# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S296
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296 Financial Matters

60. Foreign Missions 000 87,264.06

61. Home Missions __. --- 128,757.86

62, Negro Missions 35,951.97

63. South American Missions 21,676.87

64. Support, Board of 32,975.04

85. Synodical Treasury 00 249,420.33

66. Deficit, January 31, 19388 $614,687.19 $614,687.19
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The form of the above report is somewhat different from the
one employed in reporting to previous conventions. Heretofore
I have worked from the premise that I was making an accounting
of my stewardship as Treasurer of Synod. That should not be
necessary at this time as such an accounting is made annually.

Instead, this report is prepared for the primary purpose of
giving the convention a miscellaneous group of facts relating to the
finances of Synod. I have tried to anticipate the questions with
which the convention itself or any of its committees may be con-
fronted. In spite of my efforts in that direction this work is bound
to be incomplete. Any one attending the convention and wishing
additional information regarding the fiscal business of Synod is
encouraged to request it from any member of Synod’s fiscal depart-
ment. They will be pleased to serve.

This applies in particular to Financial Secretary Eckhart, who
is the sole compiler of the above report.

E. Seve, Treasurer

Board of Auditors’ Report
(Memorial 703)

Your Board of Auditors respectfully submits the following
report to cover its activities during the past triennium.

1. Our Auditor, Mr. A. W. Huge, has audited the books of the
General Treasurer of Synod and of all departments of Synod
handling synodical funds, Concordia Publishing House excepted,
We also have been asked to cover the general books as well as the
colleges of the Missionary Board of the Lutheran Synodical Con-
ference. Since 1932 Mr. Huge has made examinations of the books
and records of all regularly subsidized Districts, this work being
chiefly of a fact-finding nature relating to subsidies paid by Synod,
complete audits being neither required nor expected by Synod.
Quasi-synodical Projects, such as the Lutheran Hour and the Lu-
theran Laymen’s League proper, have been audited as accommo-
dations to the respective boards. Detailed reports on all activities
of the Auditor have been submitted to us for review. These reviews
continue to impress on us the outstanding advantages of the office
of Synodical Auditor. Never before could our work be coordinated

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