# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S488
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

488 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

e. Will there be a stewardship program development in the
new District that promises substantial progress can be made finan-
cially year after year?

6. There should be assurance that the new District can and
will develop the parish education program on all levels as, or even
more, effectively than it has been developed in the past.

7. Geographical reasons, e.g. too great distances from the
District headquarters, can sometimes be compelling reasons for the
creation of a new District.

It is self-evident that there must be enough congregations in
the area under consideration to organize a District that can develop
and stand on its own feet in every department. It is well to note
that means of transportation today have brought groups closer to
each other than was the case 25 or 50 years ago. We do not need
to organize a new District every 200 miles or so merely for
geographical reasons.

Therefore, be it

Resolved, (1) That the College of Presidents through its Sec-
retary make these criteria available to Districts contemplating
division; and be it further

Resolved, (2) That such Districts be urged to make use of these
criteria in planning the creation of new Districts.

Districts to Study Matters to Come Before.
Synodical Convention
(Unprinted Memorial 38)
ACTION
Committee 6 recommended and Synod resolved:

Resolution 43
Subject: Districts to Study Matters to Come Before Synodical
Convention
Wuereas, It is of value to the delegates from a District to a
Synodical convention to have information on important matters
coming before the convention in advance; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Districts be encouraged to provide an
arrangement, such as circuit meetings, for discussion of the Book
of Reports and Memorials prior to the synodical convention, with
the understanding that delegates are not to be bound by instruc-
tions (Handbook Section 1.55).