# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S802
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PROPOSED SYNODICAL HANDBOOK

‘MISSIONS IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA

609. Membership of the Board for Missions
in North and South America

A. ‘The Board for Missions in North and South
America shall consist of seven members — four pastors
and three laymen — who shall be elected by Synod in
accordance with its rules and regulations for elections.

B. The Board shall be empowered to fill any va-
cancy which may occur, subject to the approval of
the President of Synod.

C. The Secretary of Missions shall be an advisory
member and the Executive Secretary of the Board.

613. Duties of the Board for Missions
in North and South America

A. It shall be the duty of the Board for Missions
in North and South America to keep in close touch
with the mission developments of all Districts in North
and South America.

B. It shall carefully tabulate and keep on file such:
information on all missions in North and South
America as might tend to improve and extend these
missions, so that Synod’s resources. may be employed
to the best advantage.

C. The Districts conduct and pay for missions in
their respective territories. If, however, Districts can-
not meet their mission opportunities with the financial
resources available in their own midst, such Districts
may apply to the Board for subsidy to meet such
opportunities. Such subsidy requests of Districts shall
be submitted to the Board annually.

D. After careful investigation the Board shall allo-
cate an amount of subsidy to the respective Districts,
which amount shall be subject to adjustment at the
end of the fiscal year, such adjustment to be made on
the basis of actual mission needs and as available
funds will permit.

E. The subsidized Districts shall be required to re-
port to the Board at least once each year concerning
the number of missionaries and stations served, the
salaries paid, the receipts and disbursements (for both
home and synodical purposes), and on such other
matters as will give a true picture of mission work
done in the District.

F, 1, The Board may arrange for mission confer-
ences, to be held in the intervening years between
the conventions of Synod. These conferences shall
be attended by representatives of the Board, the
Church Extension Board, and the Mission Boards of
the several Districts in North America.

2. The object of these conferences shall be to dis-
cuss the work of missions in all their phases.

S. H. 94 ff.

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