# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S241
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1926. 2907

does not provide that an eventual debit balance may be liquidated
by a transfer from the “Support Fund” to the Board of Support
Account.

(C) It establishes a precedent, which may readily lead to others.

(D) It is sufficiently difficult to raise the moneys necessary to
cover Synod’s budget without having part of the moneys so raised
diverted to a purpose not included in the budget.

For these and other reasons we respectfully suggest the adoption
of the following resolution : —

Resolved, That we repeal the resolution of the 1928 synodical
convention recorded in its 1923 Proceedings, page 184, § 2, which
reads as follows: “Die Bitte der Versorgungskonferenz, ‘dass die
Versorgungsbehoerde berechtigt ist, einen etwaigen Bestand in der
Versorgungskasse am Ende des Jahres wenigstens teilweise zum
Grundkapital zu schlagen,’? wurde gewaehrt.”

Respectfully submitted,
THEo. W. Eoxuart, Financial Secretary.
St. Louis, Mo., April 9, 1926. ;
The Board of Directors approves this memorial.
This recommendation was adopted.

Report of American Lutheran Board for Relief in Europe.
(Memorial 607. German Report, p. 320.)

May 31, 1919, President Pfotenhauer appointed a board to take
over the physical relief of war sufferers in Europe which our con-

a gregations were doing and empowered this board to act according

to its best knowledge and conviction. Such relief was to be general;
‘it was not to. be confined to our brethren of the Free Church. It was
recommended that the service of our Free Church brethren be em-
ployed and its needy members be given first consideration. Extended
use was made of this wish and this recommendation.

Up to February 1, 1926, $1,310,283.03 passed through our hands
for general and special aid in Germany, Poland, Russia, Alsace, and
Finland. Friends and relatives turned over to us $282,684.11 for
direct transmission to 1,928 persons. From individuals as well as
from our congregations throughout the country we received 3,716
shipments of boxes and bales to be sent to families whose names and
addresses were given, as well as to places to be designated by us.
1,624 larger and smaller boxes of foodstuffs were ordered with us,
packed, and sent to friends and relatives in Europe. With the money
received for general relief we purchased shoes, muslin, and thread and
sent these articles to congregations for distribution among sufferers.
In this way we sent: — ,