# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S474
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474 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

ACTION

Upon recommendation of Committee 6, Synod adopted the
following resolution:

Resolution 37

Wuereas, The office of Secretary of Missions is large in scope
and great in responsibility, as indicated in the 1932 synodical
resolution authorizing the office: “That the Board of Directors be
authorized to appoint a full-time Secretary of Missions, whose duty
it.shall be to gather, and to furnish to the proper authorities, infor-
mation on all missions of Synod in order that our missions may
be conducted in a more uniform and efficient manner” (1932 Pro-
ceedings, p.111); and

Wuereas, The mission program of Synod at home and on for-
eign soil is constantly expanding; and

Wnuereas, The co-ordination and unification of policies would
result in a greater effectiveness and better stewardship; and

Wuereas, A properly balanced effort among the various Boards
will give proper emphasis to the various mission fields; therefore
be it

Resolved, That the office of Secretary of Missions be restored
to its original intent as set forth in the 1932 resolution quoted
above; and be it further

Resolved, That this office be a consultative office and separated
from direct executive responsibility for the program of any indi-

vidual Board, that the following become the directives for this
office: : .

1. Appointment

A Secretary of Missions shall be appointed by the President of
Synod in conjunction with the Vice-Presidents and shall be an-
swerable to the President of Synod.

2. Duties

a. He shall serve in an advisory capacity to all Mission Boards
and to that end attend as many Board meetings as possible.

b. He shall serve in an advisory capacity to the various auxili-
ary organizations of Synod (Lutheran Laymen’s League, Lutheran
Women’s Missionary League, and others).

c. He shall keep himself thoroughly informed on the work of
every Mission department.