LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1929, Page 85

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86 Proceedings of Thirty-Fourth Regular Convention

4. Since, according to reports received, the Missionar
tunities in Rio de J aneiro and other larger cities seem to heer
favorable at present, we recommend that Synod instruct its bos very
begin work in these cities and wherever Possible, ard to

of $12,000, an increase of $2,000 over that of the year 1998
Relative to a third professorship, we recommend that this m

be given into the hands of the Board of Missions in South iter

together with the Board of Directors,

Crespo faculty, since the St. Louis faculty can hardly exercise the
necessary censorship, because of the great distance and also because
of language difficulties,

All the recommendations of the committee were adopted in the
above form.

Immigrant and Seamen’s Missions in New York,
Report of the Immigrant Mission Board.

confines, Immigrants do not, as formerly wag the case, pass through
Ellis Island, but are landed like other Passengers on the various docks
of the steamship companies, Here the missionary must now meet
the immigrants in order to be of service to them.

At the beginning of this last triennium, Pastor A. G. Dick, as-
Sociate missionary with Pastor O. H. Restin, had charge of this work
on the docks. When he again accepted a call into the ministry of

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. congregation, Pastor H.H.Gallman of the Inner Mission was
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temporarily appointed to give part of his time to Immigrant Mission
rk. He did this faithfully until he took sick, Thereafter Pastor
Restin did the work alone with his office assistants. On account of
failing health, however, Pastor Restin again asked for an associate
missionary. Upon the urgent advice of the Ven. President of Synod
this request was acceded to, and Pastor C.E. Gallman was called
and installed February 24, 1929. Pastor Restin could not appear at
this service because of serious illness, and early the next morning,
February 25, he was called to his eternal home.
The new missionary will now have charge of the whole work.
May God graciously grant him strength and wisdom and continue to
bless this work for the welfare of immortal] souls!

Report on the Seamen’s Mission.

During the last triennium our missionary, Pastor M. Pinkert,
did conscientious and blessed work among seamen in the harbor of
New York. He reports monthly to the Board which ships he has
visited, on what day, and how many people he succeeded in approach-
ing each time. During the last three years he was able to visit
1,419 ships, meeting thousands of sailors and conducting 185 divine
services on board the ships. Besides, he served several thousand in
our seamen’s chapel, giving them advice and offering helpful sug-
gestions. He preached regularly on Sunday afternoons and held
devotional services on afternoons of week-days. He distributed many
thousands of Bibles, parts of the Bible, and tracts. Such conscien-
tious activity surely will not remain without fruit. May God con-
tinue to bless these efforts!

Regarding these two missions, Committee No. 13 submitted the
following resolution, which was adopted by Synod: — -

“After many years of faithful service, Pastor O. H. Restin, immi-
grant missionary of New York, was called to his eternal home on
February 25, 1929. Since February 24 of this year, Pastor C. E. Gall-
man has charge of this work, and we pray that God will richly bless
all his efforts. Now, —

“Wuereas, Our Immigrant Mission in New York continues to be
an agency whereby our Church is able to establish contact with, and
render assistance to, many Lutherans coming to this country; and

“Wuereas, The faithful and conscientious work of our mission-
ary among the seamen has shown results in the past and will not
remain without fruit in future; therefore be it

“Resolved, That we recommend that Synod grant to the Board
of Immigrant and Seamen’s Missions in New York the sum of $7,250
per annum for the next triennium.”