# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S786
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

786 CONVENTION MINUTES

lem of Sunday school teachers’ meetings and to provide practical
helps for all Sunday school teachers (TB:85-86, 12).

On recommendation of Committee 13 Synod had Dr. H. F.
Wind present a pictorial review of the work of the Department of
Social Welfare and its projected needs (TB:78,1). Synod recom-
mended that its members support the charitable agencies within
our church and that congregations permit these agencies to appeal
to individual members, include these agencies in the regular budget
of the congregation, and make systematic efforts to gather funds
for charity. The Department of Social Welfare was directed to
gather information on the work and needs of all charitable agen-
cies so as to be in position to advise congregations as to an equit-
able distribution of welfare funds (TB:78-79, 2).

Committee 3 presented its report on membership in the Lu-
theran World Federation. After voting down an amendment to
strike all but the last three proposed resolutions and the amend-
ment offered to resolution c (TB:59) as well as the motion to re-
commit the report, Synod adopted the proposed resolution, respect-
fully declining the invitation to join the Lutheran World Federation
and expressing a willingness to discuss all points and questions
with respresentatives of the Federation. 12 negative votes were
counted (7B:58-59, 11).

Synod commended the Board of Support and Pensions for
giving support to disabled children of Pension members. Regular
payments are to be continued until regular salary relation ceases.
(TB:72,2). After striking the first and the third “Whereas” of
Resolution 3, Synod resolved to continue payments to widows of
Pension members at the rate of $60 a month (TB:72,3). A deduc-
tion of $5 for each percentage of participation lacking in an in-
dividual member’s account was authorized (TB:72-73,4). Time
was extended to enable the Nomination Committee to present its
slate for the Board of Directors. After amending the slate by
adding the names of Rev. A. H. Oswald and of Rev. M. F. Kretz-
mann, Synod adopted it. The slate presented for the Review Com-
mittee on the Board of Appeals was amended by substituting the
name of Arthur Fenske (S. Wis. Dist.) for that of Ed. Ruff and
then adopted. Election results were reported as follows: Elected
to the Vice-Presidency, Dr. Walter F. Lichtsinn and Dr. Oliver
Harms. The election for ranking the Vice-Presidents resulted as
follows: Dr. Grumm, First Vice-President; Dr. Herman Harms,
Second Vice-President; Dr. Lichtsinn, Third Vice-President; Dr.
Oliver Harms, Fourth Vice-President. Mr. W. H. Schlueter was
re-elected as Treasurer. The ballot for Secretary did not show
a clear majority for anyone.

The sessions were closed by singing Hymn 5, “Sun of My Soul,
Thou Savior Dear,” and the Votum.