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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1929, Page 72

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72 Proceedings of Thirty-Fourth Regular Convention,
Much progress has
Sunday-schools, Congregati
more direct control than

visitation circuits, thus
constituted bounds of the synodical organization.
A handbook, The Lutheran Sunday-school
The Concordia series of Sunday-school liter
creased in circulation.

it is a serious matter to place non-Lutheran literature in the hands
of our Sunday-school pupils. However, the fact that such sad ex-
periments are stil] being tried from time to time compels the Board
to continue to warn against the use of literature and additional
material that has not been carefully censored.

The training of teachers remains the greatest problem in Sunday-

school work. Every local congregation must realize its Own respon- J
sibility in the training of its teachers, even when taking advantage 4
of institutes and associations, 5
The emphasis of the Board on regular teachers’ meetings in the
local congregations has met with good response, However, less than
one half of the Sunday-schools have the benefit of continued training :
in regular teachers’ meetings. Pastors must realize the importance.
of properly preparing the teachers or at least see the danger in having ;
unprepared teachers lay the first foundation of religious instruction,
The Correspondence School for Sunday-school teachers has en- «
joyed a steadily increasing enrolment and has been self-sustaining

hest enrolment was reached in 1929, °

organization.

It is only gratifying that the Board i
problems, as, the elimination of all remain
in materials and practise,
meetings, the perfection of
cooperation with other age
Congregation, more comple

8 keenly aware of further
ing non-Lutheran features
the training of teachers, regular teachers’ ®
administration and supervision, the closer
neies for Christian education within the -
te and reliable statistics, ete.