# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S254
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

254 MISSIONS

boundary and a Board for Missions in Latin America in chai
missions south of the U.S. boundary; and
3. To require that at least two men with Latin America
‘perience serve on the Board for Missions in Latin America:
4. To supply these two boards with the necessary fund
facilities to carry out their respective purposes; and
5. To direct each of these boards to elect its own Exes
Secretary, under the approval of the President of Synod, :
hold such Executive Secretary responsible to the board by’
he is elected for the carrying out of his work and for the er
ment of such personnel as is needed.
H. M. Hansen, Vallonia, Ind.
Teo. J. E. HERRMANN, Brownstown,
J. Tu, Destinon, Seymour, Ind. :
H. C. Bese, North Vernon, Ind.
Vernon H. Hartey, Corpus Christi,,
Raymonp A. Ernst, Medora, Ind. ~
Victor A. Mack, Seymour, Ind.
Rosert E. Fortser, Seymour, Ind.
Atvrn A. MuELLER, Seymour, Ind.

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Full-Time Director of Missions
Wuereas, The mission program of Synod at home a
foreign soil is constantly expanding; and
Wuereas, The co-ordination and unification of policies
result in a greater effectiveness and better stewardship; . an
Wuereas, A properly balanced effort among the various:
will give proper emphasis to the various mission fields; .the
be it
Resolved, That a full-time director of missions be app
to supervise the general synodical missions program in all i
ous phases. Be it further “4
Resolved, That this office be a supervisory. office and sep
from direct executive responsibility for the program of an;
vidual board. Be it further
Resolved, That the administrative board for guiding
erning the functions of this office be made up of propor
representation from existing synodical mission boards to ¥
mined by joint sessions of said boards.

Aruincron Hetcuts, Iut., SPECIAL ConrE
Epcar H. Berens, Chairman?