# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1902_S130
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130 Proceedings of the 25th General, or

The Dorothea Thiernau bequest: $200.00. Its income for 1899 and 1900,
$8.00 each year, went into the Relief Fund. — The F. Meyer Scholarship
fund: $370.00. Its income for 1899 and 1900, $14.00 each year, was paid
out to the fund for poor students in Addison, Ill.

"Per the Synod's instruction (1896 report, p. 119, §1 and 2), the
Committee on Legacy Administration is to draw up and maintain 'an exact
record of all legacies which have been, or may yet be, bequeathed to the
Synod, directly or indirectly,' recording in this record who the legacy
comes from, what it consists of, what it is intended for, and who is to
administer it. As far as it has been possible, such a record has indeed
been prepared by the Committee and presented to the Synod (1899 report,
pp. 115ff.). Unfortunately, under the present circumstances it is not
possible for the Committee to complete and perfect this record as it
should be, since it does not receive the necessary information. It
would therefore be advisable for the Reverend Synod to issue an urgent
request to all its members, and especially to its officers and boards,
that whoever has to act in the matter of such a legacy where the
relevant entries have not yet been made should report promptly, exactly,
and in full to the Committee on Legacy Administration, and that in
future no one neglect, for every new legacy, to send the necessary
information to the authority — especially an exact copy of the relevant
words from the testator's will.

"Further, the Committee on Legacy Administration would also find it
easier to carry out its duty according to the Synod's directives, and to
keep its books on the administration of the individual bequests so that
it can always give an account of them — ensuring they are administered
as profitably as possible according to the testator's and the Synod's
instructions — if, whenever a new legacy is received or the income from
an already-established bequest comes in, either the funds pass through
the hands of the Committee on Legacy Administration, or at least the
General Treasurer always gives the Committee prompt notice of such
receipts and disbursements.

"May God grant that all the endowments and bequests that have hitherto
been given to our Synod through Christian charity be administered at
all times according to their noble purpose and yield great benefit. May
he raise up among us ever more Christians who, in disposing of the
earthly goods entrusted to them, remember our Synod's institutions,
missions, and other works of love in a manner befitting the honor of
God, the advancement of his kingdom, and the needs of the saints." —
(Report of the Committee on Legacy Administration.)

1. Resolved, that the Synod issue to all its members, and especially
to its officers and boards, the urgent request,