# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S114
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

114 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

a new Concordia College within the confines of the State of
Michigan; thus to provide accessible facilities for the great number
of men who will there train for the preaching ministry of our

Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Monroe PastoraL CONFERENCE

E. G. Re, Secretary
P. F. WIENEKE, Visitor
ACTION
Regarding the establishment of additional synodical educa-
tional institutions, Committee 1 submitted the following resolution
ANo. 25), which Synod adopted: ——
Wuereas, Requests have been made for the establishment of
additional synodical educational institutions in various areas of
Synod (e.g., the Southeast, the West Coast, the East Central area,
Canada): and

Wuereas, Overtures have been received requesting changes in
nature, size, and type of existing synodical institutions; and

Wuereas, The results of the Manpower Commission study and
the findings of the Board for Higher Education indicate that there
may be some merit in the requests and overtures; therefore be it

Resolved, (a) That the Board for Higher Education be given
authorization to make an intensive and comprehensive study of
these requests and overtures; and be it further

Resolved, (b) That the study include an analysis of the im-
plications of the establishment of new schools and the changes in
the character of existing schools for Synod’s program of profes-
sional education, as well as for Synod’s potential growth as indi-
cated by the findings of the growth studies repeatedly presented
to this convention; and be it finally

Resolved, (c) That the Board of Directors be authorized, upon
recommendation of the Board for Higher Education, to acquire
potential sites suitable for campuses if and when the results of the
Board for Higher Education’s study indicates the advisability of
such acquisitions for reasons of economy.

Nore: It is our opinion that this resolution covers items on
pages 161—173 in the book of Reports and Memorials as well as
Memorials 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 127, 134, and 1,002, as well
as unprinted Memorial No. 5.

Recruiting and Training Laymen for the Ministry
(Memorial 123)
Wuereas, Our Synod, under God’s grace, has a splendid system

for the recruiting and training of young men for the ministry,
but the King of the church has, in answer to our prayers, opened

Te cehates see bate

Haase nt

Beers ts

tou
resc

rece
Han
istry
layn
to a