# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S217 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) ‘ch, slic age uct zed | ngs ken will self the tent (110, PARISH EDUCATION 217 Resolved, That all congregations of the Synod be urged to keep an exact soul-accounting system and home contact with all families, also with the families enrolled in Sunday school, and to transfer all who move, in order that families which might otherwise be lost may be received into membership with sister congregations in the locality where they settle. Action: This resolution was adopted. Evangelism Through the Sunday School RESOLUTION 14, COMMITTEE 4 Memorial 201, page 246, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, Our church of more than 2,000,000 souls reports an enrollment of only 66,000 pupils in its Sunday schools from non- Lutheran homes; and Wuersas, Our national birth rate is on the increase; and Wuereas, Our Sunday school enrollment has not kept pace with the national birth rate; therefore be it Resolved, That special efforts be made annually to increase the enrollment of the Sunday school through departmental pro- grams and goals, and that a parish committee on evangelism involve the Sunday school in its PTR mission program, its community canvass, and its service to the shut-ins; and be it further Resolved, To recommend that an extension department and classes for mentally retarded children be considered. Action: This resolution was adopted. The Organizational Structure of the Sunday School RESOLUTION 15, COMMITTEE 4 Memorial 201, page 247, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, Many Sunday schools are weak in their pattern of organization, in that they have an inadequate number of depart- ments, classes, and teachers; therefore be it Resolved, That local boards of Christian education be urged to make a serious study of the organizational structure of their Sun- day school, to organize for a total Sunday school serving all age levels, and to improve and expand their Sunday school by breaking up their groupings into more departments with more leaders and more classes. Action: This resolution was adopted.