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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1926, Page 87

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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1926. 87

= quires that we preach His Word not only in truth and purity, but
e also in the proper manner, faithfully employing the outward means
which are available. This our Synod has done from the beginning,
putting the Home Mission work in the hands of the individual Dis-
tricts, which carried it on independently. Beyond question this is as
F. it should be. According to the decision of Synod the duty of the
® Board for Home Missions in North America consists in meeting in
f. annual session the District mission boards for the purpose of making
the budget for these Districts to be supported, from time to time,
according to the plan agreed upon, to distribute the moneys received,
to collect and present statistics on our entire mission-work in North
America, and in every other way possible to help the District boards.
These duties we sought to discharge according to our best knowledge
and ability. An annual mission conference was held with the brethren
of the various Districts, in which the budget was fixed, other im-
» portant matters pertaining to our Home Mission work in North
~ America were discussed, and harmonious cooperation in all mission-
EB. fields was striven for. The Board met every month to disburse money
a to needy Districts and to transact important business. We have
gathered statistics on Home Missions in our country and appended
them to our report.. During the past three years $535 was necessary
to earry on this work. Although larger demands were made upon us,
we have endeavored not to exceed the budget appropriated by Synod.
_ The fact that, like other missions, we have a crying deficit in our
-. treasury is not our fault, but is due to the fact that the budget ap-
§ propriated by Synod was not raised year by year. May the faithful
God, who wills that not a single soul be lost, make us, who have His
: Word, more ready to preach it with zeal and earnestness!

FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 1923—1926.

Districts ~ | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | Totals

- Alberta and Brit. Columbia! $19,000.00/ $23,600.00] $27,500.00} $70,100.00

we Atlantic .............06. 14,000.00) 12,000.00] 15,500.00} 41,500.00
B- California and Nevada ... 7,600.00} 13,400.00} 19,000.00|- 40,000.00
BE Colorado ..........eeeeee * 9,400.00} 14,300.00} 16,500.00} 40,200.00
e. Eastern ............0s ee 3,900.00 3,500.00 5,000.00! 12,400.00
i English ..............05. — — 4,000.00 4,000.00

:. Manitoba and Saskatchewan| 15,700.00} 20,500.00} 17,500.00) 53,700.00
@: North Dakota and Montana] 16,500.00] 20,000.00} 14,500.00) 51,000.00

BE Oklahoma = ......5......04. — 4,100.00 7,000.00} 11,100.00
Be Ontario ........ eee eee 375.00 875.00 2,125.00 3,375.00
%:.. Oregon and Washington .. 9,300.00| 12,000.00! 14,100.00/ 35,400.00
e Southern ..............65 11,000.00 9,700.00} 13,000.00; 33,700.00

«Texas (and Mexico Mission)| 12,400.00] 25,000.00|  17,000.00/ 54,400.00

E Cuba Mission ............ 1,300.00] 2,100.00 1,900.00 5,300.00
Miscellaneous ........... 63.68 33.88 85.13 182.67

Totals ..... '... .}$120,538.66|$161,108.88|$174,710.13|$456,357.67