LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1932, Page 89

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104 Proceedings of Thirty-Fifth Regular Convention

Report of Board for Young People’s Work
(Memorial 403.)
Since the report made t¢
© Synod three years a
‘0
Young People’s Work has held twenty-six regular emi
and one special meeting with other boards whose work
welfare of our Lutheran youth. °*
During the past
years your Board has consisten
; ; tl
enlarge its field of service and to improve its methods nacavored ‘
Irection

an¢ supervision. To this end we have now succeeded in establish;
maintaining with committees in nearly every District ishing
4 contact and exchange of ideas which h ct of Synod

. ave proved to b
helpful. With the whole-hearted cooperation of the Walth, erally
an of District committees for young people’s work our er League
machinery seems to be functioning fairly well. supervisory
. For the discussion of common

Board for
'y Meetingg
Concerns the

m0 problems and improved i
other tort we arranged a joint meeting with representatives ny
pn boar committees engaged in related activities. The f ]-
g gates were present: Rev. Wm. Luke and Rev. Paul K, ‘
or the Board for Christian Education; Rev. L. Meyer Dir bono
Pub ney a Meme, Brecutive Secretary of ‘the Walthe
: . AL Z, 0 e Juvenile Li ;
Grossmann, of Concordia Publishing Howe ee Wan a
Superintendent A. C. Stellhorn, of the Board for Christian Ed etn
ae w. F., Weierman, Junior Secretary of the Walther League The
€r portion of the sessions was devoted to a discussi
Scouts. A round-table conference on j in whi rere
ticipated, adopted the following vesolutinn : ibe “te reosbed th in
order to prevent losses to our Church, we sanction the on van on
of Lutheran Scout troops under the following conditions:
“1. All objectionable features must be removed. ,

“2. The troop m i
leadership” p ust remain under Lutheran control and
nev ‘ Prepared statement by Superintendent A. O. Stellhorn and
eral theses by Dr. Graebner formed the bases for the discussion
Superintendent Stellhorn dissen

. ted from th jori ini
ing the resolutions. © majority opinion favor-

DISTRICT COMMITTEES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S WORK.

Statistical and other reports from synodical District committees
were requested and received. Such matters as were considered es-
pecially useful were mailed to other committees for adoption or adap-
tation. Items gleaned from the reports of District committees include
the following cautions and suggestions : — "

1. A congregation should not delegate its responsibility toward its

Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1932. 105

ung people entirely to some other organization. Constant vigilance

n the part of the congregation is necessary.

g. The Christian day-school through its thorough indoctrination

powerful agency in keeping our youth with the Church.

3, On account of its far-reaching possibilities, young people’s work

ghould be carried on with great diligence and intelligent direction.
4. The regular reading of our church periodicals and of other

wholesome literature by our young people should be continuously

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encouraged.

5. Christenlehre and the organizing of Bible classes for young
people were recommended.

6. Numerous other communications recommended Bible classes,
home devotions, Christian day-schools, sound indoctrination, special
church services for young people, growth in spiritual knowledge, etc.

7. Young people are urged to organize societies and to join the

League.
Walther Leag WALTHER LEAGUE.

Our field of supervision and direction includes the work of the
Walther League and its activities. With the League officials we have
maintained a regular contact and have cooperated with them through
exchange of delegates at meetings of the respective boards. The
response of League officials to our suggestions has invariably been
prompt and cordial.

In order to extend and improve young people’s work throughout
the Synod, we have urged the synodical District committees to give
their full cooperation to the Walther League district boards. In some
Districts the contacts are very close, being established through joint
officers. In others the committee has meetings several times a year
with the Walther League boards. In several instances there is
a regular exchange of minutes, questionnaires, reports, bulletins, cir-
culars, etc. In a limited number of instances no contact exists at
present, but we have reason to believe that this condition will be
remedied in the near future.

ROLL-CALL.

One project undertaken und completed during 1931 was the
Synod-wide Roll-call. We do not recall where the idea of the roll-
eall originated. It may have come from the Walther League. Be
that as it may, the Board for Young People’s Work assumed the
official sponsorship, and with the valuable assistance of Synod’s
statistician and the Walther League carried it through to completion.
A tabulation and an analysis of the results, together with several
conclusions, were prepared by the chairman of the Board, Dr.
Graebner, and published in the Lutheran Witness of June 9, 1931.

More than 1,600 reports were received from pastors, and the number