# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S92
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

92 CONVENTION MINUTES

The session closed with Hymn 7, the Lord’s Prayer, Luther’s
Evening Prayer, and the Benediction.

Session 17

In the opening devotion President vy. L. Behnken of the
Southern California District spoke on “Giving Liberally and Cheer-
fully.” The liturgist was President E. Ww. Homrighausen of the

Committee 2 Missions

Committee 5 — Young People’s Work

Congregations were urged to train lay counselors for youth
work (TB 345, 5), to use the Lutheran Youth Inventory (TB 346, 6),
to emphasize work on the senior level (TB 345, 4), and to use
young people in congregational canvasses and other projects (TB
423, 8, replacing TB 347, 8). It was decided to introduce as soon
as possible the youth-work Programs at our synodical schools
(TB 347, 7), to commend the Board for Young People’s Work and
the Walther League (TB 350, 11), and to have youth representa-
tives appointed in every circuit to assist the circuit counselor

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