# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1092
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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MISSIONS MISSIONS 893

Resolved, That missions Conferences, be the

» be held at the ¢ all of Home Mission Boards or their appointed representatives;

erefore

olved, That we continue the Sunday School by Mail pro-
*. Resolved, That a vote of thanks be extended to the Lutheran
Hour, the Board for Parish Education, District Mission Boards,
gud all who have assisted in supporting this worthy project.

Resolution 10
EVANGELISM

“Each One Reach One”

ulus to the Program of Synod

mMissio i
™ Consciousness of our col Resolution 12
se TELEMISSION
__-WaeEREAS, The tabulation of letters received in response to the
televised programs “This Is the Life” indicates a potential of more
than 600,000 unchurched listeners (estimated) ; and
Wuereas, Of a total of 160,000 communications addressed to
the Television office, approximately 11,000 persons writing in
named no church affiliation and were processed to the various
synodical Districts; and
 -Wuereas, This praject offers wonderful opportunities for per-
sonal evangelism on the District and congregational level; there-
fore be it
Resolved, To express our appreciation to the District Home
Mission Boards, pastors, members of the Lutheran Women’s Mis-
sionary League, Walther League, and other organizations, and
individuals for their consecrated assistance in contacting the un-
churched thus brought to our attention; and be it further .
Resolved, That we ask our pastors and congregations to en-
courage their mission committees to make immediate personal
contact with all those brought to their attention by this mission.

Resolution. 16
CHILE

Wuereas, By the grace of God, we have a nucleus of 70 adults
and 60 children in Sunday school in Chile under the leadership of
Mr. Avendano, who will soon be ready to pass his colloquy; and

Wuereas, The Lord of missions has further favored this field
in that Chile enjoys religious liberty; and

Wuereas, Our brethren in the Argentina District have shown
their missionary zeal by making the initial entrance into this field;
therefore be it

Resolved, That we refer this new venture to the Argentina
District with the request that after further study and consultation
with Synod’s Board for Missions in North and South America they
be encouraged to launch out into this new field whenever in their
joint opinions the time is ripe for ‘action; and be it further