# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1932_S89 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 104 Proceedings of Thirty-Fifth Regular Convention Report of Board for Young People’s Work (Memorial 403.) Since the report made t¢ © Synod three years a ‘0 Young People’s Work has held twenty-six regular emi and one special meeting with other boards whose work welfare of our Lutheran youth. °* During the past years your Board has consisten ; ; tl enlarge its field of service and to improve its methods nacavored ‘ Irection an¢ supervision. To this end we have now succeeded in establish; maintaining with committees in nearly every District ishing 4 contact and exchange of ideas which h ct of Synod . ave proved to b helpful. With the whole-hearted cooperation of the Walth, erally an of District committees for young people’s work our er League machinery seems to be functioning fairly well. supervisory . For the discussion of common Board for 'y Meetingg Concerns the m0 problems and improved i other tort we arranged a joint meeting with representatives ny pn boar committees engaged in related activities. The f ]- g gates were present: Rev. Wm. Luke and Rev. Paul K, ‘ or the Board for Christian Education; Rev. L. Meyer Dir bono Pub ney a Meme, Brecutive Secretary of ‘the Walthe : . AL Z, 0 e Juvenile Li ; Grossmann, of Concordia Publishing Howe ee Wan a Superintendent A. C. Stellhorn, of the Board for Christian Ed etn ae w. F., Weierman, Junior Secretary of the Walther League The €r portion of the sessions was devoted to a discussi Scouts. A round-table conference on j in whi rere ticipated, adopted the following vesolutinn : ibe “te reosbed th in order to prevent losses to our Church, we sanction the on van on of Lutheran Scout troops under the following conditions: “1. All objectionable features must be removed. , “2. The troop m i leadership” p ust remain under Lutheran control and nev ‘ Prepared statement by Superintendent A. O. Stellhorn and eral theses by Dr. Graebner formed the bases for the discussion Superintendent Stellhorn dissen . ted from th jori ini ing the resolutions. © majority opinion favor- DISTRICT COMMITTEES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S WORK. Statistical and other reports from synodical District committees were requested and received. Such matters as were considered es- pecially useful were mailed to other committees for adoption or adap- tation. Items gleaned from the reports of District committees include the following cautions and suggestions : — " 1. A congregation should not delegate its responsibility toward its Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1932. 105 ung people entirely to some other organization. Constant vigilance n the part of the congregation is necessary. g. The Christian day-school through its thorough indoctrination powerful agency in keeping our youth with the Church. 3, On account of its far-reaching possibilities, young people’s work ghould be carried on with great diligence and intelligent direction. 4. The regular reading of our church periodicals and of other wholesome literature by our young people should be continuously is 2 encouraged. 5. Christenlehre and the organizing of Bible classes for young people were recommended. 6. Numerous other communications recommended Bible classes, home devotions, Christian day-schools, sound indoctrination, special church services for young people, growth in spiritual knowledge, etc. 7. Young people are urged to organize societies and to join the League. Walther Leag WALTHER LEAGUE. Our field of supervision and direction includes the work of the Walther League and its activities. With the League officials we have maintained a regular contact and have cooperated with them through exchange of delegates at meetings of the respective boards. The response of League officials to our suggestions has invariably been prompt and cordial. In order to extend and improve young people’s work throughout the Synod, we have urged the synodical District committees to give their full cooperation to the Walther League district boards. In some Districts the contacts are very close, being established through joint officers. In others the committee has meetings several times a year with the Walther League boards. In several instances there is a regular exchange of minutes, questionnaires, reports, bulletins, cir- culars, etc. In a limited number of instances no contact exists at present, but we have reason to believe that this condition will be remedied in the near future. ROLL-CALL. One project undertaken und completed during 1931 was the Synod-wide Roll-call. We do not recall where the idea of the roll- eall originated. It may have come from the Walther League. Be that as it may, the Board for Young People’s Work assumed the official sponsorship, and with the valuable assistance of Synod’s statistician and the Walther League carried it through to completion. A tabulation and an analysis of the results, together with several conclusions, were prepared by the chairman of the Board, Dr. Graebner, and published in the Lutheran Witness of June 9, 1931. More than 1,600 reports were received from pastors, and the number