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82 , Proceedings of Thirty-Third Regular Convention,

are not resigning in alarming numbers, as was here and there erro-
neously assumed, and that it encourage them steadfastly and faith- -
fully to continue in the performance of their work.

“10. We recommend that Synod express its sincere appreciation
of the faithful work of the General School Board and its Executive
Secretary. , . ‘

“11. We recommend that for the present no assistant for the
Executive Secretary be employed, that, however, the Board of Direc-
tors of Synod be encouraged, if necessary, to provide for temporary
assistance. ;

“We respectfully wish to call the attention of Synod to the fact
that mere adoption of above recommendations will be of no avail ;
they must be faithfully carried out.”

The eleven resolutions pertaining to the Christian day-school
passed at the previous convention were reaffirmed.

Sunday-Schools.
Report of General Sunday-School Board.

The General Sunday-school Board begs leave to make the follow-
ing report covering the period beginning June 30, 1923, and ending
June 1, 1926: — ~

1. The Board was organized as follows: Pastor P. Koenig, chair-
man; Superintendent Theo. Kuehnert, treasurer; Dr. P. E. Kretz-
mann, secretary. ‘

2. Regular monthly meetings were held by your Board, and due
attention was given to all the correspondence which came to our
attention from the various sections of Synod.

3. Four joint meetings were held with the General School Board.

4. The status of Sunday-school work in our Synod at the present

' time is the following: a greater uniformity in striving for Lutheran

principles; a more extensive use of our own synodical : literature ;
a greater feeling of responsibility on the part of synodical Districts
and individual congregations with regard to the Sunday-school work
in all parts of Synod. ,

We deplore, at the same time, that a number of our congregations —
are still using Sunday-school literature which is not authorized or
issued under the censorship of Synod. While we acknowledge the
right of every congregation to use such literature in its own midst as
may be desirable for the particular purposes it has in mind, we desire

“most respectfully to point out that private literature for Sunday-

school purposes should not be spread into circles beyond the individual
congregation. ;

5. With regard to the training of Sunday-school teachers, we
desire to submit the following observations and recommendations.