# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S17
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Soting the 2 days. of depressich than in “this day. of, artificial betes me
< Perity. ‘We have: ‘never: had ‘such ‘an abundance of moneys as we”...
. have today.. If we: really strive to give proportionately, our, bal-" 7
_ances would be even much | ‘greater. Joseph in Egypt employed wt
ma \ the seven-years of plenty ‘to: ‘gather into the‘ storehouses ‘that there es
might be food during the seven’ years of: famine. ‘Should we not.

think of large ingatherings: for’ .God’s | storehouse in this:.season
of plenty that, the Church: may carry . on its work aggressively

- and effectively: also during the years ‘of eriormous opportunities i

‘ and obligations which. lie ahead? ‘Can we possibly : yest satisfied
‘and render:an account; before God. as, we ‘must. if we do not set
7 ‘aside a large ‘portion of our: Present, Prosperity for the ‘work '
in Christ’s Kingdom? as
Your President wishes to acknowledge gratefully the excellenit 7

‘assistance given him’ by the Vice-Presidents, H..Harms, ‘H., A.

Grueber, G. Chr. Barth, and A. Brunn, ‘who met with him re-

-peatedly to counsel with him on imiportant and difficult problems.

. This ° was appreciated,-all the more in this ‘day of world turmoil
-.. when so many ‘new. situations and difficulties confronted - “us.”
~- Special ‘grateful recognition of such faithful assistance is herewith
giver also to the College of District: Presidents, who cheerfully
sacrificed time. and effort’ to discuss and advise in the increasing
_ problems of our day and time.- Furthermore, grateful acknowledg-
‘ment is made of the sincere and wholehearted co-operation given -’.

by the Secretary of Synod, Dr. M: F. Kretzmann, the Treasurer of ..’
_ Synod, Mr. W.. H. Schlueter, Synod's Board of Directors; Syned’s a

, Fiscal and. Publicity Office, the Fiscal Conference, and call the

» boards and committees of Synod. vs 7
.. As’ was: teported ‘to. Synod. by its: Secretary in our’ “church: ue

periodicals, the: amendment of Article: XIV as adopted by the’. 2

convention in 1941 ‘was ‘approved: ‘by a majority: of our congre-- na!

gations and ‘has now became, the regular: Article xIV of Synod’s

constitution. | © .

~ Your Presiderit was requested by the Board of Christian Edu- -
cation to counsel with: them in’ the. election. of its Executive .
Secretary, the Rev. Arthur’ c. Repp.. a ‘ : bo

“Because of-the serious ‘day cin ‘which 1 we live your: President

on two occasions, requested allongregations to observe: special
days of: penitence and ‘prayer, mod may well consider. whether ‘
. this should not be‘done from time to'time. °°, oo
In this connection. it will be well to call attention. toa proper. tes
celebration of that blessed day when God will graciously terminate
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