# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1346
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONVENTION MINUTES 883

Board of Directors was presented. The name of Rev. Oliver Harms
(Texas District) was added. The entire slate was. thereupon re-
committed to enable the committee to furnish a complete slate in
esolution that had been passed previously.

Bible Society.
Adjournment with the Apostolic Benediction,

Session 5
‘June 23, P.M.

The fifth session was opened with devotional exercises by the
Rev. W. O. Rathke. The minutes were then read and adopted.

(Committee 7, T.B., pp. 34—36)
Synod resolved that the Bureau of Information of Secret Orders
should henceforth be known as the Commission on Fraternal
Organizations (Resolution 3). Synod ordered the word “again”
inserted in the resolution on lodges (T.B., p. 34, Resolution 1) after
“1929” and reaffirmed the position with respect to lodges set forth
in the synodical Handbook 13.01. Pastors and congregations were

pastors. The answer was given that this was settled by the
synodical Handbook, page 36, lines 2—6, stating that Synod ex-
pected such congregations “to honor its rules and regulations.”
The report of the Joint Committee on Scouting (T. B., p. 35,
Memorial 652, Resolution 2) was accepted, and Synod sustained
_ the policy with regard to Scouting adopted in 1944, The unpri

report of the Bureau of Information regarding secret societies
(T. B., p.36) was read to Synod.

Greetings were ordered extended to the National Evangelical
Lutheran Church (Finnish).

(Committee 2, T. B., p. 23, Memorial 406)
Rev. Walter Daib presented an overview of mission opportuni- :

ties in Europe. In order to unify the mission expansion program
in Europe, Synod ordered all its work in Europe administered by