# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1373
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CONVENTION MINUTES 913

(Committee ll, T. B., p.167) ©

$16,500 was allocated to create a Department for Social Welfare.
A board of five men is to be appointed by the Praesidium, at least
two of whom are members of the Board of Directors of the Asso-
ciated Lutheran Charities. The Board of: Directors in conjunction
with the Board for Social Welfare is to draft necessary regulations.
The Board for Social Welfare shall appoint an Executive Secretary
and supervise his work. The office is to be established in the
synodical office building in St. Louis. (Resolution 19.)

Church Extension loans in foreign countries are to be made
in the money of the country and to be thus repaid (T.B., p. 53,
Resolution 4). The report of the General Church Extension Board
was adopted (Resolution 5).

Congregations were urged systematically and enthusiastically
to support the Lutheran Hour (T. B., p. 70, Resolution 7). Memo-
rial 805 with its resolutions was adopted (page 71, Resolution 9).
Memorial 807 was rejected (page 70, Resolution 8). Memorial 808
(unified budget) is to be put into effect as soon as conditions
warrant (page 71, Resolution 11). Resolution 12 required no action.
Memorials 416 (page 72, Resolution 13), 417 (page 139, Resolu-
tion 14), and Unprinted Memorial 71 were rejected. The Board of
Directors and the Trustees were commended for their faithful
services; the congregations involved for permitting their pastors
to serve on these boards; and the Central and Western Districts
for permitting their stewardship secretaries to work part-time for
Synod’s Stewardship Committee (page 141, Resolution 16). The
Treasurer of Synod was commended for his faithful and efficient
service and his report adopted (page 142, Resolution 17). Resolu-
tion 20 (pp. 167-168) was tabled. The President .of Synod was
asked to communicate to all congregations the desire of the con-
vention that they adjust the salaries of their parish workers.
The Board of Directors is to adjust the salaries of non-teaching
synodical employees (page 170, Resolution 22). Unprinted Memo-
rial 294 suggesting direct pledges to Synod was referred to the
Stewardship Secretary of Synod (page 171, Resolution 24). Synod
adopted the suggestion of the committee to use his prerogative to
order the Committee on Finances to meet before the convention
(page 171, lines 39—43).

(Committee 6)

The action of the President in appointing the Fourth Vice-
President was upheld (page 195, Resolution 49). The President
was authorized to appoint District Presidents to the convention
committees (page 134, Resolution 31). The name of the Board for
Missions in Europe was changed to read “Board for European -
Affairs” (Resolution 32). Section 12.2 of Reports and Memorials,