# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S738 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) aie ariaebinniaitheanedhnnse ae eos | 788 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS wy Resolution 1 tution arte The Department of Social Welfare pane oo , 30 te Synod, assembled at Milwauk 0 30, » was organized on Novemb i: Board or Social Welfare, appointed by the Hontrae yno r. J. W. Behnken pursuan ; ; : . t to the di Sa resolution, in turn appointed the Rev. Henry F aa Secretary of the Department on a part HEREAS, The Rev. Dr. Hen F. Wind i full time to this Department; and. * Wind Js abo HEREAS, This De y ated its com. 5 partment has alread d om. W ; emonstrated j petence and value in the work of Christian charity; therefor, be Resolved, That we invok ’ e God’s contt, . Department, its Board, and Executive Seeretan blessing on this Wis, 1, when the ble President ctive given in Maintaining and Operating But One Welfare Department Ww th (Unprinted Memorial 66) HEREAS, The Lutheran Church Mi i — Miss lished a Department of Social Welfare; and . this Deas The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod has charged ime wm ent with the responsibility of co-ordinating devele town nei ve aaces or all types, including general relief locally, , internationally, am: ci vations operated by, or affiliated with, said Syrods so ne organ Church — arg’ Se eament of Social Welfare, The Lutheran od, has net on thew responainilithe San able and competent executive to ical, and wee is osical ae , the mre of efficient, econom- 1 ; roup these re ibiliti ' the Wanunistrative organization of one department; anit’ under, HEREAS, The establishment of one board and staff provides ynod has estab. » created by reso - ~time basis; and. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 739 - Resolved, That the secretary of the Associated Lutheran Char- ‘be instructed to convey this resolution in writing to appro- individuals and committees at the Houston convention of . Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, in June of 1953. - Tue AssocIATED LUTHERAN CHARITIES WITHIN THE SYNODICAL CONFERENCE A. H. Brrncewarrt, Secretary ACTION Committee 13 brought in the following resolution, which was podopted: Resolution 32 ; Wuereas, This memorial is dated June 18, 1953, and therefore F does not appear in Reports and Memorials, so that it could be padequately studied by the delegates at this Convention; and Wuereas, The combination of the departments referred to in this memorial deserves more thorough consideration than can be F given it at this time; therefore be it Resolved, That the memorial be declined. A Program of Theological Research (Memorial 1011) Be Wuereas, A planned and continuing program of theological * research is vital to the full effectiveness of our Church’s witness to _ our generation; and Whereas, At present no such program of research exists . within our Church; and & Wuereas, This need is normally met in other denominations “by research funds made available by their respective Church- controlled publishing houses; be it Resolved, That the Board of Directors of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod be directed to allocate 10 per cent of the annual net profits received from Concordia Publishing House toward the development of such a program; and be it further Resolved, That the Committee on Allocating Scholarly Re- search Funds be directed to develop such a program and to admin- ister the funds made available by the Board of Directors to it. THe LUTHERAN ACADEMY FOR SCHOLARSHIP Martin H. ScHartEMANN, President Frances H. Exxss, Secretary ACTION This matter was taken care of by Committee 6 under Reso- lution 29.