LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1932, Page 85

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96 Proceedings of Thirty-Fifth Regular Convention,

for Sunday-school Teachers were revised with the assistance o.

f Pa,
R. R. Caemmerer and republished in 1930. The lesson Paperg wen
revised together with Rev. Braeunig in 1931. Considerable Progre

was shown in the growth and influence of the Correspondence School
A growing number of congregations pay the tuition-fee for their
teachers. The highest enrolment at any time was reached in Mare
1932, when 330 students were enrolled. The reports of students were
regularly corrected, graded, and returned. The Proper certificates
and diplomas were issued when students had completed the Courses,
Two special services observing the graduation. of large classeg of
students were conducted in Jehovah Congregation, Chicago, and One
in St. John’s Congregation, St. Louis. Since February, 1930, Pastor
R.R. Caemmerer and since August, 1931, Rev. L. Braeunig hag been
assisting in the correction of students’ reports.

The Correspondence School has been self-sustaining from the
beginning, paying the expenses of printing and Postage and con-
tributing regularly to the wages of our office stenographer. (Con-
siderable expansion may be expected as soon as additional courses,
urgently needed, can be offered. An elementary course for present
and prospective teachers has been in preparation for some

. Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1932. 97

t<°hest possible, to wit, the regular Christian day-school, or be

ended upon as a satisfactory substitute for it;

=~ That the Saturday-school or summer-school, or both, be more

“adely used in congregations having only a Sunday-school.

" 4, With regard to the other agencies, especially the Sunday-

school we recommend that a conservative-progressive policy be con-

« ed: — ; ;

a That we continue to give the Sunday-school its due attention ;
b. That we develop the Sunday-school with, for, and around the
istian day-school.

On That much more attention be given to the preschool and post-
ool ages ; ;

“a d. That continued and increased attention be given to the prep-

aration and training of Sunday-school teachers, so that they will

become intelligent and efficient supporters of the whole program of

elementary Christian education and of the Christian day-school in

articular ;

° 8. That the needs of elementary education be regarded as an

important determining factor in planning the curricula of our col-

i Other courses have been outlined time. leges, normals, and seminaries.
{ r ned.
i iil ous © been out , CONCLUSION.
tit, RECOMMENDATIONS. We want to call Synod’s attention to the work of our two sec-
te ! A 1, We recommend that Synod acknowledge its gratitude to God retaries, Mr. A.C. Stellhorn and Rev. Wm.H. Luke. Both have de-
if H ; for its system of parochial schools and commend pastors, teachers, voted themselves untiringly to their duties, and the reports of their

congregations, Districts, educational and mission boards, and all

activities, which they regularly submitted to us, as well as our direct
: others responsible for, and engaged in, its up-keep for their interest

; observation of their work shows us that both have programs the
a are; ecution of which requires full-time workers. We therefore take
it | ctly implore I who axe indie, timid and hesitant, and vleasure in acknowledging our grateful appreciation of the faithful
| the name of our Lord Toews e vet ty negatively inclined, in a d efficient service which our secretaries have rendered us and the:

{ the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and for the sake of His precious and ©

: d at large.
: lambs and the welfare of congregations and the Church in general, Syno B

to take the establishment of Christian schools seriously in hand at
once and follow the good example of others and of our forefathers,
whose principle was: A school for every church;

3. That a renewed effort be made in all parts of Synod, by all its C. F. Brom MER. Teo. ENcEnper.
i members and officials, not only to stop the present decline of the
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H. J. Lance. W. H. Beurens.
schools, but to expand the school system so that it will adequately Tueo. KE. Breiman. J.M. Ronee.
cover the large field;

Water J. Meyer. Oscar Kunz.

THe Boarp or CHRISTIAN EpucaTION.
TuHeEo. KuEHNERT, Chairman.
H. J. Eccoip, Recording Secretary.
O.C. A. Borcter.*  Paun Koenic.

3 t 4. That mission boards, both District and general, be encouraged Hy. ScHUMACHER.
ti * .
d to contribute liberally toward the establishment of schools, as some
are doing already ; * Since August, 1930, successor to the Rev. Mareus Wagner, who be:
i 5. That adequate care and improvement of all our educational cause of illness was reluctantly released on oe oar Schoota is herewith
2 i agencies be striven for in order that they may be brought to the peak and efficient service as chairman
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gratefully acknowledged.
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i of efficiency, but that none of these be allowed to take the place of