# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S292
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

292 PARISH EDUCATION -

agitating against the practice. We know that such Bible reading
is, in many instances, restricted to ethical portions of the Scrip-
ture; that the evangelical content of Scripture is purposely
omitted from the selection of readings. This, however,: can be
counteracted. What is to hinder us from placing copies of the
Bible, in particular the New Testament, into the hands of public
school pupils so that they may become acquainted with the Gospel
and find life and salvation in Christ? May God grant us grace
to ponder this problem and all other problems related to religion
and education in all wisdom and seriousness, and may He above
all give us courage and willingness to promote the parochial school
and other educational agencies through which the home and the
church can most adequately minister to the needs of our children,
young people and adults.
Family Magazine

In compliance with the recommendation of the 1941 convention,
the Board for Parish Education presented recommendations to the
Saginaw Convention on the publication of a family magazine. The
Synod resolved “that the Board for Parish Education, together
with the management of Concordia Publishing House, be em-
powered to formulate plans and Policies according to which such
a family magazine could be edited and published. (Proceedings,
1944, p, 278.)

During the past triennium your Board has given considerable
thought and attention to this project. The thought of combin-
ing the editorship of the family magazine with projects in adult
education has not appeared feasible, Nor has it appeared desir-
able to have the Board for Parish Education assume responsibility
for editing this magazine. Concordia Publishing House has there-
fore agreed to sponsor this project. The Board for Parish Educa-~
tion will, however, assist in the formulation of policies which are
to govern the family magazine and to help in the production of
articles for the magazine,

Lutheran Boys and Girls of America

At the Saginaw Convention, Synod referred the program of
the “Lutheran Boys and Girls of America” to the Board of Chris-
tian Education “for further stud » Supervision, and recommenda-
tion to the congregations of Synod.” (Proceedings, p. 146.)

In carrying out this directive the Board for Parish Education
has studied the objectives and the program of the “Lutheran Boys
and Girls of America” and has come to the following conclusions:

1. The Lutheran Boys and Girls of America is a worthy or-
8anization in Synod.

2. There should be no objection if an individual or an or-