# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S278
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

278 MISSIONS

time. Your commissioners are of the opinion, however, that
plan has great merits and should, therefore, be taken up. 3
after political and economic conditions of Europe have

more settled, at which time this plan might find more general g
port also in Europe. The Board for European Affairs is encowry
to keep this in mind.”

Comment: The Board for European Affairs agrees wit I

above recommendation and feels that at the present time no
should be made.

IX. Resident Representative

“The idea of placing a permanent resident representati
our Synod in Europe was recommended to the 1950 oe
Milwaukee. This matter was also discussed with our breth 1

ferences and with the officers of the Free Churches in Ge
It became apparent at once that it would be very aiteult @

well-trained, and Biblically sound theologian. He would alsé'
to possess excellent administrative abilities and the know-h

lived in Germany, this would arouse prejudices on the part
Church in the other European countries. If he lived in a

country, such as Switzerland, he would find it difficult to
for himself and his family the spiritual ministrations require
he would not be near a church of his own persuasion.

“In view of these difficulties and the further fact that.th
lems of the Church in European countries are constantly .«
with the ongoing events of history, and since they are of.a
varying nature, sometimes being of a theological, sometime
administrative, sometimes of a financial nature, it might
and less costly to continue functioning as we have in the ps
a problem of a certain nature arises, a representative of our:Gf
who is peculiarly qualified to handle that problem, can;
Even if we had a permanent resident representative in
would still be necessary to bring him back home at fairly: i
intervals so as to keep him in touch with the home Church.:
wise he would almost inevitably become the spokesman:
European churches, and it would then still be necessary:
men from here to discover how a given situation. woul
a representative of our Synod and what in the judgment:
ought to be done under the circumstances.