# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S475
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS AT5

d. He shall keep himself informed concerning the mission
activities of other church bodies throughout the world.

e. He shall keep himself informed concerning the needs and
opportunities throughout the world.

f. He shall use his advisory capacity to maintain a proper
balance in respect to the various mission activities in the church.

g. He shall assist the various Mission Boards in developing
long-range programs and over-all policies.

h. He shall serve as champion and spokesman for the over-all
mission program of the church.

i. He shall work closely with the Board of Directors’ Divisional
Committee on Missions and keep this committee fully informed on
all mission matters.

j. He shall convene the Mission Council, on which all Mission
Boards are represented, and assist the council in carrying out its
functions. (Handbook, 8.175 and 8.177.)

Changes in the “Handbook,”
Section XIII, Paragraph 13.05
(Memorial 513)

(Social Welfare)

Wuereas, This paragraph, reading as follows: “The Board for
Social Welfare shall serve as a general advisory and correlating
agency for the social welfare interests in The Lutheran Church —
Missouri Synod. It shall aid and assist the congregations and the
social welfare agencies called into being by such congregations
and/or their members in carrying out the historical principles
of the autonomy of these establishing agencies,” does not ade-
quately convey the intent of the directives given to the Department
by the Board of Directors of Synod; therefore be it

Resolved, That this paragraph be changed to read as follows:

“The Board of Social Welfare shall serve as a general advisory
and correlating agency for the social welfare interests within The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod in accordance with the direc-
tives given to the Board of Social Welfare by the Board of Directors
of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod.”

Tue DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE
H. F. Winn, Executive Secretary