# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S222
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 4

Children’s Church Attendance
RESOLUTION 22, COMMITTEE 4
Memorial 201, page 283, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, We have God’s command to teach children dili-
gently; and

Wuereas, The sermon should be one of the most important
means of Christian education; and

Wuereas, There is a pronounced lack of children in attendance
at services in many of our churches; and

Wuereas, Many congregations are now conducting church serv-
ices and Sunday school simultaneously, thus not giving children

the opportunity to attend church services or adults to attend Bible
class; be it therefore

Resolved, That we take every possible opportunity to encour-

age the attendance of children in all church services; and be it
further

Resolved, That we encourage the pastors of the Synod to take

special care to make their sermons educationally effective; and be
it further

Resolved, That pastors, together with their church boards, be
encouraged to plan their Sunday programs in such a way that chil-
dren as well as adults will have maximum opportunity to hear and

to learn the Word of God both in church.and Sunday school; and
be it finally

Resolved, That congregations be encouraged to use the church
attendance materials available from the American Lutheran Pub-

licity Bureau, or other similar materials, to conduct church attend-
ance crusades.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Frequency of Church Services
RESOLUTION 23, COMMITTEE 4
Memorial 201, page 283, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, There has been a marked decrease in the number of
worship services in Protestant churches generally; and

Wuereas, Many of our own synodical churches do not conduct
midweek Advent services, nor services on other special days, such
as on the day of the ascension of our Lord and on

the Epiphany
of our Lord; and ;