# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1356
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONVENTION MINUTES 895

up the work of medical missions. Synod expressed its joy over
the fact that a group of physicians and other professional people
from our members have petitioned the Church to launch upon
an expanded program of medical missions and expressed agree-
ment in principle with the general objectives set forth in their
petition. The signers of Memorial 414, the Secretary of Missions,
and his assistant were constituted a committee to study the prob-
lems involved, formulate a work plan, and upon approval of the
Board of Directors and appropriation of necessary funds, to execute
the program (Resolution 21).

(Committee 14, T.B., p. 87£.)

Synod endorsed the work of its Radio Committee and appro-
priated $5,000, $6,500, and $8,000 for the years of the coming
triennium respectively, authorized the office of Director of Radio
and Television, who is to operate along the lines laid down in
Today’s Business, page 88, lines 15—29, and appropriated $37,500
during the next triennium for this office, subject to the approval
of the Fiscal Conference (Resolution 2).

Synod congratulated KFUO, its director, Dr. H. H. Hohenstein,
and Dr. J. H. C. Fritz on their joint silver anniversary and thanked
all who had faithfully served KFUO during the last 25 years.
Synod also called upon congregations to continue their support
of KFUO and increased its annual appropriation to $29,000 a year,
subject to the approval of the Fiscal Conference (Resolution 3,
T. B., p. 90).

Synod advised congregations to investigate building laws be-
fore submitting preliminary drawings to the Committee on Church
Architecture and to sénd only preliminary drawings. Synod recom-
mended that the Committee on Church Architecture meet at the
time of the Delegate Convention (Resolution 4, T. B., p. 90).

The request to publish salaries of professors and synodical
officials was declined to avoid any embarrassment on account of
the chronically low salary scale (T. B., p. 100, Memorial 817, Reso-
lution 5).

Calling boards and agencies were urged to seek lay leaders
and administrators. Our colleges and high schools were asked to
keep the need for lay administrators in mind when setting up their
curricula (T. B., p. 100, Memorial 540, Resolution 6).

Synod expressed: appreciation to the members of the Armed
Services Commission with a special vote of thanks to Pastor Paul
Mehl, the former executive secretary. The Armed Services Com-
mission is to be continued and to carry on its program. Congrega-
tions were urged to be more faithful in reporting to the Commis-