# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S816
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814 CONVENTION MINUTES

tensify Christian family life set forth in Today’s Business, pp. 113,
114, were adopted (TB:113, 17). Congregations were urged to con-
sider calling male teachers in increasing numbers (TB:115, 20).
With thanks to God, Synod gratefully recognized the conscientious
and efficient services rendered by the Board for Parish Education
(TB:112, 16). Committee 12 was dismissed.

Time of sessions was extended till 9:30.

Synod resolved to amend its charter as set forth in Today’s
Business, pp. 238—240, and directed its counsel to take the proper
legal steps to accomplish this amendment (TB:238, 30). The name
of the Brazil District was changed to Igreja Evangelica Luterano
do Brasil (TB:246, 31). The change in the Constitution requested
by the Texas District was referred to the College of Presidents
(TB:213, 21). The request from the Evangelical Lutheran Church
of England that the name of Synod be changed was placed on file
(TB:213, 22). Unprinted Memorials 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 were
declined (TB:214, 23 to 215,28). The amendment proposed for
Handbook, Section 3.61, was adopted (TB:215—216, 29). The office
of Secretary of Missions was restored to its original function as
of 1932, and made a consultative office without direct executive
responsibility for the program of any individual board. The direc-
tives set forth in Today’s Business, pp. 256—258, were adopted.
The word “synodical” was ordered inserted before the word
“Boards” on page 257, lines 24, 29, 36, page 258, lines 10 and 17
(TB:257, 36). The. request to destroy the records of all closed
appeal cases was referred to the Board of Appeals in consultation
with the Committee on Constitutional Matters (7B:257, 36). The
changes in the Handbook, Section XIII, Paragraph 13.05, proposed-
in Resolution 37 in Today’s Business, pp. 258, 259, were adopted.
The Board of Directors was instructed to appoint a committee
which is to make a study of all issues connected with the use of
Pension funds for Church Extension purposes, publish its findings
by June 1, 1958, and report to the next convention. The committee
was authorized to engage the services of legal counsel (TB:259, 38).

The formal installation of the President and the four newly-
elected Vice-Presidents was performed by Dr. F. A. Hertwig.

The session was closed with the singing of “Now Rest Beneath
Night’s Shadow” and the Benediction.

Session 17
June 29, A.M.
The seventeenth session was opened at 8 o’clock. In the devo-

tional exercises Rev. A. F. Wegener addressed the convention on
the topic “The Church in Its Translation.” On the basis of Rev.