# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S106
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106 RESOLUTIONS

To Change Bylaws Governing Commission
for Services to the Mentally Retarded
RESOLUTION 4-21

Overtures 4-15, 9-06 (CW, pp. 216, 390)

Wuereas, The Commission for Services to the Men-
tally Retarded has by experience found that the Syn-
od’s Bylaws governing its operation are in need of re-
finement; therefore be it

Resolved, That the following changes be effected in
Bylaws 13.31, 13.33, and 13.35:

COMMISSION FOR SERVICES TO THE
MENTALLY RETARDED

7.101 Personnel and Appointment

A Commission for Services to the Mentally Retarded at-
tached to the Division of Parish Education and Services and
consisting of five members (a chaplain, a parish pastor, two
lay or called teachers in the field of mental retardation, and
one layman), shall be appointed by the President of the
Synod in consultation with the Vice-Presidents.

7.103 Executive Secretary

The commission shall appoint an Executive Secretary
subject to the approval of the President of the Synod. The
Executive Secretary shall perform such duties as are as-
signed to him by the commission.

7.105 Functions and Duties
The commission shall —

a. coordinate the ministry to and among the mentally
retarded;

b. gather, classify, and make available materials pertinent
to specific areas of service to the mentally retarded;

c. disseminate information by such mass media as are
available;

d. cooperate with the Board of Parish Education in the
production of religious materials for the education of the
mentally retarded and develop and produce materials in the
various media to aid the work of the church in its ministry
to the mentally retarded;

e. encourage and sponsor institutes on services to the
mentally retarded;

f. assist and encourage District boards of parish educa-
tion and boards of social ministry in fulfilling their function
as it pertains to the mentally retarded, particularly in the
matter of promoting congregational establishment of full-
time or part-time educational agencies for the mentally re-
tarded;

g. cooperate with the Synod’s Board of Social Ministry
in rendering service to the mentally retarded through its
Secretary of Institutional Chaplaincy Services and Secretary
for District and Parish Welfare Services;

h. enlist the efforts of other church-related organizations
in rendering service to the mentally retarded;

i. assist in coordinating the work of synodically related
residential care facilities, serve as an exchange medium
between these facilities, and render counsel to these church-
related agencies;

j. study and evaluate (when appropriate, in consultation
with the Board of Social Ministry) proposals for the estab-
lishment of services, residential care facilities, and/or addi-
tions to existing facilities for the mentally retarded;

k. review and evaluate, at the request of the Board of
Directors, any Synodwide appeal for funds to be used in the
field of services to the mentally retarded;

1. keep the constituency of the Synod informed of the
commission’s activities and report to the synodical conven-
tion.

Action: Adopted (6).

To Make Adequate Provision in Budget
for World Relief Program
RESOLUTION 4-22

Overture 4-22 (CW, p. 217)

Wuereas, The Board for World Relief has been con-
solidated with the Board of Social Ministry; therefore
be it

Resolved, That the concerns expressed in Overture
4-22 be given full consideration by the Board of Social
Ministry and World Relief in the preparation of its
budget. -

Action: Adopted in the form given above (11).

To Decline Temporary Advisory Committee
on Supervision of Doctrine and Practice
RESOLUTION 4-23

Overture 4-10 (CW, pp. 213—214)

WuereaS, A procedure for the supervision of doc-~
trine and practice is established in the Synod; and

Whereas, The procedure proposed in the overture,
that of electing a committee of 30 members divided into
10 subcommittees, is cumbersome and impractical;
therefore be it

Resolved, That the overture to elect an advisory
committee to assist the President in the supervision
of doctrine and practice be declined; and be it also

Resolved, That the President of the Synod be asked
to use all desirable channels of communication to set
forth clearly the proper use of the established procedure
for the supervision of doctrine and practice.

Action: Adopted (13).

To Be Responsive to Human Needs
RESOLUTION 4-24

Overture 2-73U (URO, pp. 10—11)

Wuereas, The Lord of all has instructed His children
to have compassion on the poor, the underprivileged,
and the downtrodden; and

Wuereas, There are many people in our own and
other lands who are not able to enjoy the bounties of
God in the same measure as most of us; and

Wuereas, Many aspects of our present-day tech-
nology contribute to the pollution of our land, water,
and air; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod urge upon every member
of its constituency the demonstration of loving con-
sideration for the needs of his fellowmen and appro-
priate action for meeting them; and be it further

Resolved, That every congregation and agency in
the Synod be asked to fulfill its role in the same en-
deavor; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod urge upon all its members
the support of every proper effort made to control the