# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S608
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

608 FINANCIAL MATTERS

Wuereas, Campaigns to finance these activities are being
conducted at irregular intervals during the church year, sometimes
conflicting with each other and frequently conflicting with regional
projects and individual church programs, with detrimental results
for these most worthy Synod-wide activities; and

Wuereas, Such irregular campaigns make it extremely difficult
for members of the individual churches adequately to plan their
charitable giving, both civic and religious; and

Wuereas, Better timing of such programs through co-ordinated
planning would enable local churches reasonably to anticipate all
the requests which might be made during the year, and, in turn,
individual members would then systematically plan their giving,
instead of contributing haphazardly, thus attaining greater blessings
for all these worthy causes; and

Wuereas, It is believed that the various activities could be
more forcefully presented by means of motion pictures and slides
which would vividly portray their work and needs and reach a
greater number of people more effectively than by having rep-
resentatives traveling great distances and incurring considerable
expense while reaching relatively few people; that such media could
be employed at times most propitious for local groups and would
engender more enthusiasm among individual members than abstract
presentations through addresses to smaller groups by special
representatives; therefore be it

Resolved, That we respectfully petition the honorable English
District of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod to study this
matter more fully and to memorialize the triennial convention of
The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, convening in 1950, with
a view toward establishing an over-all program of co-ordinated
planning whereby the needs of all agencies of the Church, except
unforseeable emergencies, might be financed in such a manner that
the interests of all will be best served, yet not conflict with one an-
other, and in such a manner that the individual congregation may
be able to anticipate on an annual basis their fair share for the
work of the church at large.

Respectfully submitted,
Our REDEEMER Ev. Luraeran CHuRCcH
by Guenn D. Cartson, Secretary
Dallas, Tex., May 15, 1949
‘Your’ Committee concurs in the recommendations offered in

this memorial. Tae ENciisH District
C. F. Danxworts, Secretary