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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1935, Page 499

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Ev, Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1935. ‘499

and the amalgamation of our congregations with other Districts would
at this time be premature;

“2) That we assure the Delegate Synod that we shall keep the
matter in mind; and when in our opinion the time for such action
has arrived, we shall not neglect so to inform the Delegate Synod.

“Assuring your Hon. Body of our full determination to co-
operate with all general local missionary endeavors in the future
as heretofore, we are

“Yours most cordially,
“CoMMITTEE OF ‘PRoposED AMALGAMATION.’
“Pastors: E. F. Harrren, W. Datimann, D.D., R. Jesse,
H. P. Ecxuaror, A. Tone, F. J ENA, G. E. Mennen.
“Messrs.: H. Wanters, W. C. Faruse, W. H. Dreyer,
C. E. OrtuEm, W. E. Kampratu, OC. E. Wine.”

As can readily be understood, this matter of amalgamation is
something in which Synod is greatly interested, not only the English
District, although that District is primarily concerned; but also
the other Districts. That this should be the case can be seen from
the fact that practically all Home Mission work of the other Dis-
tricts is on an all-English basis. In 1933 there were 1,446 congre-
gations outside the English District working exclusively in the En-
glish language. For instance, in the Minnesota District there are,
as of 1933, 151 all-English congregations (while the English District
had but five congregations in Minnesota); English is the prevailing
language of the Minnesota District, with the President’s address and
the reports of the Mission Board and of committees given in English,
the minutes in English, with but a brief German résumé, and dis-
cussion of the doctrinal papers almost completely in English. The
Eastern District is 100-per-cent. English in its conventions. The
Michigan District has 54 all-English congregations (the English Dis-
trict has 18 places in Michigan), with English used almost exclu-
sively in all business matters, the minutes three-fourths in English,
and the proceedings and the District paper published in full in
English. The Central District, with 77 all-English congregations
(the English District having 23 pastors in that field), is almost com-
pletely English in its conventions, In all other Districts in which
congregations of the English District are found there are more all-
English congregations in the local District than in the English Dis-
trict in the territory: Atlantic District 55 all-English congregations,
English District 26 pastors in that field; in California and Nevada
36 all-English congregations, with 9 pastors of the English District
n that field; in Illinois the ratio is 86 to 25; in North Dakota and
Montana, 72 to 2; in Northern Nebraska, 40 to 2; in Texas, 50 to-1 ;