LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1920, Page 66

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66 Proceedings of Thirty-First National Conver, sf

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to. permit the Board to place beneficiaries, in -charge %
committee of the District in which they reside, should ‘that be
desirable; and to authorize the Board to issue -annuity. bo
cording to, which the Board of Support administers the capital fe
donor, paying him an. annuity based on his age, the capital $3
to the Support Fund on the death of the donor... _ .
A detailed plan for systematic support (pension plan) based
years of service ($11 per year of service) was presented, If a
the Board recommends that the pension plan apply only to the ne
cases arising after December 31, 1920, old cases to be provided for
according to the present method. (For the plan in full, see.q Bei:
Report, pp. 161 ff.) _
The committee in charge of this matter reported as follows:
Wuereas, Two methods of support, to go into effect J: anuary ‘I,
1921, are contained in the plan proposed by the Board of Sw
which methods, however, cannot be readily carried out since dissats
faction would thereby easily be aroused in certain circles of Synod
Wuereas, Furthermore, the needed capital for carrying out theg
plans is not at hand and cannot be readily obtained, and ;
Wuereas, The support of needy servants of the Church and their
dependents has also in the past three years been systematic and mors
ample; therefore ; :

We Recommend: .
1. That the old method of support be retained for the next threg
years;

- "9. That the proceeds of the L. L. L. Fund be turned over to theig
treasury of the Board of Support, and that also in future this treasury
be supplied with offerings of congregations (20 cents per communicant:
member ought to be raised annually), gifts, and legacies, that more
ample support may be given; Bg

3. That Synod advise conferences and District Synods carefully
to consider the entire: plan of systematic support, and report ny’
suggestions and recommendations to the Board of Support, to thee he
that a riper and better plan may be presented to Synod three

hence.
ACTION.

These recommendations of the committee were adopted by Synod.
Synod furthermore resolved to grant the three petitions of the Bo
of Support, and authorize from this treasury the support of incap
‘tated servants of the Church who are called by benevolent, e
tional, and mission societies and are advisory members of a syn
District.

“The auditing committée reported that it had examined the ®
ords of the treasurer. of the Board of Support and found same to.
correct. The committee called attention to the efficient and econ

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