# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S836 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 834 INDEX Parent-Teacher National Lutheran Parent-Teacher League 318, 322 Parish Education adult education 310 basic concern of congregations 278 center on St. Louis Campus 46, 135 confirmation instruction 308- elementary schools 284 high schools 309 minutes 783, 785, 793 Saturday schools 304 Sunday schools 293 vacation Bible schools 304 weekday classes 304 Parish Education, Board for Convention Committee resolution 339 Co-ordinating council 324 disbursements 622 elected 36 Lutheran Education Week 324 matters referred to Committee on English Bible Ver- sions 333 helps for Sunday school teachers 304 mentally retarded children 338 Sunday school | teachers meetings Sunday eines 3 Secretary 303 recommendations 289, etry 292, 297, 315, 317, 321, 332, 3 report 278 representatives at convention 20 special activities 328 work overview evaluation of work 280 explorations 282 co-operation 283 new staff members 279 school promotion 280 special conferences 280 Parishes defined 138 multiple 159 pastors in 138 vacant 141 Parish school; see Elementary school Pastoral Conferences; see Conferences Pastoral training enroliments 189 expansion of program 159 high school, level of 217 junior college, level of 222 need for additional facilities 146 recommendation 230 seminary, level of 228 senior college, level of 224 synodical standards for 126 time span 165 Pastors active 138 ages 140 assistant 139 clergy 137 communicants per 169 demand for 136, 170 distribution of 168, 169 matters referred to Bible study classes 312 conserving manpower 159 counselors for youth 354 Handbook change 453 marriage 322 members in military 749 military dependents 750 names for Advance 599 Pension payments 655 recruitment 220 scholarly research materials 768 Sunday School by Mail 385 Sunday school teacher training 304 needed for contingencies 142 needed for missions 142 number of 137 projection of need 141 received into membership 34 who re-enter 144 for replacement 140 shortage of 145 in special fields 139 supply from seminaries 143 supply from other sources 144 Peace {hankoffering fund 627 Pensions; see Support and Missions Pension Funds assets 632 Convention Committee 6 resolution 479 earnings 632 liabilities 632 matter referred to study committee use of funds for Church Extension 479 Periodicals, synodical for Blind 441 by Concordia Publishing House 587, Philippines Medical Missions in 413 Placement (Candidates) Convention Committee 1 resolution 159 Planning Commission Convention Committee 1 resolution 276 duties 276 matters referred to colloquy matters 131 lay-training institute 276 membership 276 Portals of Prayer anniversary booklet 597 circulation 584 numbers and authors 586, 589, 593 Portland; see Concordia College, Port- land, Oreg. “Portland experiment’; see Concordia Coliege, Portland, Oreg. Porto Alegre; see Seminario Concordia, Porto Alegre, Brazil Practices; see Doctrine and Practice Praesidium matters referred to centennial of teacher training 744 Synodical Conference Committee on. Hymnology and Liturgics Committee on Place of Woman 571 Prayer for the dead 551 Prayer fellowship clarity requested 544 Convention Committee 3 resolutions 546, 550 memorials 542, 546 Synodical Conference on 543 synodical resolutions on 543 - writings on 543 Preaching may teachers preach? 130, 133 Preaching-Reaching-Teaching; see Evangelism Preparatory Schools; see Seminaries and colleges President address, presidential 1, 777 anniversary VI Convention Committee 6 resolution 463 election 34, 780