# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S220
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220 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 4

1. use the Bible Class Standard as a self-study and guide to-
ward such improvement;

2. provide opportunities to give teacher training and lesson
help to the teachers of Bible classes on the high school, young
people’s, and adult levels.

e) That District Boards of Education be encouraged to provide
adequate opportunities for the training of Bible class teachers in
Sunday school associations, circuit or area workshops, and District
Sunday school conventions;

f) That congregations be encouraged to set aside at least one
Sunday each year to give special emphasis to Bible reading and
group Bible study (e.g., Universal Bible Sunday).

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Engagement and Marriage
RESOLUTION 20, COMMITTEE 4

Memorial 201, page 272, Reports and Memorials
Unprinted Memorial 634, page 70, Today’s Business

Wuereas, The book Engagement and Marriage is part of a study
on marriage and the family authorized by Synod at its Centennial
Convention, and is the product of an extended study by the Family
Life Committee; and

Wuereas, The first draft was submitted to various pastoral
conferences for study and criticism, carefully revised and rewritten
by the editor and his associates, approved by the Board of Parish
Education, and approved by the censor of the faculty of Concordia
Seminary, St. Louis; and

Wnrereas, This work, as stated in the introduction and in the

conclusions, has not been submitted as the official doctrine on
engagement and marriage of our Synod; and

Wuereas, None of the conclusions in the book have been shown
to be contrary to the Scriptures or the Lutheran Confessions; and

Whereas, Such a work is needed to clarify our thinking and
to unify our practice in the field of engagement and marriage;
therefore be it

Resolved, That the convention commend and thank the authors
and the Family Life Committee for their painstaking work in the
field of engagement and marriage; and be it further

Resolved, That we encourage the pastors, teachers, and lay-
men to study this book carefully; and be it further

Resolved, That the convention encourage the Family. Life Com-

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