# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S819
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PARISH EDUCATION 817

Wuereas, Unchurched families may be won for Christ through
the Nursery Roll endeavor; and

Wuereas, The Sunday school is not to be looked upon as a
substitute for the church service; be it

Resolved,

1. That our congregations be encouraged to reach especially
the children of unchurched families through the medium of the
Sunday school;

2. That evangelism or personal soul-winning be made one
of the major objectives of the Sunday school;

3. That our Sunday schools throughout Synod be encouraged
to build the Nursery (Cradle) Roll and Nursery Class and to uti-
lize it to the fullest extent; and

4, That our congregations conscientiously train the young in
regular church attendance.

Resolution 12

Wuereas, No part of a school situation is more important than

the teacher in producing results; be it

Resolved,
1. That unusual care be exercised in the selection of teachers
for our Sunday schools; and °

2. That wherever possible, weekly teachers’ meetings be held
in the interest of doctrinally and pedagogically sound and effective
teaching; and

8. That our congregations be urged to give public recognition
to their Sunday school teachers for the quiet, but effective work
they are doing in behalf of the children and youth of the con-
gregation. ;

. Resolution 13
(Memorial 205, p. 251)

Wuereas, The educational program of the Church requires
aggressive promotion; and ,

Wuereas, The production of promotional materials for the
various agencies of Christian education is necessary for such pro-
motion; and

Wuereas, Congregations are handicapped in their utilization
of such materials when educational tracts and other promotional
materials are available only as sales items; and

Wuereas, The practice of the mission department in making
free mission tracts available has proved helpful to the cause of
missions; and

Wuereas, Numerous objections have been raised to the present
practice according to which we are compelled to expect a fee for
educational materials; therefore be it

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