# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S155
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Elementary Education 1 53

Retention and Founding of Parochial Schools
. (Memorial 203)
In behalf of the South Wisconsin District we beg leave to sub-
mit for your consideration and study the following overture:
Wuereas, The Christian day-school is a precious legacy of our
_ fathers for the indoctrination and training of our children; and
“"S Werreas, Our fathers were staunch supporters and champions
of. our Christian day-school system and by word and deed im-
‘pressed upon us never to forget that the future of our Church,
humanly speaking, depends largely on the preservation of our
Christian day-school; and

Wuerzas, A survey of the statistics of our Christian day-schools
during the last decade reveals the fact that, while very few new
schools have been opened, some 40 schools have been discontinued
(excluding those in Brazil, South America); and

Wuereas, The history of certain church denominations (Presby-
terian Church, the Pennsylvania and Iowa synods) shows that they
have practically lost all their schools because they neglected to
appreciate, foster, develop, and extend them, a fatal step, which
they now admit and deplore; therefore be it

Resolved, That we, the members of the South Wisconsin Dis-
trict, assembled in convention at Milwaukee, June 17—21, 1940,
petition the Hon. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States to
impress upon the officials of its thirty-two Districts to work with
relentless zeal for the promotion and maintenance of our Christian
day-school and to see to it that existing schools be retained and
new ones, wherever possible, be founded and, if necessary, be

subsidized. Respectfully submitted,

Tue South Wisconsin District
F. A. ScHWERTFEGER, President
Wo. Locuner, Secretary

Report of Committee 4
Your Committee recommends adoption of this memorial.

Action of Synod: This recommendation was adopted.

Aiding in Establishing or Maintaining Parochial Schools
(Memorial 204)

Wuereas, The Lutheran parochial school is the only agency at
our disposal which substitutes for the public school and accords the
children of the congregation a unified Christian education; and

Wuereas, Under the principles and constitution of our Synod
all congregations should maintain this institution as soon as they
are able to do so, thus removing the children in their charge from