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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1929, Page 73

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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1929. 73

We recommend that Synod encourage the Board, its secretary,

nd the many leaders and workers in the field and wish them God’s
ssing and continued guidance.

We further recommend that Synod, chiefly also District con-.

tions and pastors’ and teachers’ conferences, give the amount of

ttention to the Sunday-school problems that their scope and im-
jortance demand. .
Action.

This report and the recommendations contained therein were

Sunday-School Associations and Institutes.

A memorial of the General Sunday-school Board (p. 207) called
ynod’s attention to the fact that Sunday-school associations and
institutes which are conducted by more than one congregation needed
e guidance which Synod has ever given through its Districts and
‘the respective District boards. The memorial requested that Synod
pass resolutions providing that all Sunday-school associations and
institutes established within the domain of Synod be controlled by
the respective District or Districts.

Similar action was also proposed by an unprinted memorial of
the Northern Illinois District,

Action.

On recommendation of Committee No. 6, Synod

Resolved: —

That all Sunday-school associations and institutes in Synod
j be supervised and directed by the respective District or Districts.

Change of Teachers during School-Year.

Overture 203, from the Southern Illinois District, requested
Synod warmly to recommend for general usage that, if at all pos-
sible, no change in teaching positions be made during the school-year.
Touching this matter Committee No. 6 brought in the following
report: —
That we call attention to a former resolution of Synod advising
against transferring of teachers during the school-year.

Action.
This report was adopted by Synod.

Lady Teachers, .
. In response to a letter of Teacher H. A. Weinrich, of St. Peter,
IL, objecting to the employment of woman teachers in our Chris-

tian parish schools, Committee No.1 recommended to Synod - the
adoption of the following declaration: —

We hold that the calling of regular male graduates of our synod-