# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S276
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

278 Financial Matters

1. Resolved, That Synod advise the Board of Directors to ter-
minate the Preconvention Debt Collection Thank-offering by De-
cember 31, 1938.

2. Resolved, further, That Synod express its deep gratitude to
all who have contributed, or will contribute, toward the Debt Col-
lection and to all those who gave so liberally of their time and
efforts to solicit and collect contributions.

3. Resolved, further, That the Board of Directors and the
Fiscal Conference be authorized and instructed by Synod to in-
augurate a Synod-wide Centennial Thank-offering Collection up-
on the close of the Debt Collection.

4. Resolved, further, That Synod instruct the Board of Direc-
tors and the Fiscal Conference to determine the time when this
thank-offering collection is to begin and the period of time over
which it is to extend.

5. Resolved, further, That Synod encourage and direct the
Board of Directors and the Fiscal Conference to make adequate
Synod-wide preparations and help to inaugurate Synod-wide con-
secrated, prayerful efforts to have such a collection become a real
thank-offering in size and scope.

6. Resolved, further, That Synod authorize and direct the Board
of Directors and the Fiscal Conference to determine the amount to |
be set as a goal for the thank-offering collection.

7. Resolved, further, That Synod encourage and urge the Board
of Directors and the Fiscal Conference to give earnest, prayerful
attention to the possibility of setting the goal higher than a mil-
lion dollars.

8. Resolved, That Paragraph b and c, page 220, be adopted. ,

9. Resolved, That Paragraph d, page 220, be adopted with the
insertion of the words and mission-schools after “mission-stations.”

10. Resolved, That Points e and f be adopted.
Action of Synod: These resolutions were adopted.

The suggestion of the Board of Directors to terminate the
‘precentennial debt liquidation effort by August 1, 1938, was re-
jected and Synod again resolved to continue this effort “in the
upper brackets” until the end of the year.

On three unprinted memorials pertaining to the Centennial
Thank-offering Committee 14 presented the resolution: “Resolved,
That these memorials be turned over to Synod’s Centennial Thank-
offering Committee for consideration,” which was adopted by
Synod. :