# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S492
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516 : CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

shall be determined by the Board of Directors of Synod for such

length of time as seems advisable to provide adequately for hig |

sustenance.”
Section 5, omit the words “and 4” in the recommendation.

Resolution 8

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 Com-
mittee therefore submits the following recommendations:

Wuereas, The work of Synod is a large and growing work and
there is need for greater help to the President in his function of
supervision regarding doctrine and administration; and

Wuereas, This help can be given through the service of the
Vice-Presidents, who “shall, upon the request of the President,
represent him (Handbook 2.35)”; and

Wuereas, Vice-Presidents are being drawn into more of the
activities of Synod as members of boards and committees; and

Waenreas, The cost would only be slighly more than under the
present arrangement, where subsidies are paid to the congregation
of the Vice-President for assistants, and Synod would thereby have
the full use of the services of these men at a very slight addi-
tional cost; therefore we recommend

1. That the First Vice-President shall be a full-time executive,
salaried directly by Synod;

2. That the Board of Directors set an adequate salary, in-
cluding housing;

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 in-
firmity, such Vice-President not having reached the official retire-
ment age, an annual stipend shall be determined by the Board of
Directors of Synod for such length of time as seems advisable to
provide adequately for his sustenance;

4. That By-Law 2.31 be applicable to said Vice-President (the
Vice-President, being a full-time executive, shall not be in charge
of a congregation nor hold a chair at any educational institution,
but may be called as an assistant pastor, provided that such
services do not interfere with his official duties as Vice-President);

5. That this recommendation be in effect as soon as adopted; and

6. That provision 3 of the foregoing recommendation be made
applicable to the President of Synod.

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 617

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION III

Change in Administration of Church Extension Fund
The Memorials on pp. 438—440 of the 1947 Proceedings were
referred by the President of Synod to the undersigned committee
for study. We present the results of our study in the following
recommendation and explanations. In our recommendation we
offer the complete regulations for Church Extension as they appear
in our Handbook with the suggested changes in italics. You will
have to check the changes and omissions in your Handbook.
We recommend
That the regulations of the Handbook re “Church Extension”
be amended to read as follows:
G. CHurcn Extension Boarp
8101 Personnel and Election of Board
The Church Extension Board shall consist of six members —
two pastors, two teachers, and two laymen-—~-who shall be
elected by Synod.
8.103 Vacancies
The Board shall be empowered to fill any vacancies which
may occur, subject to the approval of the President of Synod.
8.105 Executive Secretary
The Secretary of Missions shall be an advisory member and
the Executive Secretary of the Board.
8.107 Duties of Board
The Church Extension Board shall administer Synod’s Church
Extension Fund and grant loans in accordance with Synod’s
regulations.
8.109 Treasurer of Synod as Depositary
The Treasurer of Synod shall be the depositary of the Church
Extension Board and custodian of its assets. He shall make
the collections, do the essential accounting, and make a
monthly report to the Board.:

8.111 Report of Board

The Church Extension Board shall publish the total amounts -

of loans outstanding and the amounts delinquent in each
District in its report to Synod.
8.113 The Fund
a. The Church Extension Fund is a permanent fund, from
which loans can be made to erect or purchase churches,
schools, parsonages, and teacherages or to acquire property
for new preaching places or congregations.