LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1917, Page 57

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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1917. 57

receive a list of the names of the lay-delegates from his District.
The latter should see to it that the Visitors in his District receive
-a list of the lay-delegates in their respective Visitation District.
. Furthermore, we recommend that it be made the duty of each
Visitor to call. a meeting of the lay-delegates in his Visitation Dis-
trict for the purpose of organizing. In order that this organization
may have direct connection with each and every congregation in the
Visitation District, we advise that from each of the congregations to
which these lay-delegates do not belong one member be elected by
the congregation to this organization. It is advisable to hold these
elections before the Visitor calls together the delegates, the time and
place for such meeting to be determined in due order by the Visitor
and the delegates.

At the meeting of the organization thus created the Visitor
should be prepared to give all necessary information concerning the
needs and the condition of the different treasuries of Synod, and
also about the number of communicants in every congregation of his
Visitation District, so that every congregation may know what con-
tribution should be raised by it on the basis of the average yearly
rate. If a congregation: decides that it will adopt and carry out this
plan, the Visitor of the district should exert his influence, through
the, lay-delegate and through the pastor of the congregation, to effect
the carrying out of these resolutions. Each congregation will, of
- course, determine how the promised sum of money is to be collected.

We believe that by this plan the yearly deficit can be avoided,
and that thus our pastors can be freed, in a large measure, from the
time-consuming and delicate work of personally collecting such
moneys. Besides, we believe that through such an organization the
contributions for congregational purposes will soon be increased, so
that our pastors and teachers can be cared for as God’s Word com-
mands and their station requires.

LUTHERAN LAYMEN’S LEAGUE. (L. L. L.)

Mr. Benjamin Bosse and Mr. John Boehne, both of Evansville,
Ind., announced the formation of a Lutheran Laymen’s League, whose
purpose it is to raise $100,000 in this Jubilee Year to cancel the debt
in the various synodical treasuries. Contributions are desired only
from wealthy Lutherans, who can well afford to contribute to this
Fund without curtailing their other contributions. The names of
such Lutherans should be given the League.

Synod expressed its elation over this announcement, and wished
the Lutheran Laymen’s League God’s richest blessings and success
in its noble. undertaking.