# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S321
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

“7

Financial Matters B21

-.. More Detailed: Financial Reports
se, (Memorial 804)
'aereas, Additional information and statistics do help laymen
Church to realize the needs and demands of the work of our
loved Synod; and‘ ~ ;
4 WHEREAS, Heretofore Synod’s needs have been presented to the
dividual congregations in a rather general way, especially in such

sums as $150,000 for Synodical sundries; and
Wuereas, Such a sum is not sufficiently broken down for better
inderstanding and. knowledge of Synod’s needs by each con~
gation; therefore be it ,
Resolved, That we, the members of the above congregation, do
respectfully petition Synod to furnish through the Fiscal Office

d the Statistician of Synod more detail and information on the
expenditures and requirements of such boards and committees of
ynod which require over $10,000 per year to operate. '
Sr. Jonn THe Divine Evancenicat LuTHERAN CHURCH

or Cuicaco, ILL.
Pau H. FLEISCHMANN, Secretary
Rocer L. Sommer, Pastor

am , ACTION

- As to Memorials 803, 804, and Unprinted Memorial 71, Com~
ittee 11 submitted the following resolution, which was adopted:
-. Wuerras, It was formerly the policy of the Treasurer of Synod
-to. publish detailed financial reports in the official publications of
‘Synod; and

_ Wuerzas, This policy was discontinued in recent years because «
‘of the paper shortage; and ;
‘. Wnrereas, Additional and detailed information has always been
., available and may be had upon request; therefore be it  .

- =: Resolved, That no action be taken on Memorials 803 and 804.

Support of the American Bible Society.
(Memorial 1007)

_ Wuergas, The present emergency needs of the American Bible
Society and the increased responsibility for postwar reconstruction
in its specialized field will call for a substantial increase in its

budget; and ; - i.

, Wuereas, The Society must look to the churches for funds to

méet its unparalleled present and future opportunities; be it —
Resolved, That each church of our Synod be urged to give

‘generously to the American Bible Society both for its increasing

' regular budget and its War Emergency Budget;