# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1911_S180
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180 Proceedings of the 28th General or

Forms for Bequests.

1. I give and bequeath to the German Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States, and to its assigns, the
sum of — — Dollars ($— —).

2. I give and devise to the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod
of Missouri, Ohio, and other States, and to its assigns, forever, the
following property, to-wit: (here follows the description of the
property to be bequeathed).

3. I give and bequeath to the German Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States, and to its assigns, the
sum of — — Dollars ($— —) to be disbursed for the benefit of (here
state the particular purpose), or for some other purpose to be
determined by said Synod.

4. I give and bequeath to the German Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States, and to its assigns, the
sum of — — Dollars ($— —) to be invested, and the proceeds of
such investment to be disbursed for the benefit of (here the particular
purpose is stated), or for some other purpose or purposes
determined by said Synod.

5. I give, bequeath, and devise to the German Evangelical Lu-
theran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States, and to its assigns,
forever, the following property, to-wit: (here follows the description
of the property), such property to be disposed of by said Synod, or
in any manner utilized, for (here follows the statement of the
particular purpose), or for some other use determined by the said Synod.

Of these forms, Nos. 1, 3, and 4 are for money bequests; Nos. 2
and 5 are for bequests of real property, real estate.

If someone wished to leave something to a particular district, or an institution, or a congregation within the Synod, the name of the district, the institution, or the congregation would be substituted for that of the General Synod — for example: "The Michigan District of the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States limited to Michigan," or: "The Trustees of the Concordia College at Saint Louis, Mo.," or: "The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Cross at Saint Louis, Mo."

Transfer of a Legacy.

Committee No. 13 submitted the following report:

"In the matter of the Evangelical Lutheran Concordia Orphanage at Marwood, Butler and Allegheny Co., Pa., concerning a legacy, your committee ventures to report the following:

"We have carefully considered the whole matter and recommend to the Reverend Synod that the following document, concerning this legacy matter and drawn up by an attorney engaged by the Synod, be included in the Synodical Report, and that what is proposed in the document be resolved."

The report was adopted.