LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1962, Sheet 133

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CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 133

To Establish System of Recognition
of Social Welfare Agencies, etc.
RESOLUTION 6-41
Memorial 1119, p. 396, Reports and Memorials

Action: This resolution was withdrawn since it had
been covered by Resolution 7-03, page 138.

Board for Lutheran Television Productions
RESOLUTION 6-42
Report 602, Il, F, 7, pp. 258, 259, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, Bylaw section 12.13 does not provide an
adequate directive covering the objectives and functions
of the Board for Lutheran Television Productions; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That Bylaw section 12.13 be amended to
read as follows:

12.13 Board for Lutheran Television Productions

a. Personnel. The Board for Lutheran Television Pro-
ductions shall consist of two pastors, three laymen, and
two teachers to be appointed by the Board of Directors.

b. Executives. The Board for Lutheran Television
Productions may appoint an executive secretary and
a program director, subject to the approval of the Board
of Directors.

c. Objectives. To make Jesus Christ, Christian truth,
and the Christian way of life known and understood
throughout the world.

d. Functions. The Board shall —

1. Initiate, develop, and execute scripts and television
programs for general distribution presenting the message
of the Word of God in a manner relevant to actual needs
of individuals in their present situation;

2. Cooperate and consult with the respective mission
boards, the Districts, and congregations in local personal
follow-up of listeners for the purpose of bringing them
into active membership and participation in the church;

3. Assist in the training for use of television as a me-
dium in the church’s educational program for the min-
istry and missionary service;

4. Assist the Synod, its Districts, congregations, and
agencies in carrying out a continuous program of study
and research through this medium in order to insure its
effective and harmonious use in preaching the Gospel;

5. Keep the constituency of the Synod informed on
its activities and render a detailed report to the synodical
convention.

e. Budget. The Board shall annually submit a budget
to the Board of Directors of the Synod for recommenda-
tion and referral to the Fiscal Conference.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Permit Congregations in Columbia, Pa.,
and York, Pa., to Transfer
to Southeastern District

RESOLUTION 6-43
Memorial 637, p. 285, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, The requests of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lu-
theran Congregation at Columbia, Pa., and of St. John’s
Lutheran Church, York, Pa., to transfer to the South-
eastern District were not previously presented to the

Eastern District, of which District said congregations
are now members; and

Wuereas, Resolution 6-24 provides for a committee
which will concern itself with matters of District re-
alignment; therefore be it

Resolved, That the two congregations named above
present their concerns to the Eastern District and, if
desirable, to the Committee on Realignment of Circuits
and Districts.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Copies of Official Documents to Archives;
Addition to Bylaws, “Department
of Archives and History”
RESOLUTION 6-44
Report 602, II, A, 5, p. 234, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, It is desirable that copies of all official doc-
uments be deposited in the archives of the Synod; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That copies of official documents of the
Districts, such as articles of incorporation, constitutions,
bylaws, convention proceedings, and other official pub-
lications shall be filed in the archives of the Synod; and
be it finally

Resolved, That an appropriate section be incorpo-
rated in the synodical Handbook as section 15.15.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Institutional Chaplaincies
RESOLUTION 6-45

Report 602, Ul, F, 8, pp. 259, 260, Reports and
Memorials

Wuereas, Institutional chaplaincies provide a grow-
ing and important ministry for our church; and

Wuereas, In the vast majority of cases, the staffing
of these chaplaincies by the Districts is administered
through Mission Boards, the Board of Directors, or
committees; and

Wuereas, This specialized ministry must be sup-
ported by special research, planning, staffing, and train-
ing of staff; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod direct the Department of
Social Welfare to assume a special concern for this min-
istry; and be it further

Resolved, That a new section be added to Article
XIII, A, of the Bylaws to read as follows:

13.09 Institutional Chaplaincies

The Department of Social Welfare shall cooperate
with the Districts which administer institutional chap-
laincies or ministries, and to this end it shall —

a. Establish necessary study and guidance committees
for suggesting appropriate standards and procedures;

b. Advise on staff and staff training;

c. Consult with the Districts or such synodical agen-