# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S652
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

652 FINANCIAL MATTERS

Resolution 5
Subject: Delinquency and Nonmember Problem
Wnereas, Since the Board of Support is urging congregations
to continue making employer’s contributions in behalf of their
workers who are not making personal contributions; therefore be it
Resolved, That employer’s contributions paid for a nonmember
shall be placed to his credit as employer’s payments. Interest shall
be added to such credits at the end of each fiscal year. And from
the resulting accumulation, said nonmember or nonparticipating

member, or his widow and dependent children, shall receive the

actual earned annuity.
Resolution 6

Subject: Arrears in Contributions to Fund

Wuereas, In keeping with the 1941 Fort Wayne resolution, the
Contingent Fund may, in our opinion, be classified as “Available
Funds,” since no other funds were made available; and

Wuereas, The moneys in the Contingent Fund are supplied by
released employers’ payments (Section 10.45 f and g., and 10.49 a
and b) and for this reason could well be used to make up personal
and employers’ payments for the needy; and

Wuereas, The foremost Church Pension Fund counselor in
America, Dr. G. A. Huggins, advises: “As a general rule, I do not
think it is a good practice to make up arrears of employer and
member contributions out of the general funds, because, if it be-
comes a general practice and known as a general practice, it may
weaken the whole collection system”; and

Wuereas, Dr. Huggins furthermore advises: “If arrears are
made up, it should be done only in what might be classed as
emergency cases, with as little publicity as possible, so if it is
done, I know of no better fund than the Contingent Fund”; and

Wnuereas, Also a Contingent Fund is there for the purpose of
meeting emergencies, such as the need of those members or their
employers who are unable to make their payments; therefore we
herewith

Request, That the convention approve the position taken by
the Board of Support and Pensions. We feel that the regulation
10.41¢ may not be sufficiently clear and specific. Therefore we
suggest that it be amended to read:

“This Contingent Fund will be used for supplemental and/or
emergency benefits at the discretion of the Board of Support and
Pensions.” :

This resolution was not adopted.

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