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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1929, Page 109

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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1929. 109

“We recommend that this subsidy be continued. The Freikirche
Aid Society, which has been taking care of the overhead expense of
the institution at Zehlendorf, will continue to support this institution
gp the future as it has done in the past. ,

2. The “Freie Ev.-Luth. Kirche” in Finland.

; “We recommend that an annual grant of $2,875 be given to the
Freie Ev.-Luth. K irche in Finland.
8. “Elsaessische Freikirche.”
“We recommend that a subsidy of $3,520 annually be given to
the Elsaessische Freikirche; and
“We further recommend that an additional amount of $1,500 be
placed at the disposal of our brethren in Alsace in order to take care

of expenses 1n connection with a probable change of ministry.

4. Esthonia.

“Jp Esthonia the congregation at Arensburg is receiving a small
subsidy. The Board for European Missions urgently requests an
allowance of $3,000 to take care of this item and such other emergen-
cies as may arise during the next triennium. We recommend that
Synod grant this amount.”

- Ev. Luth. Church in Australia.
Sending of a Representative of Synod to Australia.

The brethren of the Ev. Luth. Church. in Australia had sent
a request to the Ven. President of Synod to the effect that a repre-
sentative of Synod be sent to them to strengthen the bond of Chris-
tian unity between the two church-bodies, as well as to further the
cause of our common work.

Upon recommendation of Committee No. 13 the following resolu-
tion was adopted by Synod: —

“During the past twenty-eight years our Synod has not sent an
oficial representative to our brethren in Australia. Now, —

“Whereas, A request from the Ev. Luth. Synod in Australia to
pay them an official visit has reached us; and

“Wuereas, An official representative of our Synod could do much
toward strengthening the close relationship existing between us and
the brethren in Australia; therefore be it

“Resolved, That we recommend to Synod —

“a) That an official representative of our Synod, who is to be
designated by the Board of Directors and the faculty in St. Louis, be
sent to Australia ;

“b) That we pay the traveling expenses of said representative to
Australia and return;

“g) That the brethren in Australia be asked to absorb the ex-
penses of our representative while in their country.”