# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S230
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

230 YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

pastors are getting some formal training in proper youth guid
Your Board feels that this is only a beginning, with more inteng
work needed in this area in the future.

Youth Conferences

Youth conferences have been held annually, to which. a
the District Youth Committee chairmen were invited. These
ferences are carried out pursuant to a synodical resoluti
Saginaw in 1944. Since the last synodical convention this
has met three times. In 1951 the conference was held in StU
In 1952 it was held in Chicago in conjunction with the Presi
Conference of the Walther League. Again this year it was hi
St. Louis. All members present call these conferences a “m
an effective and a co-ordinated effort is to be made in all Dist,
in the interest of youth.

Camps

More and more camps are becoming popular, as is attest
the great number of our young people attending them. Fo :
reason it is important that camps receive our full attention:

Camp Arcadia, owned and operated by the International ‘¥
ther League under the direction of “Chief” Weiherman,
1,638 Lutherans last year during its 30th anniversary season
people came from 18 States, Washington, D.C., and
Arcadia is self-supporting and should be debt free in the3
future. At this writing it appears that some 30 district W
League camps will also be held this year.

Wheat Ridge Foundation

A practical demonstration of how God has richly ble;
work of our youth in a tangible way is the Wheat Ridge Foug
tion. Not only has God enabled the Walther League to i
the facilities at Wheat Ridge, but He has lovingly guided the
of the League to bring the help and healing of the latest dey
ments in medical science and Christian love to hundreds
therans who cannot come to the Sanatorium. This has bee
possible through the Medical Social Work Program of the
tion. During the past year approximately 1,748 patients were.
through the Medical Social Service Program. Thus nearly
patients have been served since the establishment of the
units in 1948.

It is heart-warming to note how our Christians have.
to the cause of the Wheat Ridge Foundation by buying at
mas time so many of these little messengers of mercy kno
the “Wheat Ridge Christmas Seals.” +: