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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1983, Page 150

Scan: The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
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150 RESOLUTIONS

Resolved, That congregations and other agencies of
the Synod engaging a worker not certified by the Synod
be encouraged to make Provision for time and financial
assistance of these workers for such certification; and
be it finally

Action: Adopted as amended (13).

(The final resolve was adopted by amendment. The dele-
gates also removed the word “other” from before “agencies” in
the first two resolves.)

To Study Feasibility of Christian
Textbooks for Day School Curriculum
RESOLUTION 2-19

Overtures 2-21—2-22p (CW, p. 81—82)

WHEREAS, The congregations of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod continue to operate the largest
system of Christian day schools among Protestant
churches in America; and

WHEREAS, These Christian day schools are often

dependent on secular and other denominations’ sources
for their textbooks, except in religious instruction; and

moralistic theology; and

WHEREAS, Lutheran schools must be conscious of
and vigorously uphold and defend their unique
Lutheran identity; and

WHEREAS, Teachers and parents are seeking help to
sift out all destructive influences embodied in such
textbooks; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod encourage the Board for
Parish Services to alert schools to the false doctrine

uncritical use of the Same; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod through the Board for
Parish services continue to study the feasibility of

Action: Adopted as amended(13).

(The floor committee inserted the words “the congregations
of” in the first whereas and changed “our” to “these” in the
second whereas and the second resolve. The final clause of the
resolution was adopted by amendment.)

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To Emphasize Child Evangelism
RESOLUTION 2-204”
Overture 2-20 (CW, p. 81)

WHEREAS, The Sunday school is an ideal means to
keep children with the church and to win the un- +
churched; and

WHEREAS, Many ofthe children in our Christian day :
schools come from non-Lutheran churches and so
have no church affiliation; therefore be it

further

Resolved, That winning unchurched children con
tinue to beem phasized in the school literature developed
by the Board for Parish Services; and be it further

Action: Adopted (13),

To Change Terms of Board Members
Concordia Historical Institute

RESOLUTION 2-21A
Report 2-06 (CW, p. 78)

WHEREAS, The Board of Governors of the Concordia
Historical Institute has petitioned the Synod to chan

independence, objectivity, and accuracy in prese
the history of the Synod: and