# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S825
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PROPOSED SYNODICAL HANDBOOK

845. Chairman of the Young People’s Literature Board

The chairman of the Young People’s Literature
Board shall be a member of the theological faculty at
St. Louis. .

847, Reports of the Young People’s Literature Board

The Young People’s Literature Board shall report
on its work at every meeting of Synod.

849. Duties of the Young People’s Literature Board

~ It shall be the duty of the Young People’s Litera-
ture Board, in co-operation with the Board for Young
People’s Work, to select good books from extant litera-
ture and to provide new literature.

851. Recommendations to Concordia Publishing House

All books. selected and revised and manuscripts
approved by the Young People’s Literature Board shall
be submitted to Concordia Publishing House for even-
tual sale or publication. Censorship as to doctrine
shall be exercised by the faculty of Concordia Semi-
nary at St, Louis.

855. Reading Lists of Young People’s Literature

At the request of the Young People’s Literature
Board, the editors of our official papers shall publish
reading lists from time to time, as space permits.

Pastors and teachers are expected to call the
attention of their members to these catalogs and read-
ing lists.) Whenever new books are purchased for
church, ,young people’s, Sunday-school, and day-school
libraries, the catalog should be used as a guide.

857. Expenses of the Young People’s Literature Board
The expenses of the Young People’s Literature

Board shall be paid by Concordia Publishing House.
S. H. 135 f.

PUBLICITY

PRESS COMMITTEE
875. Appointment of the Press Committee

A Press Committee of three members shall be
appointed by the President in conjunction with his
Vice-Presidents. In selecting these men, consideration
shall be given to those who have had experience in
publicity activities.

877. Duties of the Press Committee

The Press Committee shall provide the public press
with important news items concerning the Lutheran
Church in general and Synod in particular and shall
defend Synod and the Lutheran Church against mis-
representations in the press.

879. Subsidiary Press Committees

The Districts may elect subsidiary press committees,
which shall collaborate with Synod’s Press Committee
in its work.