# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S94
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94 CONVENTION MINUTES

Committee 14 — Registrations

The Registration Committee made its final report of 1,222 in
attendance and was excused with thanks.

Committee 7 — Lodges and Boy Scouts

Resclution 3, with reference to the Commission on Fraternal
Organizations (TB 409, 3), was again presented. Upon request of
the mover the amendment before the house was withdrawn by
common consent. A new amendment was then offered to strike
all “resolveds” after line 29 and to add: “That the Board of Direc-
tors be instructed through the Fiscal Conference to provide the
funds necessary to enable the Commission on Fraternal Organi-
zations to carry on its work effectively.” After this amendment
had carried, the motion was adopted as amended. The committee
was excused.

Committee 4— Parish Education
The convention next considered the resolution to publish three

catechisms on different age levels (TB 217, 10). Paragraph “e,”
which provided for the publication in both the King James and
RSV versions, was struck by amendment. The resolution was then
adopted. Congregations were urged to keep better soul-accounting
records and to intensify home contact (TB 283, 13), to involve
the Sunday school in evangelism programs (TB 283, 14), to improve
the organizational structure of the Sunday schools (TB 284, 15),
to take their educational programs into consideration when build-
ing houses of worship (TB 284, 16), to review annually the Sunday
School Standard (TB 286, 18). The Sunday School Teacher-
Training Program is to be intensified (TB 285, 17). Provisions were
adopted for making Bible classes more effective (TB 286, 19). In
a lengthy resolution (TB 219, 11) the convention revised and
adopted the “Statement on Interfaith or Mixed Marriages,” after
inserting into line 25, page 268, of the book of Reports and Memo-
rials the statement: “The Lutheran party should be encouraged
steadfastly to witness to the truth.”

Committee 6 — Constitutional Matters

After a legal statement had been read by the committee’s
attorney, Resolution 26 (TB 289), changing the synodical election
procedures, was adopted as previously amended. By motion from
the floor the substance matter of deleted 2.07 was referred to the
standing Committee on Constitutional Matters for consideration
and report to the Cleveland convention. A resolution was pre-
sented referring the request for the formation of a new District
to the Minnesota District for evaluation and recommendation. The
convention refused to consider a substitute motion to go on record