# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S430
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430 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

Incidental, temporary, or limited church work of a nonpermanent
nature shall not be deemed to invalidate a worker’s retirement
status.

10.47

The last sentence of (3), par. 2, should read: The death bene-
fits shall be reduced in the amount of $25 for every fiscal year
in which one account is not paid in full, or $50 if both accounts
are not paid in full, but in no case...

10.47 a, 3 :

The last four lines in paragraph two should read: be reduced
in the amount of $25 for every fiscal year in which one account
is not paid in full or $50 if both accounts are not paid in full, but
in no case shall the reduced amount be less than $100.

10.47 b, 2
Move the last five lines to the head of the paragraph.

10.47 b, 3

Par. 2 is to read: A worker retiring at the age of 65 or over
shall be entitled to receive his old age benefit in full if his annual
earnings from church work and/or secular work do not exceed
an average of $90 per month. If he receives average earnings in
excess of $90 per month from church work and/or secular work,
8 corresponding reduction shall be made in his old age benefit.
10.51

Add to this paragraph: until the Pension Fund is able to carry
its own expenses.
11.01

Add: and shall be operated by a separate Board of Directors,
responsible to Synod, in accordance with the provisions of its
incorporated Charter and By-Laws,

11.03b

This should read: Election and Term. The elective members
of the Board shall be elected at the triennial convention of Synod
for terms of six years. The terms of three members shall alternate
with the terms of the remaining four members.

That Synod at this time make no change in the regulations
in the proposed Handbook, p. 139, paragraph h and i, to wit:

h. The Lutheran Witness and Der Lutheraner shall be the
official organs of Synod and shall be under the editorship of the
Faculty of the St. Louis Seminary. The Faculty together with
the President and the Vice-Presidents of Synod shall appoint or
may terminate the appointment of the editors or editorial com-
mittee.