LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1929, Page 94

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100 Proceedings of Thirty-Fourth Regular Convention,

We thank the Hon. Synod for the faithful support of the work
among the Negroes of the Southland and confidently look forward t
a continuance of such support. 0

Concerning the needs of the Missions among the Colore
resolved, on recommendation of Committee No. 11:

That Synod express its joy at the blessed Progress of the work
among the Negroes;

That the sum of $132,000 which the Board of Colored Missions
has requested for 1930 be granted.

The Synodical Conference, at its last session at Omaha, Nebr.
accepted a building program of $218,500. Our quota is about ‘
cent. of this. Part of the building program has to be carried
once with borrowed money. Every effort is to be made to rai
quota as soon as possible.

The pastors and congregations in our large Northern Cities, with
thousands of colored people migrating into them from the South, are
requested to consider what could be done by them to bring the Gospel
to these people, who are like poor Lazarus lying at their door.

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Foreign Missions.
(Extract from the Report of the Board.)

Our missionaries have faithfully attended to their difficult, but
glorious work in India and China, and their preaching has not been
in vain. Our work in India has expanded as far as the limited amount
of missionaries and moneys has permitted. Especially the mission
among the Ezhavas (Iravas) has been expanded. On account of the
civil war in China our work in that country almost came to a standstill.
Under God’s protecting care none of our workers suffered any bodily
harm. Many of our Chinese Christians have remained faithful, their
faith being purified in the fire of adversity. Not one of our stations
was entirely lost to us. All stations, with one exception, have again
been visited by our missionaries and are being served with the Word
and Sacraments as far as possible.

At the end of 1928 we had 38 white missionaries in India, besides
one teacher, one lady teacher, and three nurses, Our Mission in
India now has three native pastors, nine evangelists, and 54 cat-
echists, besides a number of other workers. In our medical mission
we have two native doctors, one of whom is a Lutheran, also two
native nurses. Our missionaries in India are working in 356 cities
and villages, serving 10,383 souls. The number of baptized members
is 5,769, communicant members 1,446, while 4,614 are being in-
structed for baptism and confirmation. In 1928, 308 heathen were
baptized. There were 4,111 pupils in 84 schools, including boarding-
schools. There were 30 students enrolled in our Concordia Seminary