# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S470
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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470 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

Creating Office of Secretary of Christian Charity
(Memorial 526)

Resolved, That we urge the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Missouri, Ohio, and Other States to create the office of Director
of Inner Mission, covering the work of our institutions and agencies
in the blessed field of Christian charity in North America.

Resolved, To petition the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Mis-
souri, Ohio, and Other States to consider the creation of the Office
of Secretary of Christian Charity, covering the work of our in-

stitutions and agencies. Atiantic District

Huco H. Ness

Synodical Board of Social Welfare
(Memorial 420)

The North and West Michigan Pastoral Conference assembled

in Leland, Mich., Sept. 24—26, 1946, herewith respectfully submits
‘to Synod an overture pertaining to the establishment of a synodical
Board of Social Welfare.

Wuereas, The work of Christian social welfare has expanded
to ever greater proportions in our Church in the recent past and
the Church certainly cannot afford to abandon this work to the
welfare agencies of the State, which in the past decade have greatly
developed their techniques in the field of social service; and

Wuereas, The State deals with earthly problems only but has
no means to deal with the attendant problems of the soul; and

Wuergas, The State will only recognize the agencies of the
Church when they meet current standards of social work and
there is, therefore, real danger that our agencies may lose their
professional standing and with it the large opportunities for soul
saving; and

Wuereas, Such soul-saving by our social service agencies ac-
cording to the example of the Savior and the practice of the early
Church is a vital part of the mission program of the Kingdom;
therefore be it

Resolved, That Synod at its Centennial convention establish
a Board of Social Welfare which shall aid and give encouragement
to the work of our various agencies and serve to counsel and
promote social welfare work in our Synod; and be it further

Resolved, That Synod make such funds available to the Board

_ as will permit the carrying out of these objectives.

THe Norts anp West Micnican Pastora CONFERENCE
Ricnarp A. Riess, Secretary