# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S315
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 815

posed “Handbook” Changes for Department
of Public Relations

12.01 Personnel and Appointment

e Department of Public Relations shall be administered by
1 of seven members, three pastors, three laymen, and one
f the faculty of one of our teachers’ colleges. This board
ppointed triennially by the Board of Directors, in con-
7 with the President together with the Vice-Presidents.

12.03 Functions and Duties

department shall be responsible for the work of Synod’s
“elations organization, co-ordinating the efforts of Synod
ancillary organizations to develop greater understanding
ts doctrine and its work, among the public.

e department shall disseminate factual information on
its work through all accepted means of communication.
e. department shall present the Lutheran viewpoint on
f the day.

The department shall answer attacks against our Church.
e department shall co-ordinate and conduct Synod’s rela-
governmental agencies, promoting the interests of Synod
safeguarding constitutional guarantees of the separation of
and State.

The department shall be responsible to the President of
for policy and action but shall be related to the Board of
of Synod in financial and all other matters.

12.05 Executive Secretary

‘Executive Secretary shall be appointed by the Board for
telations, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
be Synod’s Director of Public Relations. He may be
A from office by the Board for Public Relations, with the
Pot’ the Board of Directors.

12.07 Headquarters

Board for Public Relations shall establish and maintain
ers for its Executive Secretary in one of the nation’s
cities to be determined by the Board in consultation with

d of Directors. 12.09 Budget

Board shall annually submit a budget to the Board of
s.of Synod for recommendation and for reference to the
ronference, which shall allocate funds for the department.

DEPARTMENT OF PuBLic RELATIONS
Oswatp C. J. Horrmann, D. D., Executive Secretary