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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1935, Page 146

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146 - Proceedings of Thirty-Sixth Regular Convention,

‘Memorial 601, B.’ ‘Missions, 6, pp. 213. 214.

8. The Board of Directors of Synod says: “The last Synod
resolved to eliminate the boards for the Foreign-tongue Missions, the
Jewish Missions, the Indian Missions, the Seamen’s Mission and the
Immigrant Missions and to transfer this work to the respective Dis-
tricts in which’ thé work is carried on (Proceedings, 1982, p. 111).
Some of these imissioiis were taken over by various Districts, although
special subsidies had to be granted. Other Districts hesitated to take
over such missions, since they felt that they could not finance them;
neither did they wish to be classified as subsidized Districts on ac-
count of these missions. This matter was taken up with the officers
of such Districts with a' view to bringing in ‘recommendations to
Synod, The District boards are willing to supervise these missions as
agents of Synod. “We recommend that this be granted and that special
allowance be ‘made for this work until these missions can be entirely
absorbed® =

~ Your Committee recommends that this recommendation of its
Board of Directors be adopted by Synod.

Action of Synod.
Synod adopted thése recommendations.

Mission at Rutherfordton.

Report of Committee 9: —~

The Southeastern Pastoral Conference submitted the following
unprinted memorial to the Delegate Synod: —

Wuereas, The Lutheran mission of Rutherfordton, N.J., has
made a successful record with its Christian day-school in the past
year; and

Wuereas, The Christian day-school in this particular field
promises most. gratifying results; and

Wuereas, The project is in need of a school-building and salary
for two teachers to continue successfully; and

Wuereas, We are informed that the District of which the mis-
sion is a member has declined any financial assistance for this
endeavor; therefore be it

Resolved, That we, as a conference, endorse the request of the
Rutherfordton mission to the Hon. Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio,
and Other States to be supplied with an adequate building and the
support of two teachers by the 1st of September, 1935.

..Your Committee (No.9) after due deliberation, offers the fol-
lowing resolution: ~