# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S948
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 865
[1008]
Support of the American Bible Society

Wuereas, The American Bible Society jis doing a most neces-
sary and Christian work in translating, publishing, and disseminat-
ing the Bible without sectarian comment; and

Wuereas, The demands upon the American Bible Society are
very heavy now and will increase with the war’s end; and

Wuereas, Also our foreign missions lean heavily upon the
American Bible Society for Scriptures in the languages used in
said missions; and

Wuereas, The method hitherto in use among us of leaving the
support of the’ American Bible Society up to the individual con-
gregation has in its best year yielded only .42 for the American’
Bible Society from every one of our 4,200 churches for a total of
$1,766.00; therefore be it

Resolved, That the work of the American Bible Society be
remembered in the Official Budget of Synod on a percentage basis;
and be it further

Resolved, that this percentage be fixed by the Fiscal Conference

of Synod. Sr. Joun’s EvaNGEicat LUTHERAN CuHuRcH
ELLINWoop, Kans.
Atvin I. H.Isern, Elder Lreonarp C. Kwop, Elder
Grorce Knop, Elder = rep Kramer, Pastor
[1009]

Report of Committee on Church Architecture

Rigid restrictions on the use of building materials have made
church building impossible during the past three years or so. Few
letters have been received. Those who made inquiry were advised
to obey the laws of our land and undertake no building until the
ban on building materials is removed. Since so very few inquiries ,
have been received, it would appear that our congregations gen-
erally are aware of the. restrictions that exist on building during
wartime.

Doubtless many new materials and methods of construction will
be the result of wartime technical research.

While our pre-war churches, in a number of cases, seemed to
show an improvement in outward appearance, yet it is an ‘unfortu-
nate fact that thoroughness of construction has been declining
steadily. The church buildings of our fathers and grandfathers
may have been lacking in many instances of gracefulness of line

_and form,. but many of them were sturdy of construction. The