LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1932, Page 99

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124 Proceedings of Thirty-Fifth Regular Convention,

The names and addresses of all Lutheran students reported to your
Committee were sent to the university pastors and others in the im-
mediate neighborhood of the college town as well as to the mission
boards of Districts where the college town was located far from any
Lutheran church.

The Student Welfare Committee desires gratefully to acknow]-
edge the services of the Hospice Secretary of the Walther League,
Pastor J. H. Gockel, who placed the facilities of his office at the dis.
posal of your Committee in taking the annual student census.

By virtue of its office, created by the Church, the Student Welfare
Committee has the spiritual welfare of Lutheran students at heart
and holds that the first and foremost duty of every student welfare

Tue Srupent WELFARE Commirrtexr,
Pastor Paut G. Scumuwt, Chairman.
Epear J. Frrepricu.

Pastor Axper OQ. Berntuat, Secretary.

Regarding Student Welfare Work, Committee 9 brought in the
following report with its recommendations : —

1. That Synod gratefully recognize the work accomplished by the
Student Welfare Committee despite the handicap of a lack of suffi-
cient funds to carry through its intended program;

2. That Synod declare itself to the effect that the spiritual care
of our Lutheran students at colleges and universities is an extremely
vital part of the work of the Church in conserving her strength and
deserves the prayerful consideration and energetic support of our
entire membership, both lay and clergy;

8. That Synod acknowledge as her own opinion the resolution
recently adopted by the Student Welfare Committee and incorpo-
rated in the overture, namely, “that all phases of student welfare work
should be united in the hands of the Student Welfare Committee and
be under its sole guidance and control, except as otherwise provided
by Synod”;

4. That Synod enable its Student Welfare Committee to carry
out, in part at least, its duties by appropriating the sum of $1,000
annually during the next triennium;

5. That Synod ask her members to give to the Student Welfare
Committee to a greater degree than heretofore the cooperation which
is essential in obtaining the names of our Lutheran students and the
schools in which they have enrolled ; ;

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6. That Synod extend a vote of appreciation to the Hospice De-
‘partment of the Walther League for its services in connection with
taking the annual student census. .

Recommendations 1, 2, 5, and 6 were adopted by Synod, while
Recommendations 3 and 4 were rejected (the latter with the under-
standing that the present Synod had resolved to make no appropria-
tions, but that the Fiscal Conference has the power to fix the necessary
budget).

Synod also resolved that the Student Welfare Committee be in-
structed to use its influence to the end that all students under its care
may be led to make the best possible use of their talents or training’
in the interest of the work of the Church.

Report of Board of Home Missions in South America.
(Memorial 304.)

During the past three years your Board of Home Missions in
South America has had proof positive of the truth of the promises of
our Savior-King: “Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the
world,” and: “Upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates
of hell shall not prevail against it.” In spite of the uncertainty of
conditions the work in Argentina and Brazil has prospered and borne
fruit. By the grace of God perfect harmony prevailed among the
members of our Board. Much to the regret of the Board, Mr. Otto
Wieting, because of business conditions and lack of time, saw himself
obliged to resign as a member of your Board. In his place Mr. C. Ga.
Strieder was appointed by our venerable President, Dr. Pfotenhauer.

Regular meetings were held each month. Special meetings were
held as conditions demanded. Your Board was privileged to have the
valued counsel and advice of Dr. Pfotenhauer at several meetings.
Meetings were also held with those of our men who are on furlough.
Thus your Board received direct and oral reports of our work in South
America, which reports were of great value to us.

Pursuant to a resolution of Synod passed in 1929 your Board, in
conjunction with the Board of Directors, elected a new professor for
our college in Porto Alegre, viz., Prof. Carl Rupp. We beg leave to
report that the vacancy then existing in Buenos Aires has been filled.
The Rev. E. Jauck has been called to this large city and is working
there very successfully.*

How God has blessed and prospered our work in South America
becomes evident as we read the following detailed reports.

“"Re special representative and adviser for Brazil (ef. Proceedings
of 34th Reg. Conv., p. 85) we beg to state that this recommendation of
Synod was not carried out since all attempts to secure a man who was
to spend a greater length of\time there were unsuccessful. With the con-
sent of the Board of Directors no further attempts were made.