# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S168
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

166 Young People’s Work

“4 Send each man a copy of the daily devotional booklets regu-
larly issued by our Synod.

' «se Enter a subscription to the Walther League Messenger,
the Lutheran Witness, or the Cresset for each man from your con~
gregation; provide them also with other suitable reading material.

“g Send each man copies of the weekly or monthly bulletins
of your congregation, also programs or any other material issued
by your congregation.

“7, Send greetings to each man at Christmas and Easter and on
his birthday (a list of birthdays should be kept on record by.
your society).

“8 Provide each man with a supply of Christian tracts which
he may read and pass on to others in the camp (this may be done
in addition to the series of special tracts which the Army and Navy
Commission is preparing).

“9 Provide stationery and stamps for each man from your
congregation. The Walther League is preparing special stationery
for this purpose, which your society may order from the Walther
League Office, 6438 Eggleston Ave., Chicago, Ill, at a very nominal
cost. An additional supply might be ordered for the camp chaplain.

“19, If there is a camp in your vicinity, appoint a competent
committee to consult with the chaplain in charge, offering him the
services of your society in whatever way he may direct. A special
effort should be made to bring the Lutheran men at the camp in
contact with the local congregation and with your Walther League
activity. (Contact should be established directly with the chaplain
and not with any other officer at the post.) When your society
members visit the camp, strict attention must be paid to observing
the necessary formalities, complying with camp regulations, and
maintaining the proper decorum. It is also important that your
group be properly chaperoned while at camp.

“Further projects may be suggested to the Walther League by
the Army and Navy Commission in the course of time if these
become necessary or desirable. The training of conscripts may
become a permanent part of our national program, and this factor
will determine future plans. It is self-evident that the projects
which have been suggested to our societies will be undertaken in
accordance with local circumstances and in every case with the
consent and under the supervision of the pastor. ;

“Note. — Walther League societies in Canada are requested to
éstablish contact with the Canadian Advisory Board which the
President of Synod has appointed to supervise the spiritual care
of our Lutheran men in the Canadian armed forces. This board will