# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S161
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Elementary Education 159

teachers; particularly also in the matter of accepting teaching
itions or transferring from place to place, they should give first
vorisideration to the work in God’s kingdom rather than to their
personal advantages.
Respectfully submitted by

Tue ComMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF WoMAN TEACHERS

Pau BRETSCHER H. O. A. Keinatu, Chairman

J. C, ScHUELKE

Report of Committee 4
Wuereas, Your Committee finds nothing contrary to Scriptures
nor the practice of the Church in this report; therefore be it
Resolved, That the report of this committee to determine the
status of women teachers be adopted.

Action of Synod: This resolution was adopted.

Report of Sunday-School Literature Committee
(Memorial 209)

Your Committee, appointed by the President of Synod to make
a study of Sunday-school literature offered by our Synod, has
given this matter earnest study and after conferences with repre-
sentatives of Synod, the Board of Christian Education, the Synodical
Board of Literature, and other interested committees of Synod
herewith submits the following as its report:

1. We have come to the conclusion that a thorough revision
of our Sunday-school literature is desirable and timely.

2. In order to accomplish this revision, we recommend both
a long-term and a stop-gap program.

3. For the long-term program we recommend that the Board
of Christian Education be empowered and encouraged to appoint
a full-time director with a sound educational philosophy to guide
the whole program.

4, Since this long-term program will naturally require many
years to complete, we recommend that the Board of Christian
Education be encouraged and empowered to institute at once
the following measures to revise and improve our present Sunday-
school material.

a) Since the present Board of Christian Education is too much
occupied to give full consideration to the problem at hand, we
suggest an enlargement of the Board, with a division of the Board
giving the matter of revising Sunday-school literature earnest
consideration.

b) Out of consideration of the varying desires, needs, and
financial ability of Sunday-schools throughout Synod our Sunday-