# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S750
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

750 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

Wuereas, There are thousands of Lutherans and their families
overseas working as civilian employees for our country’s govern-
ment agencies; and

Whereas, Our foreign missionaries are normally unable to
minister to these dependents, and our chaplains are not numerous
enough to give them pastoral care; be it therefore

Resolved, (a) That the Armed Services Commission, as liaison
between the church and the Department of Defense agencies, be
instructed to assume responsibility for the pastoral care of these
families, working together with other departments of our Synod
in providing the Word and Sacrament through service pastors,
Sunday school literature, and correspondence-course materials;
and be it further

Resolved, (b) That home pastors be urged to refer the names
and addresses of such dependents and civilian employees to the
offices of the Armed Services Commission; and be it finally

Resolved, (c) That the added expenditures for this ministry
be considered by the Fiscal Conference in establishing the Com-
mission’s annual budget.

Resolution 13

Subject: Commendation to the Armed Services Commission

Wuereas, The leisure time spent away from military installa-
tions, especially in times of peace and most intensively in overseas
communities, offers the greatest temptations to all our young men
and women in uniform; therefore be it

Resolved, (a) That we commend the Armed Services Com-
mission for its activities in maintaining the 36 Lutheran Service
and Parish Centers in the United States, Alaska, and Panama and
the five overseas Centers in Japan, Germany, Formosa, and Hong
Kong, as a member of the Lutheran Service Commission; and
be it furthermore

Resolved, (b) That we reiterate our concern in this endeavor
as it refers to overseas needs and urge the Commission to continue
to concentrate its attention in that area.

Resolution 14
Subject: Chaplaincy Course at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Wuereas, The need for military chaplaincy replacements and
additions will continue into the foreseeable future; and

Wuereas, It is a ministry for which our younger pastors are
especially suited; therefore be it

Resolved, (a) That we encourage the faculty at Concordia