# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S733
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Pope EOE ONT Ea

“eee SRA Ree eR

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 733

c. Resolve to grant institutional chaplains already serving
under their auspices, and chaplains newly called into the field,
opportunities to secure clinical training in pastoral care to better
equip them for their work;

d. Seek to persuade parish pastors serving congregations in
the vicinity of institutions to render part-time pastoral service in
these institutions under the auspices of the Mission Board and
with the permission of their congregations as their time will permit;

2. Recommend to the theological seminaries of our church
that they seek to establish accredited training centers in Lutheran
hospitals and other institutions for the training of institutional
chaplains for the work of the church;

3. Direct the Department of Social Welfare to aid the sem-
inaries in every possible way in establishing such training centers.

On the Establishment of a Service to Immigrants
(Report 1009)

Wuenreas, In the disturbed world of today many people in other
lands, and among them many who profess the Lutheran faith and
many who have relatives in this country who are members of our
congregations, are living in insecurity and fear and desire to em-
igrate to our country; and

Wuereas, Our church has from the beginning of its history
given necessary aid to such people through its mission to immi-
grants; and

Wuereas, Changing conditions require that such aid be given
in many different places in our country, especially in the great
port cities on our coasts and in the increasing number of inland
centers of population which have direct air-travel connections
with countries in every part of the world; and

Wuereas, Even now the Department of Social Welfare, which
is not now equipped to render such service, receives many appeals
for aid and counsel from the members of our church who desire
to sponsor the immigration of relatives or friends from other
countries; therefore be it

Resolved by the Twenty-eighth Delegate Synod of The Lu-
theran Church — Missouri Synod to

1. Direct the Department of Social Welfare to examine the
opportunities for service to immigrants and to report its findings
to the Board of Directors of Synod with its recommendations;

2. Empower the Board of Directors to establish a service to
immigrants as a function of the Department of Social Welfare
according to plans approved by the Board of Directors.