

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50 Proceedings of Thirty-First National Cony.

' . . MISSIONS.

Home Missions in North Ame
(Germ. Rep., p. 101.)

The Board for Home Missions reported that durj Bs
years (April 1917 to April 1920), mission-work had bees
carried on. The missionaries were faithful, diligent,
ficing in performing the duties of their offices. 250 mi

three years $149,055 were requested, and $134,033 were’ ps
Board preferring to curtail grants rather than to incur :
ever, during the coming three years the appropriations mg
rially increased, since many of the mission-stationg
larger cities where the work is more expensive.

The committee having this report in charge recomnig
the report be adopted. With respect to the desired sum Fs
the committee recommended that this sum be’ includedd
propriation for the Board for Home Missions and that ag
granted to increase or decrease this sum according to n
the coming two years of the triennium.

Synod adopted these recommendations.

Plan for Home Mission Work.

The following plan for promoting the work of Hom
was adopted: — ,
1. The management of Home Mission work shall in
the past remain the business of the individual Synodi¢al
2. The Mission Board shall consist of five members, thi
and two laymen. This Board shall cause exact statisti :
Synod’s entire. Home Mission work in all Districts to b
By means of thorough investigation, it shall keep itself #
the missionary methods of the Districts and aid all Dis
with its advice. ie
8. The representatives of the District Boards for Hw
and of the Church Extension Board shall meet with the Hy
Board at the Delegate Synod and also during the two;
years in order to confer on the entire mission-work ang
uniform cooperation of all the Districts. The meeting at,
the Delegate Synod shall be so arranged that the commit
of the report of the Mission Board can meet with the reg
At this meeting the amount needed to carry on this =
the method of raising same, and the apportionment
Districts shall be the chief topic for discussion.