# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S427
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MISSIONS 427

basis of their long experience and actual visits in the field will
endorse our conclusion.
Tue ELEcTED Boarp FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
(Resigned as of July 1, 1955)
Louis T. BucHHEmer, Chairman
ALFRED W. TRINKLEIN, Vice-Chairman
C. AtBeRT Beter, Financial Secretary

Watter C. Dats, Secretary

ACTION
Synod adopted Resolution 29 of Committee 2:

Wuereas, The elected Board for European Affairs submitted
its resignation in June 1955; and

Wuereas, An unpublished report of this elected board (Today’s
Business, pp. 205—207) requesting a full-time executive secretary
was presented to and studied by your committee; and

Wuereas, An interim committee was appointed by the synod-
ical President, Dr. J. W. Behnken, to administer our church’s
interests in Europe; and

Wuergas, Dr. H. A. Mayer, Secretary of Missions, will leave
shortly on a European tour at the direction of the interim com-
mittee; and

Wuereas, A new Board for European Affairs will be elected
at this convention; therefore be it

Resolved, a) That the Secretary of Missions report his findings
to the new Board for European Affairs; and be it further

Resolved, b) That the new Board carefully study the neces-
sity of a full-time executive secretary and report its findings to
the 1959 convention of Synod.

Report of the Interim Committee
on European Affairs
(Report 420)

Upon resignation of the elected Board for European Affairs
in June of 1955, President J. W. Behnken appointed an Interim
Committee to fill out the unexpired term of the Board. The Com-
mittee consists of Dr. Paul Koenig, Chairman; Dr. O. A. Dorn,
Secretary; Rev. E. L. Roschke, Prof. Martin J. Naumann, and
Mr, Theo. Schroeder. Dr. H. A. Mayer, Secretary of Missions, was
appointed to serve as temporary Executive Secretary of the Com-
mittee. This Committee has directed the work in Europe as best