# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S654
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654 FINANCIAL MATTERS
January 1, 1957, because of payments of personal and employers’
taxes to their Social Security progress, be excused; and be it
further

Resolved, (e) That the Board be authorized to adjust the
ceiling on the wages of the retired workers in Argentina or Brazil,
to be in line with the ceiling of the wages obtaining in the States;
and be it finally

Resolved, (f) That the Death Benefit in behalf of South
American pastors and teachers shall remain at 75% of the Death
Benefit obtaining in the States and shall be paid in United States
currency. The usual deductions for lack of regular payments dur-
ing any given year shall also be made, but the minimum Death
Benefit shall be $150.

Unprinted Memorial 41 advocated that the subsidy for sem-
inaries and teachers colleges be discontinued. Committee 10 pre-
sented Resolution 8, which was adopted:

Wuereas, Subsidy for seminary and teachers-college graduates
is no longer necessary; therefore be it

Resolved, That all subsidies to such graduates be discontinued
after July 1956.

Pension for Handicapped Children of Pension Members
(Memorial 803)
Wuereas, The Pension Fund was inaugurated by Synod to

support retired and disabled pastors and teachers, to support their
widows and dependent children; and

Wuereas, Today much is being done for handicapped chil-
dren; and

Wuereas, Our Government is even considering to extend social
security to such children as perpetual dependents of social security
members;

Wuereas, Pension members do not always have means left
after death for these children’s support;

Wuereas, It would help charitable institutions, such as
Bethesda, in providing for some of these children; be it

Resolved, That Synod extend pension dependence allowance
to all handicapped children of Pension members.
St. Jonn’s Ev. LuTHeran, Wurrte, NEsR.
_ FLoyp OrmMaN Ivan RUCKER
Westey Ficutner’ Elders of Church