# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S126
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

124 General Institutional Matters

place the interns),

2) Resolved, That all graduates of our theological seminaries
be required to Serve an internship of one year as an integral part
of the preparation for the ministry, immediately after the com-
pletion of the course at the Seminary, and that no graduate is to
be eligible for a call until he has successfully completed this
internship. (We use the term “graduate” for one who has com-
pleted the course at the Seminary but not the internship; “candi-
date” is used for one who has successfully completed the internship.)

3) Resolved, That it is the will of Synod that during this intern-
ship the graduate is to engage in all pastoral work under the

work in the confirmation classes. He is to accompany the pastor
on pastoral calls and then make some himself, as directed by the
pastor. He is to attend some or all meetings of the various com-