# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S830
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

328 | . YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

poses of the “Each One Reach One” endeavor of the Board for
Home Missions. The League has worked in close co-operation with
the Emergency Planning Council in sponsoring the gathering of
clothing for War Relief and in supporting the “Adopt a Family”
program. Walther League societies have responded generously to
both of these suggested projects. In addition, the League gave
above $14,000 to the Emergency Planning Council and sent a car-
load of groceries for European Relief at a cost of more than $5,000.
These figures do not include what the individual society is doing in
support of this program, but are only the contributions made by
the international organization.

The League is continuing to co-ordinate its efforts with the
Army and Navy Commission in every possible way. In the interest
of co-ordinating the endeavors of all agencies within Synod, the

_ League has fostered combined meetings with representatives of
these agencies and with synodical committees and boards inter-~
ested in the respective fields, Meetings of this nature have been
held regarding juvenile delinquency, visual education, group work,
Bible study, topic discussion. The good already attained urges the
continuance of this endeavor to co-ordinate the use of the total
resources of the Church in meeting the opportunities in every area
of her‘activities today.

The Walther League is deeply grateful for the counsel and
co-operation of the Board for Young People’s Work in the promo-
tion of the youth cause of the Church. It appreciates fully the
interest and the much practical help of the Synodical District
Youth Committtees and of our pastors and teachers in general. In
all of these blessings the League recognizes the undeserved good-
ness of God and the high obligation to use the strength which He
has given for the greater advancement of His cause among our
youth,

According to synodical resolution your Board has arranged
youth leaders conferences of members of District young people’s
committees. One of these was held in St. Louis on October 26
and 27, 1944. This conference was very well attended, only four
districts being without representation. To show the attempt that
your Board is making to place the youth program into home and
home church, we list a few of the topics that were presented:
“Youth and the Local Congregation”; “Youth Problem in Smaller
and Rural Congregations”; “Parish Youth Program and the Re-
turning Service Personnel.” In order not to lose the benefits of
the Conference, your Board keeps in regular contact with the com-
mittees, has the District Workers Bulletin sent to all committee
members, and invites correspondence, A second conference was
held in Chicago on January 18 and 19, 1946, this one in conjunc-