# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1917_S67
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1917. 67

. Teport has not been examined by us, but as it covers the same items as
f.. the three separate reports for the three years, we rather think that the
cost of checking up this report can be saved, since the three annual re-
ports have been published, and since, moreover, the final balance of the
above cannot be different from the balance of January 1, 1917, which has
been certified by us as correct on January 8, 1917. We hereby certify
that it is the same as printed above, except only that in the debit column
five items, for the sake of convenience, have been contracted into one.

( Signed.) Ropway & Stone,
Certified Public Accountants.

Report or Avpitine CoMMITTEE.

The Auditing Committee, Messrs. Wm. Schlake, Louis Heitbrink,
and ©. H. Dehning, reported that it had the books of Synod’s
Treasurer and Ooncordia Publishing House audited by Rod-
way & Stone, certified public accountants; that it had convinced
‘itself of the correctness of this firm’s reports, and had received
reports from several of Synod’s Boards. The committee recommended
‘that an inventory be taken of all real estate owned by Synod and all
buildings thereon, the valuations then to be placed upon the books
of the Treasurer. It recommended further that steps be taken to
determine whether or not the titles to the various properties are

“properly vested in Synod.

The firm of Rodway & Stone, as well as Synod’s Auditing Com-
mittee, took occasion to express itself in terms of highest praise for
the manner in which the books are kept by Mr. Seuel, and congratu-
lated Synod on having so capable and efficient a Treasurer and General
Manager.

. In connection with this report Synod adopted the following
resolutions : —

1) To accept the report of the Treasurer.

2) To extend a hearty vote of thanks to the Treasurer for his
faithful services.

To pay Dr. Pieper the sum of $1,000, Synod having voted him
$1,500 in 1911, with which to seek recuperation, of which appropria-
tion he had, however, drawn but $500. Since this was a definite
- appropriation, made without conditions of any kind, the balance was

ordered paid. :
CHURCH EXTENSION FUND.

The Church Extension Board made the following recom-
mendations : —
co 1. In view of the fact that congregations receiving loans are
-. required to give the Board a first mortgage on their property, the
Board feels it should be permitted to loan a congregation. up to
‘three-fourths of the cost of the building, the present maximum being
one-half of such cost. This recommendation was not accepted.