# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S303
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302 PARISH EDUCATION

1. We thank Almighty God for pouring out this blessing upon
our Synod and for opening the door so widely for further gains;

2. We humbly ask Him to forgive our sins of neglect;

3. We ask God to supply us with the vision, the means, and
the zeal to enlarge our Sunday schools according to the oppor-
tunities which He provides; and be it further

Resolved, (b) That we endeavor to reach a gain of 100,000
annually for the next triennium; and be it further

Resolved, (c) That

1. Sunday schools be urged to carry on a planned program of
missionary education;

2. A monthly Mission Sunday be observed;

3. A weekly Sunday school offering envelope be used, which
includes offerings for missions; and be it further

Resolved, (d) That

1. Congregations maintain close contact with Pre-Sunday
school children by maintaining an active Nursery Roll;

2. An effort be made to refer to sister congregations the names
of both churched and unchurched families when these move out
of the parish;

3. Congregations be solicitous about keeping the newly con-
firmed in the Sunday schools by providing suitable Bible classes
for them.

Resolution 10

Subject: Standard for Lutheran Sunday Schools

Wuereas, Our love for God and the resultant concern for those
whom we must teach impels us to strive for the best Sunday schools
possible; and

Whereas, It is essential to use a measuring instrument or
standard to diagnose weaknesses and for planning improvement
in the conduct of the Sunday school; therefore be it

Resolved, That every Sunday school in Synod be urged to use
The Standard for Lutheran Sunday Schools, the manual of inter-
pretation, and the posters for evaluating the present condition of
the respective Sunday school and for planning its improvement.

Resolution 11
Subject: The General Sunday School Secretary

Wuereas, The Sunday school has increased nearly 200 per cent
in the past quarter of a century; and

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