LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1929, Page 75

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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1929. 75

Districts, as presented by their representatives, were carefully con-
sidered, first by a special subcommittee and then by the whole Mission
Conference, and sanctioned. This sum is divided as follows: —

Districts Manitoba-Saskatchewan. ... $30,000
“Alberta-British Columbia. $44,000 Ontario ..............00. 4,500
i Atlantic 20.0... 15,000 Oregon-Washington ....... 25,000

California-Nevada ....... 35,000 Oklahoma ............... 9,000
Colorado ..............,. 20,000 North Dakota-Montana.... 18,000
Southern ............... *20,000 Alaska .............., 3,000
» Texas .............0000, $27,000 Emergency Fund ...... 3,500

* Plus $2,000 for Cuba. t+ Including $3,000 for Mexico City.

“These sums may seem large, but they represent only the most
urgent needs and allow for but very little expansion. As to the
Canadian provinces, Synod should Yemember that any members we
gain there represent a net gain, not merely a transfer from one con-
gregation to another, as is often the case with our work in the United
States; furthermore, that there is a great stream of immigration
pouring into Western Canada right now and that our Synod is in
a peculiarly fortunate position to gather them in, or rather, to divert
these streams into our parishes. The tremendous distances to be
covered, the many places the individual missionary must serve, the
consequent small number of services each place receives, the poverty
» of the people, — all this combines to make the work expensive. But
fF it is work for the future and under God’s blessing has brought
; splendid results. In the California and Nevada District, for instance,
$6,000 of the subsidy is intended for parochial schools, while about
$5,000 must be applied to the deficit caused by the cut in the subsidy
last year. Other details could be supplied. We repeat our recommen-
dation that Synod should by all means allow this sum of $256,000.”
After thorough discussion this request for $256,000 was granted.
The committee advocated a “vigorous advancement of our Home
Mission work”; and since the $256,000 granted does not provide for
such expansion as is planned by the Mission Board, the additional sum
of $48,000 for Home Mission work in 1980 was requested. Since this
.sum is not included in the proposed “attainable” budget submitted by
__ the Committee on Appropriations, Synod declined the request.

Executive Secretary for Home Missions.

Memorial 315 advocated the establishment of a Central Depart-
ment of Missions for all missions, except Foreign and Negro Missions,
Ancluding the calling of a full-time executive secretary. Pursuant to
this request and referring to the statements in the Proceedings of
1926, page 165, Committee No. 8 recommended the adding of an
executive secretary to the Home Mission Board.

This recommendation was not adopted by Synod.