Economic Depression & Christian Response

Dr. Frederich Pfotenhauer, president of the Synod during the Great Depression, said in his report to the Synod convention in 1932:

“It is true that the present economic conditions throughout the world induce us, if we do not keep our vision clear, to curtail our church activities.  No doubt, money is more scarce than in previous years.  All the more, we must keep before us the lesson of history:  first, that the more evil the days, the greater the prospect of success in our Christian work; and secondly, that when children of God are eager to promote their Savior’s glory, the Lord supplies the necessary means and blesses them.”