# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S792
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

790 ; CONVENTION MINUTES

have a call to evangelize two billion non-Christians. Though
stunned and baffled by the intensified efforts of the old evil Foe,
the spread of atheism, and the indifference of many so-called
Christian soldiers, we still must go. Will we go? That pertinent
question will be answered in the affirmative when the, Spirit of
God makes of us men like the apostles. We beseech Him to make
us men of audacity and of mountain-moving faith. His answer will
not fail. .

The minutes of the previous meeting were adopted as cor-
rected.

Dr. Spitz presented the second installment of his paper, “Youth
for the Kingdom.” He pointed out that youth organization in our
Synod began in 1848; the Walther League was organized in 1893.
The Walther League’s ten points of service spell out the meaning
of Youth for the Kingdom. Synod maintains a Board for Young
People’s Work, which, in conjunction with the Walther League,
guides congregations in providing for youth during the critical
post-confirmation period and promotes courses in youth leadership
at theological seminaries. One important item in this program
is annual reunion services of the confirmed and the annual roll
call. A demonstration of youth work was presented by the cara-
vaning team presently at work in the North Wisconsin District.

On recommendation of Committee 6, Synod adopted the Con-
stitutional changes proposed in Today’s Business, pages 124 to 130,
except that Resolution 10 on pages 129 to 130 was recommitted.

Committee 11 on Finances was given the floor, and Synod
voiced its gratitude to almighty God for the consecrated and
aggressive men serving on the Board of Directors. The recom-
mendation of Committee 1 on financing capital investments
(TB:177—179) was presented. By amendment the paragraph on
page 179, lines 7—12, was made to read, “That Synod recommend
to the Fiscal Conferences for inclusion in the annual synodical
budgets,” etc. An amendment to strike the paragraph on page 178,
lines 20—27, giving the Board of Directors authority under certain
conditions as set forth in the paragraph to borrow money, was lost.

The judge of elections announced that the second ballot for
membership on the Board of Directors had resulted in a majority
for three candidates. Since only two places were to be filled, the
Chairman ruled that the two men having the highest number of
votes be declared the incumbents. This ruling was, in effect, sus-
tained when the convention refused to take another ballot.

Mr. and Mrs. (“Mrs. America’) Carl Deitemeyer and their
children were presented. Mrs. Deitemeyer remarked that in the