# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1347
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884 CONVENTION MINUTES

the Board for European Affairs excepting the conduct of free
conferences and the resettlement of displaced persons and refugees
(Resolution 9).

In order to build an indigenous, self-supporting church, the
Board for European Affairs was granted authority to create an
advisory council or councils in Europe which are to consult’ with
the Board for European Affairs. Since the far-reaching importance
of the proposals made by the Board for European Affairs and the
mission opportunities in Europe demand careful consideration, and
since the Free Churches of Europe must be fully acquainted with
the new proposals, these proposals were referred to the Board for
European Affairs and the Praesidium for further study and action.
(Resolution 11.) This board was instructed to study the request
for help made by our brethren in Finland and to present the need
to the Board of Directors for review and action if they found the
request meritorious (Resolution 10).

(Committee 16, T.B., pp. 30—31)

By separate motions Synod resolved to receive into member-
ship the pastors and candidates of theology, the teachers and teach-
ing candidates, the congregations listed in Today’s Business, pages
30—31, adding to the list of pastors the names of Rev. Jaroslav
Pelikan, Ph. D., and the Rev. Thomas Urban, who had been trans-
ferred from the Slovak Church. The revised Constitution and
By-Laws of Trinity Lutheran Church, Faribault, Minn., were
ratified.

(Committee 1, T.B., p. 13, Senior College)

The final decision on the location of the Senior College was
referred to a committee composed of the Praesidium of Synod, the
Board of Directors, the Board for Higher Education, the District
Presidents and one lay delegate from each District, and the
Advisory Committee of the Board for Higher Education. Each
member of the committee except those composing the Advisory
Committee of the Board for Higher Education shall be entitled to
a vote. The decision is to be based on a majority vote. The an-
nouncement of the location shall be made prior to the general
solicitation of funds for the Senior College.. The Board for Higher
Education was instructed to receive and examine all data and
suggestions which individuals or groups may wish to bring to
Synod’s attention and to prepare recommendations and relevant
data. A maximum sum of $2,750,000 was authorized for the con-
struction of the Senior College. The authority necessary to execute
_this plan was granted to the Board for Higher Education and to
Synod’s Board of Directors and the Fiscal Conference. However,

CONVENTION MINUTES 885

E the legal status of the Board of Directors (Handbook 2.75) shall

in no way be abridged. (Resolution 3.)

The changes in the Handbook proposed in Today’s Business,
pages 38—42, and there presented as Resolutions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
12, 13, and 14 were adopted without change.

The President recognized the presence at the convention of
the Misses Lutz-Lawton of London, England, who had extended
hospitality to some 5,000 of our soldiers, and thanked them for
their hospitality, wishing them God’s continued blessing and a safe
return journey.

The following were instructed to serve as a committee to review
the remarks made-on the floor concerning a candidate for the

_ vice-presidency: Rev. R. Ressmeyer (President, Southeastern Dis-

trict), Rev. Oliver Harms (President, Texas District), Rev. H. Treit
(Saskatchewan District), Messrs. Martin Luker (Texas District)
and Elmore Boeger (Northern Illinois District).

After briefly surveying the present work of our Armed Serv-
ices Commission, which ministers to 5,000 men of our Synod and
does extensive work in Veterans’ Hospitals, the chairman of the
Commission, Dr. P. L. Dannenfeldt, presented Chaplain Martin
Poch, who brought the greetings and appreciation of his chief,
Chaplain C. Irving Carpenter; Chaplain Ray Hohenstein, who
brought the greetings of his chief, Staunton W. Salisbury, and
asked younger ministers to consider serving in Naval Reserve
Chaplaincies; and Chaplain of the Air Force Wm. Reiss, who
brought the greetings of his chief, O. H. Barker, voicing the
request that the work of chaplains be continued at home and
abroad; and Chaplain Edward Kroencke of the Veterans Admin-
istration, who brought the greetings of his chief, Chaplain Ed.
McDonald, pointing out that the peak of veterans’ hospital service
could be expected by 1970.

Synod heard its Treasurer, Mr. Walter Schlueter, discuss the
financial reports found in Memorial 803.

The Judge of Elections reported the results of the election
for the Board of Appeals, the Board for Foreign Missions (Slate 1
elected), Church Extension Board (Slate 1 elected), the Board
for Young People’s Work (Slate 1 elected). The slates presented
for the Board for Parish Education, the Board of Directors of
Concordia Publishing House, and for the Student Service Com-
mission were approved. Under suspension of rules the Committee
on Elections was authorized to use the information sheet for the
Board for Parish Education as a ballot.

Adjournment with the hymn “Jesus, the Very Thought of
Thee.” ;