# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S491
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514 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

Section B. 2, ¢
Delete the following words: “Social Welfare Committee,”

and
also: “shall be assigned to this Division for advisory purposes”

Change order of numbering: 5 to 4, 6 to 5, 7 to 6, 8 to 1
9 to 8, 10 to 9, 11 to 10, 12 to 11, 13 to 12, 14 to 13, and 15 to “4.

Section B, 5, b, Lines 6 and 7 :

Delete the following words: “and the Planning Counselor
of the Board of Directors.”

Section D. 1

Delete the following words: “and to its planning Counselor,”
(line 4).
Section F ;

For the word “recommendations” substitute the word “reports.”

Section 1. c. 14 (Under “Suggested Form in Handbook’)

Delete the following words: “Which shall be assigned to this
division for advisory purposes.”

Section 8. F (Under “Suggested Form in Handbook”)

Delete the word “four” immediately before the words “Vice-
Presidents.”

Section 9. b. 8 (Under “Suggested Form in Handbook”)

Delete the following words: “through the Planning Counselor
of the Board of Directors.”

Section 9. d, e; f
Change order of paragraph identifications: d to e, e to f, f to d.
Section 10. r
For the word “recommendations” substitute the word “reports.”
Incorporating the previously mentioned deletions and correc-

tions, your Committee 6 recommends favorable action on the part
of the Synod.

RECOMMENDATION II
Full-Time Vice-Presidents

The Committee on Co-ordination of Synod’s Work is of the
conviction that the office of the Vice-President is making such a
demand upon the time and energies of the men chosen for this office
that for the sake of better co-ordination of the work of Synod this
convention should consider and decide upon making at least some
of these men full-time Vice-Presidents. Your Committee therefore
submits the following recommendations: :
Wuereas, The work of Synod is a large and growing work and

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there is need for greater help to the President in his function
of supervision regarding doctrine and administration; and
Waercas, This help can be given through the service of the Vice-
Presidents, who “shall, upon the request of the President, rep-
resent him (Handbook, 2.35)”; and
Wuereas, Vice-Presidents are being drawn into more of the ac-
tivities of Synod as members of boards and committees; and
Wuaereas, The cost would only be slightly more than under the
present arrangement, where subsidies are paid to the congre-
gation of the Vice-President for assistants, and Synod would
thereby have the full use of the services of these men at a
very slight additional cost;
Therefore we recommend
1. That Synod provide for two full-time Vice-Presidents, First
and Second, who, like the President of Synod, are to be
salaried directly by Synod; and
2. That the Board of Directors set an adequate salary, includ-
ing rent; and
3. That upon the voluntary retirement from the full-time Vice-
Presidency due to infirmity or age, an annual stipend, deter-~
mined by the Board of Directors of Synod, shall be allowed
them as honorary Vice-Presidents; and
4. That in the event a full-time Vice-President fails to be re-
elected to office, the aforesaid stipend is to be paid until such
time as said Vice-President is called or placed into active
duty; the purpose and intent being to provide adequately for
his sustenance in the interim and not to supplement his
income.

We further recommend

5. That provisions 3 and 4 of the foregoing recommendation
be made applicable to the President of Synod.

ACTION
Concerning this matter, Committee 6 presented the following
recommendations, which were adopted:

Resolution 3

With reference to Recommendation II of the Committee on.
Co-ordination of Synod’s Work, your Committee 6 recommends
favorable action, with the following substitution and correction:

Delete Sections 3 and 4; substitute as 3, “that in the event
a full-time Vice-President fails to be re-elected to office or elects
to resign his position because of infirmity, such Vice-President
not having reached the official retirement age, an annual stipend