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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1938, Page 320

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820 Miscellaneous Matters

time grant to tide you over. Since you will be in need of cash,
I am sending this letter via air-mail and special delivery. Mean-
while the Board is getting into touch with the Synodical Board of
Directors on matters connected with the Cleveland resolutions.’

“July 15. Dr. Brux by card acknowledged receipt of Dr. Brand’s
letter of July 13 and of the check.

“July 17. Pastors A. Kuehnert and Paul List, chairman and
secretary of the Board, respectively, personally submitted our plea
for special funds for Dr. Brux (and others) to the Board of Directors.

“July 18. We were informed that the Board of Directors had
not yet acted on our plea for special funds and that the subject
would be considered at the next meeting, toward the end of August.

“July 27. The India Committee gave much thought to the
question whether it could not ‘take special steps to expedite the
calling of Dr. Brux’; but none were found, lacking an enabling
resolution by the Board of Directors. The following entry is found
in the India Committee minutes of that date:

“This puts the Board for Foreign Missions into a very un-

enviable and delicate position because we cannot take any steps to -

call Dr. Brux until we know that his salary and traveling expenses
are provided.’

“July 26. Dr. Brux inquired by card: ‘I am waiting to learn
what action the Board has taken with respect to me and my return
to India. May I have an early reply?’

“July 29. Dir. Brand wrote at length to Dr. Brux as follows:
‘Your card of July 26 on which you ask “what action the Board
has taken with respect to me and my return to India” arrived to-
day. I hasten to reply:

“) That on July 6, 1935, the Board resolved to approach the
Board of Directors at a forthcoming meeting for a resolution
authorizing your future salary and traveling expenses to India in
addition to our present appropriation. A resolution of that kind
was required since these items are not included in our 1935/36
budget appropriation.

“2) On July 17 a committee of the Board for Foreign Missions
personally submitted the foregoing request to the Board of
Directors.

“3) On inquiry we learn that for reasons not known to us no
action was taken by the Board of Directors on our request. We
were also informed that our request ‘would be considered at a
forthcoming meeting of the Board of Directors.

“‘4) We are now considering whether any and which steps can
be taken by our Board to expedite this business.