# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S124
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

122 General Institutional Matters

as the great Possibilities for the expansion of our mission-work,
‘is Synod now ready to establish a mission institute on the campus
of Concordia Seminary, Springfield, and thus to approximate the
original purpose of the institution, namely, to serve the immediate

missionary needs of Synod?
THE Boarp For Hicuer Epucation

Henry Grueser, D. D., Chairman

O.P. KRETZMANN, Secretary

Martin Waker Watrter Gast

S. J. Rorx A. O. LeutHEusseR
EvcEne WenceErRT

(Committee 1 considered also Unprinted Memorials 58, 61, and
Memorial 117 in this connection.)

Action of Synod: This recommendation was adopted.

C. General Institutional Matters
Candidate Situation, Missions, and Ministerial Call
(Memorial 116)

Among the many problems facing our Church today those
referring to our candidates and the ministerial call are surely
of great importance. Much time and effort are being devoted
to the discussion and possible solution of some of these problems.
Perhaps our Suggestions may help toward at least a partial solution
of these difficulties,

We feel that we are facing not merely one problem but rather
a number of problems and that Synod should view as many of
them as possible in attempting a solution. May we enumerate
some of them.

Candidate Problems. ~~ Many men trained at great expense to
Synod and their parents are not permanently placed. We have
lost a number of vigorous candidates; others have become dis-

properly complain of undue pressure on them to find a place for
a candidate. Unethical means have been used, not necessarily by
the candidate, to secure a call. Candidates of later years have

been called before candidates of earlier years, even though the

because they were the best men available. Candidates able to
handle German have been placed in English congregations, and
candidates unable to do German work have been placed in bilingual