# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S380
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3880 Financial Matters

Report of Committee 12

Concerning the report as a whole, the Committee recommended:

That Synod accept the report of the Board of Support and
Pensions, that it commend the: members of the Board, in par-
_ ticular the chairman, the Rev. F.C. Kuehnert, for their faithful and
efficient services,

Also, that Synod take grateful cognizance of the painstaking
work done for the Pension System by the members of the Fiscal
Office of Synod.

Action of Synod: These recommendations were adopted.

Concerning Section I, Point 8, Basic Support Rates, the Com-
mittee recommended:

That Synod raise the basic rates of support from $35 to $40
(for married worker), from $25 to $30 (for single worker), from
$18 to $20 (for a widow), from $7 to $8 (for a child). (This was
understood as meaning monthly.)

Action of Synod: This recommendation was adopted.

Concerning Section I, Point 10, Personal Contributions, the
Committee recommended:

That the personal contributions of pastors and teachers for
the Permanent Support Fund and the $50 contribution by private
societies be no longer solicited.

Action of Synod: This recommendation was adopted.

Concerning Section I, Points 12 and 13, the Committee rec-
ommended:

That Synod encourage its members to designate annuity gifts
and memorial wreaths for the benefit of the Support and Pen-
sion Fund.

Action of Synod: This recommendation was rejected.

Concerning Section II, A, Changes, the Committee recom-
mended:

That Synod ratify the action of the Board of Support and
Pensions and the Board of Directors in amending the Pension
Plan, to wit: .

1. Paragraph II, E., which reads: “The full special benefits
are available to workers who joined on or before December 31,
1939,” striking therefrom the words “on or before December 31,
1939,” :

2. The addition in paragraph III, E, 1: “Members may qualify
for the full death benefit by remitting the dues also of the non-
participating organization.”

3. Paragraph III, E, 2. The minimum period of service in the