# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S601
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

FINANCIAL MATTERS

Regarding this report of the Treasurer, Committee 11 brought
following resolution:

nereAS, A careful review of the report of the Treasurer
‘Synod reveals that much time and effort have been expended in
} administration of this office; and

Wuereas, A comprehensive report of the budget receipts and
ursements is given in a very detailed and orderly manner;

efore be it - .
Resolved, That we heartily commend our Treasurer for his
efficient and faithful service.

ACTION _
This resolution was adopted by Synod.

Non-Budget Items
(Memorial 803)
Wuereas, There are many and various missionary, charitable,
* educational, social, and related organizations and institutions, sev-
. eral of them not directly controlled by Synod, soliciting by various
methods Synod-wide non-budget collections; and
. Wuereas, Their requests for collections, personal and direct-
’ by-mail solicitations come at any and all times of the fiscal year
and frequently disrupt both congregational and synodical budgets
and special collections carefully considered and decided upon; and
Wuereas, Certain organizations by their particular appeal or
collection methods strive for and receive amounts in disproportion
to their actual and immediate needs while other perhaps equally
worthy and urgent causes receive comparatively little; and
Wuereas, Both the sovereignty of the congregation as well
as the responsibilities and corresponding rights of the pastors and
their boards are, intentionally or unintentionally, ignored, set
aside, or violated by the one or the other of the solicitation methods
coming into vogue in our circles; and
Wuerzas, The multiplication of such agencies and activities,
the uncertainty as to their relative merits and needs, the confusion
and unfairness wrought by present unpredictable schedules ‘and
methods might possibly do serious injury to some or all of the en-
deavors or to the desirable God-pleasing spirit of Christian giv-
ing and stewardship;
Wuereas, On the other hand, we hesitate to endorse and ad-
vocate a more or less radical streamlining of all non-budget items
under “Budget B” or some similar method under centralized con-
trol and under such a cold heading as “Budget B” that might easily
rob the various items of their individual appeal, discourage and