# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S625
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FINANCIAL MATTERS i 625

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Cares E. Groericn, Financial Officer

Respectfully submitted this 25th day of March, 1950, in Chi-
cago, IIL, to The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, to be’ pre-
sented at the convention June 21—30, 1950, at Milwaukee, Wis.

Tue Boarp or SuPPORT AND PENSIONS -

Rev. Oscar Fepper, Chairman

Rev. B. W. JANSSEN

Rev. Cart ProTENHAUER

ApotpH W. OBERMANN, Recording Secretary
E. A. Grota

ArrHur C. SOMMER

Enear H. Strierer

Atrrep H. HANpRICcH

Rev. Epwin A. Sommer, Executive Secretary

[819]
Change in Pension Regulations

Wuereas, Our workers are not included in the Social Security
system of our. Government and our Pension System takes‘ the
place of the Federal Social Security; and

Wuereas, A worker who withdraws from membership of Synod
for conscience’ sake or for any other reason after years of service
finds it impossible to join any other pension system because his
years of service have been spent in the service of Synod; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That.a worker who withdraws his membership from
Synod be entitled to continue his pension; and be it furthermore

Resolved, That all references that a person drawing pension
must belong to a certain church body be stricken.

It is very necessary that this resolution or a similar resolution
be passed in view of conditions which obtain in The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod at the present time.

Martin KELLER

[820]
Change in Pension Regulations
The Board of Directors of the Atlantic District in its meeting

of February 27, 1950, resolved to memorialize Synod in the matter
of Support and Pensions, requesting it to adopt the following .

regulations: