# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S172 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 172 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 2 Gamma Delta for its concern in keeping the university youth with the church. Action: This resolution was adopted. Promoting Church Extension RESOLUTION 33, COMMITTEE 2 Memorial 410, page 383, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, The cost of acquiring sites and suitable facilities for new missions and student centers is constantly increasing; and Wuereas, The number of participants in District and General Church Extension Fund programs is only 5 to 10 per cent of our membership; and Wuereas, Ever-increasing demands require that all people join hands in making funds available for church-extension purposes; therefore be it Resolved, That the General Church Extension Department co-operate with all District Church Extension Departments to pro- mote church extension and to organize all congregations within the Districts regularly and systematically to acquire loans for the Dis- trict and the General Church Extension Funds. Action: This resolution was adopted. Proposed “Handbook” Revisions and Additions — Statement on Philosophy of Missions RESOLUTION 34, COMMITTEE 2 Memorial 402, page 344, Reports and Memorials This resolution was replaced by Resolution 52 of Committee 2. Proposed “Handbook” Revisions and Additions RESOLUTION 35, COMMITTEE 2 Memorial 402, pages 344—345, Reports and Memorials This resolution was tabled and later replaced by Resolution 53 of Committee 2. Proposed “Handbook” Revisions and Additions — Missions RESOLUTION 36, COMMITTEE 2 Memorial 402, pages 345—347, Reports and Memorials 10. Functions and Duties of Board . Wuereas, The functions and duties of the Board for Missions in North and South America and the District Mission Boards need