# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1250
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

FINANCIAL MATTERS 771

3, -WueEREAS, Too many such collections can work to the harm of

. gynodical, District, and congregational budgets; be it therefore...

Resolved, That before any such collection or fund-raising
enterprise he initiated, the College of Presidents shall approve the
purpose and the financial goals, if the collection crosses District
lines, while the Visitors’ Conference of the District shall approve
similarly where the collection is to -be held within one District;
and be it

Resolved, That in all cases of such collections the body granting
permission shall satisfy itself that the institution or organization
benefiting from the collection is using standardized financial systems
recommended by national organizations (e. g., a hospital those of
the A.H.A., an orphanage or old folks’ home those of the Com-
munity Chest, a college or institution of higher learning those of
accrediting associations); and be it

Resolved, That upon completion of the effort the report of the
examination by a certified public accountant accompany the finan-
cial reports furnished to the authorizing group; and be it

Resolved, That the ratio of the promotional cost to the amount
raised in the various Districts of Synod be a matter of public
regard; and be it

Resolved, That no organization or enterprise regardless of | pre-
vious blanket approval be exempted from these provisos.

YorkK-SEWARD REGIONAL CONFERENCE
_ SourHern NEBRASKA District

. B. Hou, Secretary
ACTION

Concerning Memorials 806 and. 815, Synod | adopted the. fol-
lowing report of Committee 11:

Resolution 10 ;

Wuereas, Both of these memorials deal essentially with. the
same subject matter; and

Wuereas, The contents of these memorials have already been
dealt with in Memorial 805; therefore be it

Resolved, That these memorials require no further action.

Assign Responsibility for Preparation and Presentation
of Synodical Budget
; (Memorial 807)

Wnereas, The responsibility for the preparation. of ‘the synod-
ical budget is not at present fixed by Synod, be it therefore
Resolved, That the President of Synod direct the: preparation