# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S607
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

FINANCIAL MATTERS 607

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_ Synod offers a handsome Death Benefit of $250 to the family
the worker.
> In 1988 Synod officially declared: “Since the Pension System
‘is now Synod’s System of Support, all workers and all congrega-
tions are earnestly urged to make Synod’s System their own.”
Now the question arises: After Synod has made these various
gnerous offers, just how much does Synod owe a worker who
refuses to accept these offers without a valid reason? The Pension
oard is confronted with this question again and again when
workers, respectively their families, who would not join, demand
support... ,

We repeat the foregoing in order to request all the delegates
to this Convention to inquire among the congregations of their
group if there be any which has not yet joined the Pension, to
make special mention of the Pension in their report to their
congregations and to do all in their power, with the respective
circuit Visitor and our District chairman, to induce all congrega-
tions and workers to join.

Synod’s Pension Fund , Your Social Security

PASTOR, TEACHER, AND PARISH IN PARTNERSHIP
How Does Your District Participate?

Comparative Tabulation of Registrations
As of May 1, 1947

Standing

According Per Congre- Per

District to Salaries Workers Cent gations Cent

1, Oklahoma 22 85 98% 48 80%
2. Kansas —...-..-__. — 28 197 96 120 85
3. Iowa East 8 134 94 92 93
4. Iowa West ~ en F 170 92 130 90
5. Southern Nebraska —......_ 29 226 - 92 131 84
6. Northern Nebraska —__.___ — 26 164 92 105 80
7. Alberta and British Columbia 30 68 92 55 65
8. Colorado —...___ sid 85 91 50 79
9. Texas 27 219 90 121 70
10. Central 480 89 218 89
11. Central Illinois — 12 167 89 95 86
12. North Dakota __._______._ 24 72 89 91 68
13. South Dakota — 25 78 88 90 76
14, Northern Illinois —__-_.___. 5 518 85 175 82
15, Minnesota — 17 381 85 317 15
16. Michigan ~._...--. 390 83 186 84
17. Eastern ——W——_____ 138 82 88 69
18. Atlantic _ 226 81 143 71
: 19. English —...---__.___._ 177 81 119 70
4 20. Southern —- 82 80 53 70
: 21, Ontario ———____.____ 39 - 80 44 58
: 22. Southern California 112 77 58 78
: 23. Southern Illinois -_.__ _ - 109 77 67 74
/ 24. Western —_-_ 377 17 179 63
25. Oregon and Washington -_.... _ 20 123 76 102 85
26. California and Nevada ___.. 7 89 75 61 75

27. Manitoba and Saskatchewan _ 23 49 75 58 53