# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S932
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 849.

to elect two delegates to represent the said district in a national
convention.” (Proceedings of the Thirty-eighth Regular Conven-
tion, p. 405.) A tentative constitution for District Leagues and
one for the National Organization was prepared by the counselors
to serve as basis for discussion. The initial response from those
Districts which already had District Leagues was encouraging, and
also some sections where no District Leagues had been ‘organized
evidenced real interest.

. 3, The Organizational Convention was held in St. Stephen’s
Church, Chicago, on July 7 and 8, 1942. Thirty delegates, rep-
resenting fifteen districts, were in attendance and voted to or-
ganize the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, which subse-
quently began its official existence with twelve District Leagues
as charter members. Temporary officers were elected, and a con-
stitution was adopted. Paragraph 2 of the constitution deals with
objectives and reads as follows:

“The objectives of this organization shall be:

“a To develop and maintain a greater mission consciousness
among the women of Synod: Missionary Education — Missionary
Inspiration — Missionary Service;

“b, To gather funds for mission projects, sponsored by Synod,
especially such for which no adequate provision has been made
in the budget.”

4. The relation of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
to District Leagues is stated in Article 10 in the following words:

“The districts are requested to adopt as far as practical the
model constitution for Districts presented by the national body.
Essential requirements in the adoption of the District Constitu-
tion are the following points:

“7, Maintaining the basic principle of group representation,

“9 Arranging for supervision by synodical District;

“3 Fostering Missionary Education;

“4 Contributing approximately 25 per cent of all missionary
contributions toward approved projects in fairness to all other
member Districts.”

5. Regarding projects to be undertaken by the Lutheran
Women’s Missionary League, Article 9-of the constitution provides:

“The National Body shall not undertake, at any one time, more
than two projects to be submitted to the Convention by the Execu-.
tive Board after ratification by the President of Synod, the Execu-
tive Secretary of Synod’s Board for Home Missions, and the
Counselors.”