LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1932, Page 248

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248 Proceedings of Thirty-Fifth Regular Convention,

undue interference with the programs of stations broadcasting on the
same and adjacent wave lengths.

Since the L. L. L. could not supply all the necessary funds for
the maintenance of KFUO, we were obliged to request the congrega-
tions of three synodical Districts (Western, Southern Illinois, and
Central Illinois) to render regular financial assistance. The St. Louis
Lutheran Publicity Organization also grants us an annual subsidy.
We are very grateful to the organizations and congregations and to
the many individuals who have helped to support the blessed work of
the Gospel Voice through the seven and a half years of its existence.

During 1930 the Radio Committee gave impetus to the inaugura-
tion of the Lutheran Hour by the L. L. L. After a careful investi-
gation we recommended a National Lutheran chain broadcast to the
Board of Governors of the L. L. L., who, in turn, recommended the
undertaking to the L. L. L. convention at Chicago in May, 1930, which
received it with enthusiasm. The Lutheran Hour was the most far--
reaching missionary endeavor which our Church has ever undertaken,.
for millions heard the pure Gospel whom we could reach in no
other way.

Like the Lutheran Hour, KFUO, too, is a missionary endeavor..
Tt was not erected principally for members of our Church, but for the
unchurched, and since its beginning in 1924 it has proved to be a
splendid missionary agency. It has induced unchurched persons to
attend and to join our churches as communicant and voting members ;:
it has persuaded parents to have their children baptized and enrolled:
in our Christian day-schools; it has paved the way for our mission-
aries and has helped them to organize and build up congregations, etc.
Just one concrete example to prove that KFUO really serves as a mis-
sionary agency: “Many of our neighbors are listening in, and some
even go with us to our church now and are going to be confirmed in
our church on Palm Sunday, and they had their two little children

baptized three weeks ago. Now we see what the little Gospel Voice
does — big things.”

If you cannot get KFUO, remember that it is daily bringing the
Gospel of Jesus Christ to many unchurched persons and therefore
continue to support it and to pray for it, as one of our friends wrote:
“We cannot get KFUO, but are very happy because of the blessing it
is to others. May God continue to bless your efforts!”

We are thankful to the gracious Lord for establishing the work
of our hands at KFUO, and we pray that He may continue to bless
our work, so that our radio ministry may always exalt our living
reascended Lord, who has given His Church the glorious command:
“Preach the Gospel to every creature.”

Respectfully submitted,

Herman H. HouensteEln,
Director of Radio Station KFUO.