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206 Proceedings of Thirty-Third Regular Convention,

B. Miscellaneous Resolutions Pertaining
to Finances.
Synodical Budget.
(German Report, p. 297.)

Overture 608 emanating from the Financial Secretary, Mr. Theo.
W. Eckhart, and approved by the Board of Directors, suggested five
resolutions in order clearly to establish Synod’s policy regarding its
annual budget. On recommendation of Committee 15 Synod passed
the following resolutions, which embodied these recommendations : —

Resolved, That the Board of Directors be, and it hereby is,
authorized and instructed to include the following activities or treas-
uries in the synodical budget, to wit: Board of Support, General
Church Extension, Contingent Reserve Fund, Deaf-mute Missions,
European Missions, Foreign Missions, Foreign-tongue Missions,
General Home Missions, Immigrant and Seamen’s Missions, Indian
Missions, Jewish Mission, Negro Missions, South American Missions,
Synodical Treasury, and Synodical Building Fund.

Resolved, That all synodical boards and commissions whose
activities are included in the Synodical Budget, be, and they hereby
are, authorized and instructed to include in their respective budget
requests to the Board of Directors any and all anticipated necessary
expenses incident to the successful execution of their respective
activities, excepting as may be otherwise provided.

Resolved, That the Board of Directors and the Fiscal Conference
shall give such budget requests due and proper consideration and
shall make adequate provision in the Synodical Budget for them,
provided that such budget requests do not contain items inconsistent
with, or contrary to, the established policies and precedents of Synod,
and that the aggregate of such budget requests is not inconsistent
with the financial ability of Synod, the judgment in these matters
resting with the Board of Directors and the Fiscal Conference.

Resolved, That the sums designated in the budget adopted shall
be available to the respective boards and commissions for the pur-
pose or purposes outlined in their respective budget requests, payable
in the prescribed manner during the fiscal year covered by the budget,
provided that for the Building Fund and for the Church Extension
Fund only such moneys shall be disbursed as have been actually paid
in and that the two-thirds rule of Synod for its building program be
herewith repealed. ; .

Resolved, That members of the various boards of Synod shall
not solicit moneys from churches and societies in addition to the
sums allowed them in the budget, unless they have been authorized

to do so by the Board of Directors. It is understood that when extra .

gifts are given for special purposes, if such purposes are not included
in the budget, then such gifts shall inure to the exclusive benefit of
such particular purposes.