# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1962_S197
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196 , UNPRINTED MEMORIALS

Lutheraner

Proceedings of Synod

Springfielder

Significant publications of Concordia Publishing House
2. Highly Desirable

District Proceedings (doctrinal essays a must)

Lutheran Education Association Yearbooks

Walther League Messenger

American Lutheran

Confessional Lutheran

Association of Lutheran Charities, Yearbook

Cresset

This Day
3. Desirable

Significant publications of synodical boards, commis-

sions, committees, and agencies.

If the project is approved, the person responsible will
have to exercise individual judgment on the above.

TIL THe MrecHanics

A. The committee recommends that the project be
headed by a full-time Director of Indexing, whose qualifi-
cations and attachments might include:

1. Synodical trained or equivalent

2. Acquainted with languages involved

3. Impartial and objective in evaluating articles

4, Faithful, meticulous, and attentive to detail

5. Related to Editorial Department of Concordia Pub-

lishing House

6. Possibly supervise the Indexing Department of Con-

cordia Publishing House

7. Provided with consultants or an editorial policies

committee

8. Provided with necessary tools and machinery to
carry out the objectives of the task.

B. All material indexed ought to be filed centrally
in the archives of the Synod.

C. Method of Index—Concordia Publishing House
has demonstrated its ability and competence in this area
of work, and its judgment ought to prevail.

D. General index procedures could easily be followed
as guidelines— such as Readers Guide and International
Index.

[719]

To Establish Official Policy re Publication
of District Proceedings

Wuereas, The various District conventions of The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod are considered to
be official conventions of The Lutheran Church — Mis-
souri Synod, according to the synodical Handbook; and

WuereEas, The proceedings of these conventions re-
cord important and official actions of the church in the
various localities; and

Wuereas, It is becoming more and more important
that these proceedings be conveniently and safely filed
and preserved in usable form; and

Wuereas, Uniformity of format of the proceedings
of each District would greatly simplify this work for
the archivists and librarians throughout Synod; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That the individual Districts be instructed
to publish their convention proceedings through Con-
cordia Publishing House.

Epear M. Krentz Cart S. MEYER
Erwin L. Luexer Avcust R. SuetFLow

DOCUMENTATION FOR UNPRINTED MEMORIAL 719

[1015] Establishing Official Policy re Publication of
; District Proceedings

Wuereas, The synodical Handbook (Constitution, Arti-
cle V-A; Article VI-7; Article XII-2, -6, -10, -12, and -13;
Bylaws 3.01) says that the various District conventions
of Synod are considered to be conventions of Synod (al-
though regional in scope of influence and authority); and

WHEREAS, Historical research, such as is becoming in-
creasingly more frequent in our circles, necessitates offi-
cial source materials in accessible and usable form; and

Wuereas, The synodical Handbook (1.37 and 2.39)
makes provision therefor insofar as the Proceedings of
Synod’s triennial conventions are concerned; and

Wuereas, Although it is generally conceded that the
Districts should do likewise with the Proceedings of their
respective conventions, the synodical Handbook has made
no provision for instruction to the District of Synod in
this respect; and

Wuereas, There is need for uniformity in the publica-
tion of the Proceedings of District conventions in order
properly to preserve such documents in a safe but usable
form (ie., by having them bound together from time to
time); therefore be it

Resolved, To memorialize The Lutheran Church — Mis-
souri Synod to establish an official policy regarding the
publication of its respective Districts’ Proceedings.

ARCHIVISTS AND HisToRIANS CONFERENCE
Otto C. ScHuttz, Chairman

Ronatp W. Goetscn, Secretary
(Reports and Memorials, 1959, p.711)

Establishing Official Policy re Publication of
District Proceedings (Resolution 11, Committee 8)

Memorial 1015, page 711, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, The various District conventions of The Lu-
theran Church — Missouri Synod are considered to be
official conventions of The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod, according to the synodical Handbook; and

Wuereas, The proceedings of these conventions record
important and official actions of the church in the various
localities; and

Wuereas, It is becoming more and more important
that these proceedings be conveniently and safely filed
and preserved in usable form; and

Wuereas, Uniformity of format of the proceedings of
each District would greatly simplify this work for the
archivists and librarians throughout Synod; therefore

e it

Resolved, That this matter be referred to the College

of Presidents for suitable disposition.

Action: This resolution was adopted.
1959, p. 275)

(Proceedings,
[804-A] COMMITTEE 11
Stewardship Board Regulations

The San Francisco convention of the Synod author-
ized the Stewardship Board of the Synod to develop
“the specific functions of this board . . . with the assist-
ance of the Stewardship Secretary and the Executive
Director; and that the functional and personnel plans
of this board be submitted to the next convention of
the Synod after approval by the Board of Directors
of the Synod.” (Proceedings, 1959, p. 254)

Since the instructions of the convention have been
complied with, and since the Board of Directors of the
Synod have approved the proposed regulations for the
Stewardship Board, the Stewardship Board herewith
submits these proposed regulations to this convention
for its approval.