# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1351
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CONVENTION MINUTES 889

mittee on Miscellaneous Matters to present proper resolutions. In
a resolution Synod voiced its thanks to God for the services ren-
dered by the brethren mentioned in the necrology presented by
the President at the opening session.

(Committee 10, T.B., pp. 54—55)

Synod commended the Catechism Committee for its splendid
accomplishments and expressed its gratitude to all who contributed
to the work. The committee is to be released upon publication
of the Intermediate Catechism and Workbook. Luther’s introduc-
tion to the Small Catechism was ordered included in the teacher’s
manuals to the Catechisms. The present wording of the Third
Commandment of our Catechism was ordered retained. Future
committees appointed by Synod to prepare parish educational
materials were instructed to work jointly and co-operatively with
Synod’s Board for Parish Education. The report of Committee 10
was thereupon adopted as a whole.

(Committee 6)

Memorial 502, Recommendation III, was adopted with the
deletions and changes presented in Today’s Business, page 37,
Resolution 4. Synod held that this disposed of Memorial 404.
Resolutions 5 (T.B., p.37) and 7 (T. B., p.68) were recommitted.
Resolution 11 (T.B., p.65) was moved and seconded. A motion
to recommit was lost, but no action was taken.

(Committee 11, T.B., p. 33)

..The question of the overdue payments to the General Church
Extension Board referred to in Memorial 405, Paragraph 4, was
turned over to the General Church Extension Board, the President
of the Northern Nebraska District, and Grace Congregation of
Norfolk, Nebr. (Resolution 1). In view of the fact that the
“Building for Tomorrow” effort failed to produce $500,000 needed
for urgent work in our colleges and seminaries and that building
costs have risen considerably, Synod resolved to suspend By-Law
2.79i and to authorize the Board of Directors to borrow up to
$750,000 for this purpose. Said sum is to be repaid with the first
receipts of any educational: collection. The amendment to the
motion that this sum be borrowed from the Postwar Reserve and
Contingency Reserve Funds was lost. (Resolution 2.)

Election results: °

Board of Directors, Concordia Publishing House: Pastor Ken-
neth R. Hoffmann; Teacher Theo. Gassner; Laymen, Messrs. Harvey
Kopp, Wm. Lahrmann.