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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1965, Page 85

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MISSIONS 85

QTHERAN CHURCH DA

ABUNDANT HARVEST AWAITS...

Pastors Kenneth Lt. Zorn and Walter R. Holzheimer emphasize the
vast mission opportunities for Lutheran Church — Canada.

To Strengthen Work in Africa
RESOLUTION 1-17

Report 1-08 (CW, p. 21)

Wuereas, The Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Ni-
geria and Ghana have assumed the full responsibilities
of self-supporting churches in their operational expenses
and an increasing portion of such responsibilities in the
cost of training pastors, teachers, and evangelists, and
are challenged by new opportunities in unevangelized
areas; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod strengthen the hands of the Evangelical Lutheran
Churches of Nigeria and Ghana by providing assistance
in the recruitment of staff specialists in various capa-
cities, as well as finanical assistance in capital invest-
ments and mass communications.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Urge Oral Deaf Sunday School Program
RESOLUTION 1-18

Report 1-04 (CW, pp. 10—12)
Overture 1-17, 1 (CW, p. 29)

Wuereas, The program of educating deaf children in
America is becoming more and more diversified into

small public day school classes in over 800 cities, mak-
ing it impossible for our missionaries to the deaf to
reach and teach a large number of primary deaf chil-
dren; and

Wuereas, The majority, if not all, of these children
are being taught exclusively by the oral (lip reading
and speech) method of deaf education, making it pos-
sible for many of our Sunday school teachers, after a
short period of training, to be able to teach these chil-
dren in our regular Sunday school classes; therefore
be it

Resolved, That the Synod urge District officials and
the heads of Christian education wherever possible with
our missionaries and the Board for Missions to the Deaf
to establish a training program for select or key persons
enabling them to promote further Sunday school classes

in parishes where deaf children are present; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Board for Missions to the Deaf
in cooperation with the Board for Parish Education seek
to promote and establish training institutes for inter-
ested and available Sunday school teachers and pro-
duce additional materials for such classes if necessary.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Urge Lay Institute Training for Deaf
RESOLUTION 1-19
Report 1-04 (CW, pp. 10—12)
Overture 1-17, 2 (CW, p. 29)

Whereas, There is a need for trained personnel to
work with the deaf in our missions; and

Wuereas, A number of dedicated deaf adults have
requested full-time service in the church; and :

Wuereas, We have in our. church an established Lu-
theran Lay Training Institute in Milwaukee, which
stands ready to serve in such a deaf program; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That the Synod urge the Lutheran Lay
Training Institute and the Board for Missions to the
Deaf, in consultation with the Board for Higher Educa-
tion, to consider the establishment of a lay training pro-
gram for qualified deaf adults.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Director of Deaf Education in Far East
RESOLUTION 1-20
Report 1-04 (CW, pp. 10—12)
Overture 1-17, 3 (CW, pp. 29, 30)

Wuereas, The implementation of this memorial is be-
ing processed by the Board for World Missions; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That Part 3 of Overture 1-17 be declined.

Action: This resolution was adopted.