# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S815
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PROPOSED SYNODICAL HANDBOOK

D. The orphans’ annuity shall be 25 per cent of the

‘father’s annuity, provided that the total widow’s and

orphans’ annuity shall not exceed the father’s annuity.

E. In the event that a worker marries while re-
ceiving an annuity, his widow and her children shall
have no claim on the benefits of the Pension Fund.

F. In the event of the death of a worker before
entering upon an age or disability annuity, the accu-
mulation to his credit from all sources shail be applied
toward providing an annuity for his widow and
orphans under seventeen, respectively eighteen, years
of age. However, in no case shall the widow’s and
orphans’ annuities exceed the 50 or 25 per cent that
would have been provided for them in the event that
the worker had continued in active service until the
attainment of the age of sixty-five on the salary basis
of the last twelve months of service, provided, how-
ever, that this rule shall not be applied a) if. the
widow’s annuity provided by the accumulation is less
than $300, or b) to reduce below $300 a widow’s an-
nuity provided by the accumulations, which would
otherwise be in excess of $300. An accumulation thus
released shall be credited to the Contingent Fund
(751, B).

G. In the event of the death of a worker before
entering upon an age or disability annuity and of his
leaving no widow and no minor orphans, that part of
his accumulation which originated from his personal
contributions (personal accumulation, 753, A—D) shall
be remitted to his adult children or other legal repre-
sentative, provided the worker has instructed the
Board in writing to do so. If no such instruction has
been given and no disposition has been made by the
worker in his will, the balance of the entire accumu-
lation shall be added to the Contingent Fund (751, B).

H. If a member receiving retirement or disability
annuity or a widow receiving an annuity ceases to
be a member of a congregation connected with the
Synodical Conference, such annuity shall be termi-
nated as soon as the sum of all annuity payments shall
equal the personal accumulation when the first annuity
was entered upon. The same applies to a widow who
remarries,

757. Special Benefits of the Pension Plan

A. 1. Death Benefit. For the families of members
paying dues or drawing retirement pensions who have
joined within three months after they became eligible
for membership (Oct. 1, 1937, or when they became
active) and who have remitted from that date con-
tinuously, a cash death benefit shall be immediately
available. For those who have joined more than three
months after they became eligible the death benefit
will become operative six months after entry, and for
those who were reinstated after delinquency it shall
become operative after a period corresponding to the
duration of the delinquency, but in -no case longer
than six months, under like conditions.

2. The death benefit shall be such an amount as
available funds justify, but is not to exceed $250 for