# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S308
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 13

Compulsory Church Attendance of Military
Personnel

RESOLUTION 2, COMMITTEE 13

Resolution 18, Committee 13, 1956 Proceedings

Resolved, That we reiterate Resolution 18, (1956 Proceedings,
page 763), pertaining to compulsory church attendance of military
personnel —

“Wuereas, Compulsory attendance at religious services in
military establishments, as, for example, at the U. S. Military
Academy at West Point, and in basic training centers in various
localities, is contrary to the true American spirit and may involve
infringement of conscience; therefore be it

“Resolved, That we petition both the executive and legislative
branches of the Government to take such action as will

“1, Abolish the present compulsory attendance of its military
personnel at divine services; and will

“2 Afford an opportunity for each denomination at its own
expense to provide spiritual care for its members wherever this
is not being done”; and be it further

Resolved, That we pledge our congregations to support the
1956 resolution and that we urge our Armed Services Commission
to continue its efforts in this matter until the desired goal has
been reached.

Action
This resolution was adopted after it had been amended to

include the last paragraph, beginning with the words “That we
pledge our congregations to support,” etc.

Board for Audio-Visual Education
RESOLUTION 3, COMMITTEE 13

Memorial 1010, page 705, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, The Board for Audio-Visual Education, in co-opera-
tion with Concordia Publishing House, has faithfully carried out
the work of this department, and has done this work without an
allocation from the Fiscal Conference; and

Wuereas, This Board has produced or otherwise made avail-
able a large number of motion pictures, filmstrips, and sound pres-
entations; and

Wuereas, These materials have been made available to our
churches everywhere; therefore be it

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