# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S75
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' Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, 1926. 76

5. If it is dangerous to have a man in our ministry who may
have absorbed error elsewhere, is not the danger more than doubly
great if we put such a man in charge of the training of a large
number of future pastors? Hence, in order that we may have home-
trained men for our professorships in the future, we should have our
institutions accredited at the earliest possible time.

These resolutions were submitted by the East Kansas Pastoral
Conference to the Kansas District, convened at Alma, Kans., Octo-
ber 7—13, 1925, and approved by the Kansas District.

W. C. DroraemMveE.tier, Sec.

Touching this matter, Committee 22 made the following recom-
mendations : —

1. In 1920 Synod requested the boards of our institutions to take
steps toward accreditation.

2. Reports on the matter from representatives of our colleges and
seminaries show that sincere efforts toward accreditation have been
made and are still being made.

3. It was discovered in the course of these efforts toward ac-
creditation that well-nigh insurmountable difficulties confront us,
which demand due time and deliberation for their solution.

4, We would encourage our faculties and boards at all our col-
leges and seminaries to continue in their commendable efforts to
secure accreditation of their institution.

These recommendations were adopted.

The Professors’ Conference was instructed to consider the ques-
tion of accreditation at its next meeting.

Disposition of Art Objects Presented to Educational Institutions.
(Overture 142.)

Since well-intentioned friends and patrons occasionally present
to our institutions pictures, busts, and replicas of statues, which
indeed have artistic value, but are not appropriate for our schools;
and since to refuse such donations puts the Boards of Control] in an
unpleasant position and is frequently misunderstood, we should like
to recommend that Synod elect a committee which is to decide on the
reception of such objects.

Recommendation of Committee 22.

Your Committee recommends concerning Overture No. 142, on
the donation of art objects to our educational institutions, that
Synod herewith instruct the various local boards of our educational
institutions to determine the disposition of art objects donated to the
respective institution.

This recommendation was adopted.