# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S448
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

448 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

as well as many parts of Canada. Its numerous aids in missionary
education have been utilized by thousands of pastors and teachers,
churches and societies. The modern, up-to-date equipment and
high caliber of films of our department have Set a pace that is
envied by other denominations with similar audio-visual educa-

tion agencies,
8 Standing Accounts

That our people have responded most enthusiastically toward
od’s audio-visual education department and are using it to

congregations and societies which request initial demonstrations
of equipment. At the present time these accounts are generally

Projectors and. film-slide equipment.

Projector Machines

There are 560 projectors scattered throughout the various con-
Sregations of our Church, It is impossible to estimate the extensive
use these machines receive in our parishes. However, it is safe
to conjecture that many societies, schools, and auxiliaries have
made great use of these machines in the past, so that the number
of projectors in the field is far below the actual figure of interest
in audio-visual education,

Correspondence
Our Department’s correspondence increases in volume each

year. This is Principally due to the 8rowing interest in our
circles concerning visual education. By far the greatest majority

been reviewed by us, gather as much information concerning it
as possible. Last year our correspondence reached the 7,500 mark,
higher than any previous year. On the average of 20 to 25 letters
a day are answered by our staff of four Stenographers and file clerks,

Service Department

assure the life of the film and guarantee proper production. Any
cutting of film, such as deleting objectional parts, eliminating poor