# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_December 2 1947_S3
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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D. MISSIONS TO THE BLIND

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8941 Personnel and Election of Board
The Board for Missions to the Blind shall consist of five members, three
pastors and two laymen, who shall be elected by synode
8.43 Vacancies
The Board shall be empowered to fill any vacancy which may occur, sub ject
to the approval of the President of Synode
8.45 Secretary of Missions Advisory Member
The Secretary of Missions shall be an advisory member of the Board,
8.47 Funotions and Duties
a. The Board for Missions to the Blind shall conduct the missions among
the blind and to this end promote and augment the library.for the blind; interest
itself in, and, if possible, introduce, the use of talking books and similar
modern. aids; provide more heip and equipment for transcribing books and pamphlets $
publish a Lutheran magazine for blind adults and for blind cnt larens/publish e
jiterature for the blind also in Spanish and in Germano
be The Board shall appoint a directorf of Missions among the Blind and such
other personnel as may become necessarye
co The Board is to cooperate with, and carry on its work, through the
District Home Mission Boards o
do The Board shall annually submit a budget to the poard of Directors for

recommendation and for reference to the Fiscal Conferences

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 Ghange 8,81 to read:
ae An Executive Secretary and such assistants as may be necessary shall be
appointed by the Board for Missions in Foreign Countries, etce
be The Exeoutive Secretary of the Board for Missions jn Foreign Countries
and his assistants shall devote their full time to the work of missions in foreign

countries under the direction of the poard, to which they shall be responsibles