# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S387
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Miscellaneous Matters - 887

len the Lights Go On Again All over the World
are probably few organizations. of either a secular or
feugious nature which have not concerned themselves with
war planning, Vast departments in the Government are
“planning on a global scale the relief and recon-
struction of war-torn countries, Thus also our
Church. Many hours have been spent by the
Council in research, survey, and planning for the
ar era both in this country and abroad. The Rev. O.H.
t; executive secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions,
dered valuable service in research and planning until his
§ took him to the Far East. —
fx. Lhe opportunities which present themselves are so great
1 so. many that it is difficult to select even a few without
\g injustice to others. Qur Church, too, will have to carry
are of the burden of physical relief and rehabilitation in

ch the Gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth.

We know we shall not be faulted for not presenting to the
nurch at this time definite blueprints for execution in the post-
: war world when we do not know just what

. however, know that the Church will have a
endous job to do. And as far as God gives us wisdom and
derstanding, we must plan today for this world of tomorrow.
The Council would call your attention to just a few of the
tanding postwar opportunities for the Church which we
ast.be prepared to meet and for which our Council is plan-
gaction.. Se,

1) At the suggestion of the Emergency Planning Council
number of meetings have been held by the chairmen of all

a mS major syniodical Mission Boards with a
‘ission Chairmen’s view to planning and integrating post-
war mission and expansion programs.
ae We are happy to report that under the
dership of the chairman of ‘the various Mission Boards, the
F, G.Streufert, secretary of missions, plans are under way
yenable our Church to seize the greatest evangelistic oppor-

lestament Church.

postwar era. But its primary duty continues to be: Go and |

BNO Blueprints the postwar world will be like. We do, .

nities ever given to any church body in the history-of the New

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