Show I Christian Teaching in Home Aids Religion Lutheran Pastor Told I Parents are aie the most powerful I educators In society Realizing this Christ Christian an pastors I must reverse the tradition of enlisting enlisting enlisting en en- listing listing- the home to serve sel the church and urge families to enlist the church to serve the home That is ig the opinion of Re Rc Oscar I Chicago IlL specialist on family-church family i r l' e 1 I a t i 1 o 0 n s s. s Rev Ret Feucht addressed the opening sesMon session session ses ses- sion Mon of the three-day three pastoral coni con- con i ference of the Colorado district i i Missouri Lutheran synod Tuesday morning at St St. Johns John's Lutheran church 1030 East I Strengthen s Rev Rc pointed out that churches chuiches are arc becoming more moie and more conscious of or the fact that there is no really efficient substitute substitute substitute tute for parental guidance and when Christian education is given in the home the whole educational process is strengthened He urged enlisting entire families families lies J es not just children in Sunday I school classes sending of Bible assignments home to parents for instruction of children covenanting covenant covenant- ing of parents to give lve a Biblical lesson leson daily to children filling out of progress child-progress reports by both iI parents and Sunday school teachers teach teach- ers and frequent teacher parent meetings By these methods he continued we wc can integrate church and home teachings to make malte religious education education education tion a vital interesting and impress impressive im- im im- im press presse e process He also urged instituting daily family prayers to keep families more closely knitted Session Session i Speakers Other opening session speakers included Rev R R. E. E host church pastor Rev A A. Starke of Roswell N N. M M. who spoke on church doctrine and Rev H H. Hart- Hart ncr ner Denver president Colorado district who discussed district af af- af- af fairs Rev Hartner is a a. speaker er erthe on the National Lutheran Hour The pastors pastors from Texas Colorado Colo Cob rado New Mexico Idaho and Utah toured Salt Lake City Tuesday afternoon Conference sessions will vill continue at 9 a am a.m. m Wednesday with witha a talk on premarital counseling by Rev Feucht High light of the confab will be he a communion servIce servIce service ice Wednesday from 8 to 9 p pm p.m. m after which the Utah Lutheran Choral union will present a con con- cert cerL C |