# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S389
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Financial Matters 387

‘For‘these reasons we respectfully suggest that Synod consider
advisability of discontinuing socialized allocation of employer’s
itributions and of eliminating all reference to it in the Pension
‘In place thereof the plan should be amended to require
the account of each worker be immediately credited with the
amount of the respective employer’s contributions. We realize
the proposed change is adopted, those in the lower-salary
kets would not continue to get the benefit of socialized alloca-
originally written into the Pension Plan. However, we do
ve that in many cases the difference will be so little as to be
ally overcome by the saving in the operating expenses and
tant increase in net earning. Then there is the satisfaction
knowing that one’s reserve is the result of his own personal
pnd the employer's contributions. The few remaining cases would

Vhelp from the Board of Support and Pensions.
Tueo. W. EcKHART Cuar.tes E. GRoERIcH A. W. Huce

Report of Committee 12 |

;.We recommend that Synod discontinue allocations after’ Sep-
mer 30, 1941, because the Committee finds that the benefits of
ized allocations do not warrant the labor and expense

’ Action of Synod: This recommendation was rejected.

Request for Clarification Re Matters of

Board of Support

(Unprinted Memorial 2)
This lengthy memorial presents the following two resolutions:
Resolved, That we as the Pastoral Conference of the Missouri
Slope Circuit in the District of North Dakota and Montana appeal
to Synod for clarification of its stand in this matter of whether
d under what circumstances and to what extent the Church may
k the support of the State for its incapacitated pastors, preachers,
eir widows and dependents.

Resolved, That we, the undersigned Pastoral Conference,
arnestly memorialize Synod to consider the advisability of amend-
ing its regulations in such a way that the responsibility for a final
-decision in such exceptional cases as referred to above will be
transferred to the District officials in which the cases pend.
PASTORAL CONFERENCE OF THE Missouri SLOPE CIRCUIT

N. Daxora-Montana District
Hersert C,. MUELLER, Secretary