LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1920, Page 62

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62 Proceedings of Thirty-Firat National] Conventi-.”

upon at the previous convention, but not yet executed,
consideration; and, finally, that more reports and ar
lished treating of our foreign missions,

ComMItTTEE Report.
(Germ. Rep., pp. 147—150.)

The committee in charge of this report brought in the.
recommendations : — a oo

1. That in view of the vain attempts on the part: of
and Synod’s Washington Committee to obtain Permission,
additional missionaries to India, Synod elect a committee «,
to appear before the British Government in Synod’s name
plead with them to grant the desired permission,-by emph
fact that just in these troubled times our missionaries, who
a ish the natives from the Holy Scriptures to, consider the
tha@™e God’s ordinance, and to obey them for conscience’
an asset to the country. (

2. That the treasuries for India and China Missions be 4

3. That a General Secretary for Foreign Missions be ela

4, That the necessary steps be taken to carry out the
of the previous convention, providing for courses in the }
missions at our seminaries.

5. That no particular mission-paper be published, but hi
church-papers give more space to mission-reports, and tha
ments be issued, when necessary; that when the material
warrants it, mission-tracts be published and distributed.

6. The committee also reported that the Norwegian
the American Evangelical Lutheran Church had resolved to:
common cause with us in the matter of foreign missions and thag
were good prospects of securing a missionary from their body
recommended that the representative of the Norwegian Ch
recognized as a member-at-large of our Board.

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Action. :
These recommendations of the committee were resolved’

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. and the report adopted as a whole. In this connection the rept

tative of the Norwegian Church, Dr. Ylvisaker, was invited to ad
the convention, and Synod’s greetings were sent to the Norw
brethren through him.

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Immigrant Mission. ;
(Germ. Rep., pp. 150—154.) 4

Although immigration which offered mission material fi
ceased with the outbreak of the war, still the work of the misait
is rich in blessing. With the return of normal conditions, thé