# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S300
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

300 Financial Matters

When Shall a District Become Self-Supporting?
(Memorial 504)

According to synodical regulation Mr. A. W. Huge, Auditor of
Synod, visits every subsidized District annually for the purpose of
an audit. The Home Mission Board is guided to some degree by
his report in fixing the subsidies. The following quotations from
his reports are offered not in vainglory but in the spirit of meek-
ness for the mere purpose of describing the situation of a sub-
sidized District:

“The Southern California District, despite its great ambition
to become self-supporting, is everything but self-centered and in
an exemplary manner tries to hold up its part of the entire synod-
ical program. ... Each year during the past five years the synod-
ical apportionment has been increased and the District apportion-
ment decreased. 1932 1936

“General Body. ......-..-2-2.-2---2------- 19.6% 32.4%
District Missions -..............--..-..---- 51.7% 39.4%

“In addition to the regular apportionment for Synod an
additional $649.52 was paid to Synod during the year 1932, an addi-
tional $211.59 during 1934, and an extra $247.94 during the past
year. Finally there is this year the outstanding example of divid-
ing the synodical apportionment by twelve and remitting one-
twelfth each month, whether collected or not. If this synodical
consciousness and cooperation as found in the Central, Southern
California, and several other Districts could be scattered broadcast,
we would have gone a long way in the solution of our synodical
problems.” (1936.)

“What was said in my last year’s reports relative to the synod-
ical consciousness and sincere ambition of the Southern California
District to hold up its part of the entire synodical program de-
spite its great ambition to become self-supporting, again applies

this year. 1932 1937
“General Body ................. 19.6% 38.9%
District Missions .............. 51.7% 38.3%

“This year again $830.27 was taken from the Contingent
Reserve Fund to add to the regular budget apportionment to
Synod.... Finally, the rather outstanding policy of dividing the
synodical apportionment by twelve and remitting one-twelfth each
month, whether collected or not, is being continued. It should be
brought out that this one-twelfth each month does not give con-
sideration to special items for synodical purposes. These are re-
mitted as extras....

“With each succeeding visit the trend toward self-support on