# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1372
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912 CONVENTION MINUTES

(Committee 1, T. B., p. 189)

Synod declined Unprinted Memorial 28. The report of Memo-
rial 133 was assigned to the Board for Higher Education for action.
Memorial 147, asking assistance for graduate study, was referred
to the Committee on Allocating C.T.O. Funds. The question of
an additional professorship was referred to the Board of Directors
with power to act (Resolution 58). The budget for South American
educational institutions was assigned to the Board for Home Mis-
sions in North and South America (Resolution 58). Mission Boards
and the Board of Directors are to avail themselves of the services
of the Board for Higher Education as far as that is feasible (Reso-
lution 60). Memorial 532 suggesting a change in the name of the
Board for Higher Education was referred to the Board for Higher
Education, the Board of Directors, and the Mission Board con-
cerned. The findings of these combined groups are to be made
available to the 1953 convention (Resolution 61). Synod acknowl-
edged with gratitude to God the devoted services of the presidents
of its institutions and their faculties (Resolution 62).

(Committee 4, T.B., p. 146)
The resolution regarding a readable Bible (Resolution 18) was

‘adopted. Lutheran communities were reminded of the desirability

of following up the elementary education program with Christian
secondary education (Resolution 19). Congregations were urged
to explore the possibility of Saturday schools, and the Board for
Parish Education was encouraged to explore the curricular needs
of this agency (Resolution 20). Congregations are to examine

vacation Bible schools as missionary agencies and as means of

supplementing the religious instruction of schools (Resolution 21).
District Boards of Education are to guide the parish program
(Resolution 22). All congregations were urged to set up local
boards of Christian education and a system of child accounting
(Resolution 23). The Board for Parish Education was authorized
to engage two additional men for its editorial staff at Synod’s
expense (Resolution 24). Synod revised Handbook Section 7.55
as proposed in Today’s Business, page 149, to place the Sunday
School Teacher Training Committee under the Board for Parish
Education (Resolution 25). Resolution 26 was rejected. The Com-
mittee was discharged with thanks.

Synod resolved to send a copy of the final minutes to all
delegates.

(Committee 16)

Synod accepted into membership the Rev. Robert Schroeter,
St. Louis, 1944, Northern Illinois District.

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