# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S499
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

FINANCIAL MATTERS

TEACHERS

59 receive an average of $120.00 a month
134 receive an average of 165.00 a month
318 receive an average of 200.00 a month
522 receive an average of 237.50 a month
285 receive an average of 270.00 a month

71 receive an average of 300.00 a month

22 receive an average of 350.00 a month

1,411 receive an average of $228.00 a month

the average cash salary received by our pastors is $251.00
plus free use of a dwelling or a rent allowance.

“average cash salary of our teachers is $228.00 a month plus
fa dwelling or a rent allowance.

We regret also to say that not all graduates from our
schools are joining the Pension Fund after their grad-
We deplore this fact. It is our conviction that such as do
the Pension Fund should not be expected to make
on Synod’s Support Treasury in the event of their
ty or at the time of their retirement. The wives of these
mbers should also be made aware of the fact that their
s have not provided for them in the manner devised by
for this purpose.

* n-Members of Pension Fund Forfeit Support Benefits

‘Wereas, Synod itself has resolved that the Pension Fund

and now is Synod’s method of providing support; there-

Resolved, That the workers in Synod who after January 1,

not participating members of Synod’s Pension Plan forfeit
to Support Benefits.

Pension Fund Participation of Synodical Workers
REAS, Synod has resolved that the Pension Fund shall

therefore now is Synod’s method of providing for its
at the time of retirement; and

HEREAS, Synod itself has numerous pastors and teachers in
ce in executive positions and at our synodical schools; and

‘HEREAS, Synod desires to make provision for its workers
time of their retirement because of age or disability, and
e dependents of such workers at the time of the workers’
means of participation in the Pension Fund; and

WHEREAS, These Districts also desire to provide by means
?ension Fund for these workers at the time of their retire-