# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S879
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Miscellaneous 409

" congregations it appears wise to have some graduated
tion plan.
ee! presenting the suggestions for coordination or realinement of
: ation work for consideration of Synod, I am well aware that
mod as such is neither primarily nor officially interested in or-
ions, which must always be under the supervision of the
‘égations as such, and yet organizations properly conducted
be used as a powerful me7ium to supplement the work of the
egations i: developing trained, well-informed, intelligent,
e, and efficient church-workers and in fostering congrega-
‘and Lutheran fellowship.
‘Since there are several memorials pertaining, for example, to
nod-wide women’s missionary endcavor, I feel it would be
se to promote naticnal (or international) organizations in one
several directions without finally coming t>: a general coordi-
ed and graduated plan, which may well take into account such
organization, or its purposes may be merged into the objectives
the proposed and prospective National Lutheran Women’s
ague.
We also want to avoid having too many organizations. Broadly
peaking, then, we should have these three organization divisions:
International Walther League (for young people); 2. Lutheran
Laymen’s League (for younger men and men); 3. National Lu-
theran Women’s League (for younger women and women).

What is here presented is not only based on personal opinion,
but represents thoughts of many others. We shall surely in the
future have to figure with organizations, and it is the part of wis-

for our dear Lutheran Church.

Let Synod give its approval to a general coordinated system,
and let the respective officers of the three major divisions work out
the details, so as to avoid duplication and overlapping and to
insure coordination, adaptation, and graduation.

It should be borne in mind that an important part of the pro-
‘posed plan of coordination and realinement is to have a more or
less unified program of work and play, with definite objectives
along the lines of the Walther League program. In this way all
three major organizations (International Walther League, Lutheran
‘Laymen’s League, National Lutheran Women’s League) would be
working to the same end, though the programs would be adapted
to the various age levels and- circumstances. Thus, for example,
general topics, missionary. and stewardship education could be
carried through in the three branches at the same time, and in
various instances the same or at least similar supplies or materials
could be used and thus a saving be effected and possible duplication
be avoided.

dom to guide them properly and with definite Christian purposes |