# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1094
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396 MISSIONS

2. To set up two separate mission boards, namely,
Missions in North America in charge of missions north
boundary and a Board for Missions in Latin America

3. To require that at least two men with Latin American ex
Perience serve on the Board for Missions in Latin America: anj
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and
4. To supply these two boards with the necessary funds and
facilities to carry out their respective Purposes; and

5. To direct each of these boards to elect its own Executive
Secretary, under the approval of the President of Synod, and to
hold such Executive Secretary responsible to the board by whom

he is elected for the carrying out of his work and for the employ.
ment of such personnel as is needed.

H. M. Hansen, Vallonia, Ind.
Teo. J. E. Herrmann, Brownstown, Ind.
J. Tx. Destinon, Seymour, Ind.

H. C. Beser, North Vernon, Ind.

Vernon H. Hartey, Corpus Christi, T
Raymonp A. Ernst, Medora, Ind. ‘
Victor A. Mack, Seymour, Ind.

Roserr E. For.ser, Seymour, Ind.

ALvin A. MUELLER, Seymour, Ind.

ACTION
Committee 2 recommended, and Synod resolved:

Resolution 24

Wuereas, Synod in 1947 at

Argentina Districts consolidate
and South America; and

WHEREAS, Synod in 1950 deem
newly consolidated Board; and -

the request of the Brazil and
d the Board for Missions in North

ed it premature to abolish this

Wuereas, Representatives from both South American Districts
expressed complete satisfaction with the present arrangement; and

Wuereas, It lies within the province of the duly elected board

to assign to a subcommittee any and all special problems that may
arise; therefore be it

Resolved, That Overture 403 be declined; and be it further

Resolved, That we request our Board for Missions in North

and South America seriously to consider the appointment of a
subcommittee to study the s

pecial problems of our Latin American
missions.

@ Board fo,

in charg,
missions south of the U.S. boundary; and © of

MISSIONS 397

Full-Time Director of Missions
(Memorial 404)
ese. The mission program of Synod at home and on
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soil is constantly expanding; and '
aEREAS The co-ordination and unification of policies would
vee a greater effectiveness and better stewardship; and
; the various boards
wereas, A properly balanced effort among
a a ae proper emphasis to the various mission fields; therefore
‘il
4 it : : . 2 t d
. i f missions be appointe
d, That a full-time director o
aise the general synodical missions program in all its vari-
Te phases. Be it further . ted
* Resolved, That this office be a supervisory office and separa te
in direct executive responsibility for the program of any indi-
yidual board. Be it further _ :
Resolved, That the administrative board for guiding an L gov-
ernin, the functions of this office be made up of proportionate
mentation from existing synodical mission boards to be deter-
rained by joint sessions of said boards.

Artincton Hetcuts, Itu., Spectan CONFERENCE

Enpcar H. Berens, Chairman
H. H. Hemvemann, Secretary

The Office of Mission Secretary and the Creation
of a Mission Council
(Unprinted ‘Memorial 26)

Wuereas, The representatives of the various mission depart-
ments of our Synod have expressed themselves in favor of the
creation of a Mission Council, to be composed of the executive
and one representative from each of the following departments:

The Armed Services Commission

The Board for Missions to the Blind

The General Church Extension Board

The Board for Missions to the Deaf

The Board for European Affairs count

The Board for Missions in Foreign Countries ;

The Board for Missions in North and South America

The Synodical Radio and Television Committee

The Board of Social Welfare ;

The Student Service Commission

The Missionary Board of the Synodical Conference

The Lutheran Television Productions, Inc.; and