# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S811
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PARISH EDUCATION 811

Resolution 1
(Memorial 201, especially page 238 ff.)
Wuereas, God has bestowed manifold blessings upon our
Church through our various institutions and agencies of Chris-
tian education; be it

Resolved,

1. That we call upon the entire membership of Synod to
praise and thank God for these precious blessings;

2. That we urge every synodical District, every congregation,
every family, and every individual member of Synod to join in
‘making a determined effort to expand and improve our system of
Christian education;

3. That we ask the Lord to bless the work of all our pastors,
teachers, and laity in such efforts.

Resolution 2

Wuereas, The Christian home has always been the bulwark of
the Church; and ;

Wuereas, The home influence exceeds that of any other edu-
cational agency; and

Wuereas, The war and its aftermath have contributed to a
further breakdown of the American home; and

Wuereas, The Church is the most powerful ally the home can
have and is in position to give it the greatest help; and

Wuereas, Some materials for courses on Christian family life
and parent education are now available, with others in prepara-
tion; be it

Resolved,

1. That every parish of our Synod be urged to plan a con-
structive program to strengthen the Christian home;

2. That our agencies for Christian education be urged to work
more effectively with parents through co-operative planning;

3. That our pastors and teachers give special study to the
problems confronting the American home with the view of find-
ing ways and means to come to its assistance;

4, That courses on Christian family life and parent education
be taken up by Bible classes, men’s and women’s groups, and
parent-teacher associations;

5. That every family of our Church be encouraged to work
toward meeting more and more the Biblical standards of a Chris-
tian home.