# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S71
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONVENTION MINUTES 71

all available assistance and resources, including those made avail-
able by Synod’s Board for Missions in North and South America.”
The convention resolved to authorize the employment of the per-
sonnel and services necessary to meet the challenge of the changing
scene in rural and urban areas (TB 157, 6), to encourage and
support mission work in inner-city areas on the part of the Synod,
the Districts, and the individual congregations (TB 158, 7), and
to urge all congregations to elect a committee on evangelism.
(TB 159, 8)

The session closed with the Apostolic Blessing.

Session 5
June 19, Afternoon

President Alvin Mueller of the Central Illinois District con-
ducted the opening devotion.
The minutes of the morning session were adopted as read.

Committee 2— Missions

It was resolved to undertake an intensified evangelism effort
in the pre-Lenten season (TB 160, 9), to urge all congregations to
participate in the PTR program (TB 160, 10), and to enlarge the
scope of our evangelism program also by intensifying our efforts
at conservation (TB 161, 11). It was successfully moved from the
floor to send these three resolutions to every congregation. After
amending the resolution to refer to all of Latin America instead
of merely the South American Districts, the convention commended
the brethren south of the border for their work (TB 162, 12).
Several men from that area were called to the rostrum and were
introduced. Congregations were urged to take note of the many
Indians moving into metropolitan areas. (TB 163, 13)

Nominations Committee
The slate of candidates for secretary and treasurer was ap-
proved as presented by the Nominations Committee.

Lay Training School
Slides were shown stressing the need of a lay training school.
An oral presentation followed.

Committee 12— Public Relations

The convention adopted resolutions of thanks and commenda-
tion with reference to “This Is the Life” (TB 196, 1; TB 196, 2),
the Department of Public Relations (TB 197, 3), various other
agencies of communication (TB 197, 4), and the Lutheran Hour.
(TB 198, 5 as amended)