# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S552
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

552 PUBLICATION MATTERS

Publicity and Printing of Synodical Matters
for General Use
(Memorial 711)

Wueneas, By the grace of Almighty God our beloved Synod
has been able to expand beyond the confines of the United States
of America into practically all parts of the world; and

Wuereas, Our beloved Synod ever endeavors to bring the
Gospel message of salvation to all peoples, irrespective of nation-
ality, race, or color; and

Wuereas, Our Synod this year celebrates its Centennial anni-
versary as a milestone of God's richest blessings and thus looks
toward the future for greater work in the Church Militant amongst
all peoples; and

it to be unusable for general use in the Evangelical Lutheran Synod
of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States; therefore be it

Resolved, That we, the pastors of the Southern Alberta Pastoral
Conference, assembled in conference at Claresholm, Alberta, most
humbly petition the august body of Synod that for material which
is to be used by the members of Synod in the United States of
America and Canada and/or any other country, a more suitable
designation of terminology and Pictography be used and thus make
such materials more suitable for general use and dissemination,

SovurTHERN ALBERTA PasToraL CONFERENCE

A. GEurIne, Secretary
Committee 8 reported:

Your Committee recommends that the petition of the Southern
Alberta Pastoral Conference voicing a request that no nationalistic
elements be expressed in our promotional literature, be referred
to the respective editors and boards in charge of such literature.

ACTION
Synod adopted this report with its recommendation,

Reducing Cost of Pamphlets, Tracts, Ete.
(Memorial 712)

Wuereas, There is much Promotional literature available for
National Sunday School Week and Christian Education Week at
present sold for prices which often make wide distribution difficult,
particularly by mission congregations; and

Wnuereas, The treasury of General Synod is at present in good