# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S14 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) done by the Rev. ‘L, Meyer, who: has s renleied owt Synod valuable service “during: this | emergency by his contacts “with the Office of ' -~ Civilian’. Defense,: ‘the Government Youth Committee, and the Unite |: Nations. ‘Relief. and. Rehabilitation’ Administration... These Rae contacts have been very: ‘helpful both to: furnish a. correct under- ” standing: of” our, Church’s work’ to the various. ‘departments of 7 Government. and - to render some real service -in giving proper : direction ‘to, some of the ‘work. : . : 2 ; Your President ‘was: called. ‘upon’ on several ‘occasions to meet ’ with:some ‘ofthe aforementioned agencies of our Government and ‘ ach: instance found ¢ a very cordial reception: and: a fine :under- y: of our’ Church’s, work, The question of exemption from jlitary service for. our Christian day-school teachers, our bona: fide: udents ‘preparing ; for the ministry at our colleges, and the. bona. fide : students. preparing for’ the. office Of: Christian day school ne teachers at our: ‘Concordia: teachers’ colleges’ necessitated . several och lhes trips: to. ‘Washington to” consult with Major | General. Lewis B: ae Hershey: and members of ‘his, staff in . Selective. Service: Head» > quarters. . Special’ thanks.are due Mr. J.;W..Boehne, Jr., who so. , poke paved the way. for these meetings and assisted in presenting i” 7 military service for our “Bona a fide ministerial students wie sire? a oy ; ” Alberta, ‘and. ‘the question’ of Jabor exit permits, : for, “the, ‘graduates ' . ministty,, ‘at our seminary in St. Louis necessitated two trips‘ to aan Ottawa, ‘Ontario, to. interview the Canadian authorities. We: ‘were. , received’ ‘gnost cordially and given every opportunity ‘to..present our..case; ‘both by. the American and by the Canadian: authorities. Me “Let us, thank God who. heard the prayers of His’ people:and. guided:: and directed the authorities to give us such consideration: and , by: ., their, decision manifested such fairness in. dealing with ‘the. needs ee he Chureb. «: We. are indeed grateful to. God: ‘for ‘such _Bov- Axiother: new" - type of! work -which became necessary. ‘as, a "0! the war: is® ‘the spiritual welfare work | among 3 prisoners separ is ‘thé