# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1118
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS

ucTOR M. SELzg, Chairman
EORGE BRUEGcEMANn, Secretary

Watrer Storm, Executive Secretary
ACTION

As to Literature for the Blind, Committee 2
Trecomm

and Synod resolved: ended,
Resolution 25

WHEREAS, Our Publications for

en i
essed: and umerous State schools have been Signally
Wuereas, Teen, Ti
? me,a
has met with favor Magazine for the youth up to 18 years

whose vision is impaj :

P ” paired (this bej ;

in the religious and secular fields) ane only magazine of its kind
Wuereas, Talkin ,

Maier a als » T e Books, offering sermons }

wieden What such writings as Heaven, by the Rev.

HW Gockel esus Means to Me and This Is the Life b "th

hew : el, and Happiness Can Be Yours Mr y oe Rev.
© entered the homes of many blind. and” ~ Wm. A. Kramer,

Wuengas, Books fr :
in demand; th erefore be 4 eur Library for the Blind are i

Resolved, That the Board for Missions to the Blind be
com-

Resolved That th
0 a e Board be encoura i
Hieation of Christian literature, books aed ma vines s ms rile
on type, large-type ink print, and Talking Books "im Braille,
As to Conferences for Contact Pastors, C.
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mended, and Synod resolved: Committee 2 recom-

445,

MISSIONS

Resolution 26

gREAS, A number of Districts have appointed contact pastors

e the interests of a deeper understanding of our people who

; y handicapped, and of integrating them into congrega-

Llife; and

WerEAS, Most of these pastors are serving in areas where

schools for the blind are found: and ;

VHEREAS, The only way to effect a closely co-ordinated pro-
fi and effective service to these blind is to have regular meet-

es these contact pastors with the board; therefore be it .

‘pastors with the Board for Missions to the Blind and encourage

our Board of Directors to support such meetings.

As to Volunteer Braille Transcribers, Committee 2 recom-

mended, and Synod resolved:
; Resolution 27

Waereas, Volunteer Braille transcribers have given unstint-
ingly of their time to bring blind children to Christ, their Savior,
transcribing Sunday school lessons, and to lead adults to a deeper
understanding of the sacred truths by transcribing Bible courses
and other Christian literature; and.

WuerEas, Closest co-ordination and consolidation of effort
would mean greater efficiency and even greater services to the
visually handicapped; be it therefore

Resolved, That we encourage any of our members interested
in work among the blind to unify and consolidate their individual
efforts under the guidance and the direction of the Board for
Missions to the Blind for greater service and efficiency; and be it
further
Resolved, That solicitation of funds in behalf of the services
of our Church to the blind be made in consultation with, and with
the approval of, the Board for Missions to the Blind.

‘Report of the Board for Missions
in Foreign Countries
(Memorial 411)

As we survey the past triennium of our Foreign Mission enter-
prise, we note that in many aspects and areas it has the character-
istics of the second phase of a Foreign Mission endeavor. No new
countries were entered, unless oné speaks of Formosa as such. The
first surge of mission expansion had carried us into the Philippines,
Japan, New Guinea, and Hong Kong. Now came that second and
not so spectacular phase of digging in, of consolidating our posi-