# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S485
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

FINANCIAL MATTERS 485

th the Visitors, plan such a District program as soon as

Synod’s Department of Stewardship, Missionary Edu-
d Promotion be informed of this our action and asked to
fal to the District Stewardship and Finance Committees in
jing and carrying out such a program.

‘That our District Stewardship and Finance Committee, to-
with our Board of Directors (District officials), be author-
eget up a District budget which will more fully meet the
zidemands of our District and Synod.

in view of all this, Synod be asked to plan its budget
range basis, include in its annual budget such items as
e included in special church-wide collections, and thus
- to eliminate such Synod-wide collections as much as

THe WESTERN District
T. A. WEINHOLD, President
Watter J. Warneck, Secretary

for the financial assistance it has given to the retired

f Service. It is no small matter each month to remit to
215. beneficiaries a total of approximately $60,000 in
d Support benefits.

Executive Committee of your Board met at least five
sar during the past triennium to transact the routine
e Board, which consists primarily in granting Pension
benefits to thé individual applicant after his request
“the recommendation of the respective District board.
take this opportunity to thank the District boards for
ig and efficient co-operation not only with regard to
d' Support matters, but also with regard to enlisting
m Fund members in their individual Districts,

‘Board met in plenary session twice each year during
tie onium for the purpose of discussing and determining
“which guide the Executive Committee in the per-

x ss and their dependents. We thank Synod itself, and all