# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S9
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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“Rouniced increases, we ‘today face decreases: which Should arouse‘.

‘the-Church certainly Should awake to their responsibilities, Every e
area of Christian education, ‘the home, .the school, the eatechumen,
class, thé junior,. senior, ‘and’ adult. Bible classes should: gain new

rmal Christian education. ‘Christian parénts.and

ethication. However, there is still much fallow. ground’: which _
". must be tilled. May God grant us ‘the vision, the ‘courage, and
~. the willingness to address ourselves to. this highly important: work!
Furthermore, we: must’ think of. the: activities in the’ field of
‘missions both at home and ‘abroad... Many. of the young men and: -

~. tous again and will urge us to do far more toward evangelizing
the world. Many of. them ‘will:come. with some’ firsthand sinfor- :

mation about existing conditions in those ‘areas which have beer

us to make a very thorough survey: of our conditions, Despite
thé ‘emphasis placed upon. Christian education, “Statistics reveal . cn
‘that more than fifty. thousand of our children are growing up -°