# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S232
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

218 Proceedings of Thirty-Third Regular Convention,

collection of moneys from every individual communicant member be
at once begun throughout Synod.

2. Resolved, That all the members of Synod, especially the Dis-
trict presidents and their finance committees, be requested heartily
to cooperate with the officers of Synod in order that, with the Lord’s
help, not only the present large deficit be wiped out, but that by
regular, frequent, and systematic giving on the part of every com-
municant member in our Synod a recurrence of deficits be avoided
and much more money than is now available be collected, in order
that Synod may not neglect to use the unusual opportunities which
the Lord has given it just at this time, by means of the pure Gospel,
to extend the kingdom of Christ. .

3. Resolved, That, in order to carry out the previous resolutions,
the Board of Directors of Synod, in accordance with the overture
“A Plan to Assist the Financial Secretary,” add at least one more
man to Synod’s Fiscal Office, who shall also give his full time and
attention to Synod’s financial affairs.

_ 4. Resolved, That, in accordance with the overture “Financial
Conference to Be Permanent,” a meeting of the fiscal officers of the
Districts, each District to be represented by its president and one of
its financial officers, be held annually for the purpose of reviewing
and discussing the financial situation of Synod and making such
recommendations to the various Districts as will help them to solve
their financial problems.

5. Resolved, That this annual Fiscal Conference be held at
St. Louis at the time when the College of District Presidents meets
to assign calls to the graduates of our seminaries, excepting in the
year of the Delegate Synod, when- such conference shall be held at
the time when, and at the place where, Synod convenes.

This report, together with its recommended. resolutions, was
adopted.

D. Support.

Report of the Board of Support. Abridged.
(German Report, p..311.)

By the grace of God the work of caring for sick and aged pro-
fessors, pastors, and teachers, as well as their widows and orphans,
which has been entrusted to your Board, has continued without inter-
ruption. The subcommittee of the Districts rendered efficient help.
Where claimants live in Germany, officials of the Free Church gave
advice. In the past three years 1,600 applications were examined,
and $634,953.45 was paid by the treasurer.

The Support Conference met May 6—8, 1924, at Indianapolis to
deliberate on ways and. means of carrying out the resolutions of
Synod. In the interest of economy no conference was held in 1925.
Instead, the meeting will take place right before opening of Synod.