LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1981, Page 195

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To Observe Anniversaries
of Synodical Colleges

RESOLUTION 6-28

Reports 6-01—6-16 (CW, pp. 227—255); Overture
6-72 (CW, pp. 272—273)

WHEREAS, Notice of the Centennial of Concordia
College, Bronxville, N.Y.; Concordia College, Milwau-
kee, Wis.; and of St. Paul’s College, Concordia, Mo. has
been received; and

WHEREAS, Concordia College, Portland, Oreg., ob-
served its 75th anniversary in 1980, and Concordia
College, Edmonton, Alta., Canada, will observe its 60th
anniversary in 1981; therefore be it

Resolved, That these anniversaries be observed by
the Synod during the next biennium; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Synod be
instructed to write letters of congratulations to each of
the schools named above; and be it finally

Resolved, That the celebration committee of each
school be encouraged to pursue appropriate plans for
celebration among the congregations of the synodical
Districts in the appropriate geographical area.

Action: Adopted (14).

To Thank Donors of Funds
for Special Building Projects
RESOLUTION 6-29
Report 6-09 (CW, p. 242)

WHEREAS, Special building projects at synodical
institutions of higher education are necessary for
growth and progress on our campuses; and

WHEREAS, These projects cannot be funded totally by
synodical allocation, but are often funded through gifts
of persons dedicated to Christian higher education;
therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod in convention thank and
praise God for educational gifts and endowments from
His servants throughout the Synod; and be it further

Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education at
the request of the institution be directed to communicate
the gratitude of the Synod to each of these donors.

Action: Adopted (14).

To Restore Funds to the Board
for Higher Education Budget

RESOLUTION 6-30
Overtures 6-40A—F, 6-42 (CW, p. 262)

WHEREAS, The Board of Directors was instructed by
previous convention action to eliminate deficit spend-
ing; and

WHEREAS, The Board of Directors was forced, in May
1981, to reduce the budget for the Board for Higher

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Education by $1,000,000, since sufficient funds were not
available; and

WHEREAS, Our synodical schools were required to
make faculty contractual commitments in accordance
with Bylaw 6-53 e prior to the time this action was taken;
and

WHEREAS, Our synodical schools are therefore obli-
gated to financial commitments which will require
deficit spending by those least able to bear it, with no
savings to the Synod and the possible threat to their
accreditation; and

WHEREAS, The Lord has richly blessed Forward in
Remembrance so that the deficit of the Synod will soon
be reduced by a total of $5,000,000, thereby providing
significant relief for the synodical treasury; and

WHEREAS, A plan for funding the mission of the
Synod is under consideraton, a plan which under God’s
blessing could result in a major increase in funds
available for the programs of the Synod; therefore be it

Resolved, That for the fiscal year 1981—82 the Board
of Directors be authorized and instructed to borrow up to
$1,000,000 if necessary, adding this amount to the
budget of the Board for Higher Education as a first step
toward achieving the goal of restoring the budget to its
original level; and be it further

Resolved, That the synodical schools be instructed to
cooperate and participate in the proposed plan for
funding the mission of the Synod.

Action: Adopted (10).

(By common consent “minimum” was changed to “total” in
the fifth whereas.)

To Clarify Relationship
of Concordia College, Edmonton,
to the Synod

RESOLUTION 6-31
Report 6-01 (CW, pp. 227—232)

WHEREAS, The Synod in 1977 resolved that Concordia
College, Edmonton, Alta., be owned by the Alberta-
British Columbia District and governed by the Alberta-
British Columbia and the Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Districts of the LCMS until otherwise determined by the
Synod in convention (Dallas, Resolution 6-05A); and

WHEREAS, Questions have arisen regarding the
relationship of the college to the Synod; and °

WHEREAS, A proper understanding of this relation-
ship is important so that the college might continue in
its service to the church as an institution for training
church workers and providing general Christian educa-
tion; therefore be it

Resolved,«That the Synod in convention affirm
Concordia College, Edmonton, Alta., as a school which
is an agency of the Synod, the ownership of which has
been delegated by the Synod to the Alberta-British
Columbia District, and the governance of which has