# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S785
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CONVENTION MINUTES 785

ucation (TB:38-39, 21). The synodical institutions are required
to make auxiliary enterprises and services self-financing (TB:37
to 38, 20). The changes in the Handbook listed in Today’s Busi-
ness, pages 19-23, were adopted.

The following correction was made in the minutes of session
three: Action on Overture 614 and Unprinted Memorial 19, calling
for the correction of a District essay, was postponed. Greetings
were received from the Executive Board of the Rochester Zone
of the Walther League.

Sessions closed with the Apostolic Benediction.

Session 5
June 22, P.M.

The fifth session was opened with devotions conducted by
Rev. T. A. Weinhold, President of the Western District. The min-
utes were read and adopted.

On recommendation of Committee 4, Synod commended con-
gregations which conducted vacation Bible schools and urged all
congregations to extend their educational program to arrange or-
ientation courses for volunteer teachers and use the teaching mate-
rials for vacation Bible schools provided by Synod (TB:33,1).
Districts were invited to establish additional offices of education
and to provide for the promotion and supervision of all means of
Christian education, appointing circuit committees and supervisors
of Christian education (TB:34, 2). Congregations whose children
do not attend Christian day schools were urged seriously to con-
sider using all part-time agencies (TB:52,5). Congregations who
operate released-time schools were commended and all congrega-
tions were encouraged to use this agency when possible (TB:52, 6).
Thanking almighty God for the blessings poured out upon our
Sunday schools, Synod set itself a goal of 100,000 additional pupils
per year (TB:84,9). Sunday schools were urged to stress mis-

- sionary education, to maintain an active nursery roll, to furnish

sister congregations with the names of churched and unchurched
families who move out of a parish, and to provide suitable Bible
classes for the newly confirmed (TB:84:9). Every Sunday school
is urged to use the Standard for Lutheran Sunday Schools in
planning its improvement (TB:84-85, 10). The Board of Directors
was empowered to authorize the calling of a general Sunday school
secretary whose general duties were outlined in Today’s Business,
page 85 (TB:85,11). As a rule congregations should maintain reg-
ular weekly meetings for Sunday school teachers, introduce and
administer the synodical Sunday school teacher training program.
The Board for Parish Education was instructed to study the prob-

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