# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S737
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 737

sre also maintains close contact with the Family Life Com-
, the Committee for a Research Project on Psychology and
on, the National Council of Lutheran Agencies, various com-
es and agencies of Synod, and others. It is hoped that through
;participation in the work of these boards and committees
ater unity of purpose and better correlation of efforts will result.

8. Public and Private Welfare Agencies
E In common with many citizens, particularly with members
the Christian Church, members of the Board of Social Welfare
e viewed with concern the rapid rise and development of public
‘are agencies. While conceding their necessity and the worth-
Ghileness of their efforts, we believe that public or tax-supported
Ecncies must never supplant agencies of mercy established by the
3 burch, nor usurp their functions. To permit our agencies of
fmercy to die would be to rob our Church of its most effective
hes imony, the testimony of “faith that worketh by love,” and to
deny our members the opportunity to “do good unto all men,
fespecially unto them who are of the household of faith.”

dy of the whole problem of the relationship between public and
private welfare agencies, in the hope of eventually recommending
‘appropriate action to safeguard the work of our agencies of mercy.

9. The Office of Executive Secretary
The chairman of the Board of Social Welfare, the Rev. E. B.
§ Glabe, has authorized the following announcement:
“We are happy to announce that the Rev. Henry F. Wind, D.D.,
for the past 34 years Executive Secretary of the Lutheran Service
2. Society of New York and President of Associated Lutheran Chari-
4 ties, who has served the Board as part-time executive on a tempo-
‘rary basis without compensation since November 1, 1951, has now
accepted the appointment as full-time Executive Secretary of the
* Department of Social Welfare, with an office in the Lutheran

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Building in St.Louis. He will enter upon his new duties as soon

as satisfactory arrangements can be made for his removal to
St. Louis.

“Now that the Department i is fully staffed, we hope.and believe
that we will be enabled to fulfill our assigned tasks with renewed
energy and zeal, to the glory of our Lord and the welfare of
His children.” H. F. Wmv, Executive Secretary
Boarp or Socrat) WELFARE

ACTION
Committee 13 recommended, and Synod resolved: - ..

The Board of Social Welfare is therefore planning an intensive -