# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1932_S67
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1932. 67

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The main features of such “internship” shall be: —

1) Upon his graduation from the seminary every aspirant for the
office of the holy ministry shall serve at least one year as licentiate
under the supervision of the District President or some other qualified

son or persons appointed by the President of the District to which
the licentiate is assigned.

2) During his “internship” the licentiate shall as far as possible
be-assigned to, and trained in, all the duties and services of the Gospel
ministry except the regular administration of the holy Sacraments.

3) The licentiate shall be obligated to give regular (monthly ?)
and special reports on the character and the details of his work when-
ever and as his superintendent (and the faculty of his institution)
gnay direct.

4) After the licentiate has, under blameless conduct, rendered
satisfactory work in his “internship” for one year, he shall be given
an opportunity to take his final examination pro candidatura of the
holy ministry.

This final examination shall be in writing on questions submitted
by the respective faculty and may be supplemented by .an oral or
written examination of the District President. It shall be given at
such places and by such persons as the District President (and the
respective faculty) may designate.

If the licentiate passes his final examination, he shall be declared
eligible for ordination and for a call into the holy ministry.

5) During his “internship” the licentiate shall receive a salary
sufficient to supply (at least) his personal needs and his necessary

expenses.
II.

The advantages of such an institution are quite apparent and
need only be mentioned.

1) An “internship” as outlined above would tend to eliminate
those who in spite of sufficient theoretical knowledge are, for one
reason or another, not fitted for immediate service in the Gospel
ministry. ,

2) It would give a fuller, more complete, and more practical
training to those who are fitted and qualified and lead them to ap-
preciate more fully the responsibilities of the glorious office to which
they aspire before they are entrusted with its full stewardship.

3) It would bring out much additional and very valuable infor-
mation for the College of Presidents (and the faculties) and enable
them in a higher degree to assign each candidate to that field and
to that congregation for which he is best fitted according to his in-
dividual character and disposition as well as his peculiar qualities and
qualifications.