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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1941, Page 394

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394 Miscellaneous

theran Church, and the Women’s Organization of the United Lu-
theran Church. .

We find, on the other hand, that, while our own Synod up to.
the present time has not officially recognized organized women’s
work, several of our synodical Districts have District-wide wo-
men’s organizations, among them the Lutheran Women’s Endeavor
of the Central District, the Lutheran Woman’s League of Oklahom
the Lutheran Woman’s League of St. Louis, with memberships in
various parts of the country, women’s organizations of the Northe
Illinois, California and Nevada Districts, the Lutheran Woman
League of Tennessee, of Kansas, and others.

From reports received, these women are motivated by the lov
of Christ and the spirit of helpfulness to expend their talents in:
the interest of their respective Districts, and they are anxious to.
extend their efforts beyond the boundaries of their Districts and
to assist Synod at large in some of its undertakings.

Your Committee is convinced that this laudable intention
should be encouraged, and it is for this reason that your Com-
mittee is submitting a plan of enlisting the interest and cooperation
of the women of our Synod in concerted and united work for
Synod. We have in mind a combined activity, the ose of which

would have a general appeal, be wide in its scope, attainable, and

fl worthy of every thought and participation that may be accorded it.
Furthermore, we were not unmindful of our Church’s teaching
regarding woman’s work in the Church, and for this reason we
propose an activity carried on by the women of our Synod under
the sympathetic direction and guidance and with the helpful co-
operation of Synod itself,
In the following we wish to present, and to propose for adop-
tion and introduction, a systematically planned woman’s activity
in Synod and for Synod which, under God, will be helpful in .
carrying on an expanded missionary and educational program.

This woman’s activity we recommend to be called, and to be
known under the name of,

(Name to be selected by the organization)

In this report this organization is to be designated as Federation of
Lutheran Women, FLW. -

A. ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN

The FLW is to be an organization of the women of our con-—
gregations who are to work under the supervision and guidance
of the constituted authorities of the congregations, Districts, and _
Synod. The plan does not necessitate the formation of new and _