# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S9
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 9

are needed for both purposes. Jn the first
e. building’ a collection of Lutherana and
rials second to none in our country. In the
re ‘ought to keep abreast of the times in the
materials for our working library. A wealth
b ing published in Europe certainly needs to

jal still remains unavailable in our lower stacks,
‘current value (five to ten thousand volumes).
‘fact that we lack both the financial means and
perly assemble, sort, accession, and catalog the
‘apged to be rebound for use. This material has

‘Our greatest difficulty is the shortage of man-
chit staff and, next to this, the lack of adequate
es! “suitable living quarters for graduate stu-
Yships to make it possible for able and deserv-
from’ the ranks of recent graduates or from the
ing profession, to pursue advanced theo-
Church who are endowed by God with scholarly
able to continue their theological studies in an
Graduate School. Lutheran pastors and gradu-
ools are attending non-Lutheran seminaries
mber, and the Church should not remain
Situation. No student can be exposed to the
jle' teacher and not be affected by his theology.
‘not ‘meet this situation now, the consequences
f{'Séemis imperative that we provide and control
cal training of our future pastors and pro-
‘hat our duty is to train pastors and mis-
pMORU¢h is no longer valid. We must do both —
issionaries and also Lutheran scholars.
d tendencies today among pastors and theo-
ttend the graduate schools of secular universi-
er’s and Doctor's degrees. This trend has
.. The Master’s and Doctor's degrees as
certainly have their value, but at best
? ntary to the real professional training.
grily nhance the pastoral proficiency or the
ogical student. But as long as there is no