# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S318
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

306. Proceedings of Thirty-Sixth Regular Convention,

Memorial Wreaths.
(Memorial 706.)

Wuergas, The Mindekranz idea was not introduced with the
intent of being detrimental to any particular legitimate business 3. and

Wuereas, The many official and semiofficia] statements concern-
ing the same, by particularly mentioning flowers, have tended to
make the Mindekrang discriminatory to the sellers of flowers; and

WueEreas, This discrimination has caused the florists of Synod
serious losses (for at the present time more than 50 per cent. of the
flowers sold are sold for use at funerals) ; and ;

Wuerras, The same end, viz., the raising of money for Synod,
orphanages, etc., would be attained with greater attendant blessing
without this discrimination ; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Oregon and Washington District memorialize
the General Body to formulate such a resolution concerning the
Mindekranz at its next convention as will make it apparent to all
that Synod does not desire to foster the idea to the detriment of any
particular business (such as the flower business),

P. A. Hitcenporr,
Secretary, Oregon and Washington District.

Regarding this matter, concerning which several unprinted: me-
morials had been submitted, Committee 24 proposed the following
resolution: — .

Be it resolved that, when Synod endorses the use of the Minde-
kranz at appropriate occasions, it never has been, and is not now, its
desire to interfere with, or oppose, the successfy] conduct of the
secular business of its members nor to regulate among its members

Synod adopted this resolution,

Special Church Prayers,

(Unprinted memorial of Trinity Lutheran Church, Glen Cove, L. I.)

hampering the work of the Church, the introduction of special church,
prayers at regular intervals, your Committee begs leave to offer for
adoption the following resolution : —

Resolved, That inasmuch as. the materia] and spiritual needs of
both the Church and the State are brought before our heavenly