# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S729
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

MEMORIALS

(Report 1009)

729

Wuereas, The competence and value of this committee in the
work of Christian charity have been clearly demonstrated as
outlined in its report for the past triennium; therefore be it

Resolved, (a) That we express our appreciation to, and invoke
the continued blessings of our heavenly Father on, this Department,
its board, and its executive secretary; and be it further

Resolved, (b) That this department through its representative,
Dr. H. F. Wind, be given the opportunity to present a pictorial
review of its work.

On the Support of the Charitable Agencies Within the Church

Wuereas, Scripture admonishes us: “As we have therefore
opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them
who are of the household of faith” (Gal. 6:10), and in many other
passages encourages and urges all Christians to practice charity
as an inevitable fruit of faith, that God may be glorified; and

Wuereas, Since the early days of our church it has been the
God-pleasing custom and order in our church to approve the vol-
untary association of members in societies and agencies for the
purpose of practicing charity and administering to the needs of
fellow Christians; and

Wuereas, These societies and agencies are in effect doing work
commanded all Christians and hence are effectively serving our
congregations and the church at large in their activities; and

Wuenreas, Because of the multiplication of appeals by agencies
of the church as well as by secular and social agencies, and also
because of the increasing needs of our people for social services,
these charitable agencies have met with increasing difficulties in
the task of financing their God-pleasing work; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Twenty-eighth Delegate Synod of The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod

1. Recommend to all our people the support of these agencies
by their prayers and their gifts, as God has prospered them;

2. Recommend to all congregations of Synod that they foster
and support these agencies of mercy by permitting them to appeal
to the members of the congregation for support;

. 3. Recommend to all congregations of Synod that these agen-
cies be included, if possible, in the regular budget of the congrega-
tion and/or that they make an annual energetic and systematic
effort to gather funds for charity in order to insure proper and