# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S193
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inted counselors for the proposed organization of women.
eral, meetings were held to make arrangements for the Or-
tional’ Convention .of Lutheran women. Following the
ctive of Synod, the District Présidents were contacted with
the’ request to appoint three pastors from their respective. areas
“ ‘to cause the existing church organization within the Districts who
are interested in such a national movement of women to send
accredited delegates to a district convention. to deliberate on the
character, scope, and purpose of such a women’s organization and
to elect two delegates to represent the said district in a national
- convention.” (Proceedings of the Thirty-eighth Regular Conven-
tion, p. 405.) A tentative constitution for District Leagues and
one for the National Organization was prepared by the counselors
* to serve as basis for discussion. The initial response from those
, Districts which already had District Leagues was encouraging, and
also some sections where no District Leagues had been organized
:. evidenced real interest.
,.-'3. The Organizational Convention was held in St. Stephen’s
Church, Chicago, on July 7 and 8, 1942. Thirty delegates, rep-
i resenting fifteen districts, were in attendance and voted to or-
ganize the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, which subse-
“quently began its official existence with twelve District Leagues
as charter members. Temporary officers were elected, and a con-
stitution was adopted. Paragraph 2 of the constitution deals with
objectives and reads as follows:
“The objectives of this organization shall be: .
“a. To develop. and maintain a greater mission consciousness
among the women of Synod: Missionary Education — Missionary
Inspiration -—— Missionary Service;
“b. To, gather funds for mission projects, sponsored by Synod,
especially such for which no adequate provision has been made
' in the budget.”
4. The relation of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
to District Leagues is stated in Article 10 in the following words:
“The districts are requested to adopt .as far as practical the
_ model constitution for Districts presented by the national body. .
- Essential requirements in the adoption of the District Constitu-
tion are the following ‘points:

“], Maintaining the basic principle of group representation;
“2. Arranging for supervision by synodical District;
“3. Fostering Missionary Education;

~ “4, Contributing approximately 25 per cent of all missionary
contributions toward approved projects in fairness to all other ;
member Districts,”

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