# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S448
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

448 MISSIONS

UNPRINTED MEMORIAL 15 — Logi

This memorial, by Dr, John Theodore Mueller, advocated. th
appointment of two resident representatives of Synod in Euro
“one an older, experienced theologian to confer with the th
logians, the other of a practical bent of mind to counsel churche
and pastors on practical matters.”

; UNPRINTED MEMORIAL 18

This memorial, presented by Dr. F. C. Streufert, sugges
that a synodical representative be appointed for the European
countries to act in an advisory capacity to the Board of Directo
to the proposed Advisory Council in Europe, and to the Board |

European Affairs.
UNPRINTED MEMORIAL 23

This memorial, submitted by Mission Secretaries F. C. Stre
fert and H. A. Mayer, supported the plea for an: Advisory Coun
to the Board for European Affairs.

. ACTION
Upon recommendation of Committee 2, Synod resolved:

Resolution 9

I :
Wuereas, The National Advisory Emergency Planning Counc
is gradually completing its welfare work in European affairs; arit
Wuereas, The Board for European Affairs is contemplating an
intensive, systematic, and unified mission expansion program in thé.
European. area; and Me.
Wueneas, It is essential that such work be under the super:
vision of one agency; therefore be it
Resolved, That Synod direct all of its work in Europe to be
administered by the Board for European Affairs, except the conduct
of free conferences, such as at Bad Boll, which are under’ thé
supervision of our Praesidium, and the resettlement of displaced
persons and refugees, which is under the direction of th
N. A. E. P.C. I *

Wuereas, Long-distance direction of the work in Europe i
unsatisfactory; and

Wuereas, It must be our objective to build an indigeno’ EC
Church also in Europe which will be self-supporting, self-govern-
ing, and self-propagating; be it therefore .

Resolved, That the Board for European Affairs be gran}
authority to create an advisory council or councils in Europe, co
posed of clergy and lay members of sister churches, whose duty
‘it shall be to counsel with the Board for European Affairs in all ;
matters given under its care. woke