# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S955
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Re the “Lutheran Boys and Girls of America”
Wuereas, The objectives of the Lutheran Boys and Girls of
America are: ,
1, To help keep young Lutherans with the Lutheran Church,

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2, To encourage Bible study and Christian worship,

3. To take part in acts of Christian love and helpfulness,

4. To help win others for Christ and the Church,

5. To promote lasting friendships and co-operation among ;
Lutherans,

6. To provide opportunities for the wholesome use of leisure
time, :

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7. To serve our country and our fellow men; and

Wuereas, The objectives, the suggested methods, the materials
and the leadership being supplied by the ®rganization known as the
Lutheran Boys and Girls of America are designed to aid congrega-
tions to‘curtail losses to the church, to avoid juvenile delinquency,
and to encourage a God-pleasing use of leisure time; and

Wuereas, The Central District of Synod convention at Fort
Wayne on June 24, 1943, did adopt the following resolution:

“Therefore be it resolved that we encourage the congregations
of the Central District to study plans for leisure time activities for
boys and girls of pre-confirmation age as suggested in Overture
No. 2; and

“Be it further resolved that the plan proposed by Trinity Con-
gregation of Cleveland, Ohio, be referred to the Board of Christian
Education for further study”; and

Wuereas, The Central District Board of Education has since
studied the program as outlined in the literature and has adopted
the following resolutions:

“1. We find that the program has much merit and should be
heartily encouraged, ‘The program suggests much good material
for a social and recreational program such as is desirable in a Lu- .
theran school. The flexibility of the program makes it easily pos-
sible to fit it into the varying needs of the different localities and
environments in which our schools are located. It would fill a need
also where no school exists. :

“2, It is our hope that the present sponsors and promoters will _
continue their work until any other arrangement they might desire
can be carefully planned in order to insure permanency and. con-
tinuity of the program”; and