# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S557
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PUBLICATION MATTERS . 557

Wuereas, In the present situation the editors of these publi-
cations. as members of the faculty are overburdened with such
work; and

_-Wuereas, The Lutheran Witness is too important a paper to
be treated as a side issue; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Conference of Editors of District Editions
‘of the Lutheran Witness, assembled at St. Louis, Mo., November 6
and 7, 1946, memorialize Synod to engage a full-time editor for
the Lutheran Witness, who will devote all his time to the editing

of this paper. Avcust C. Warcuter, Chairman

Artuur ANsorcE, Secretary

Full-Time Editor of “Lutheran Witness”
(Memorial 717)

Wuereas, The Lutheran Witness is an official organ of Synod
and is so received and at the present time enjoys the largest
circulation in the history of our beloved Church; and

Wuereas, In the. past, negotiations have been resumed and
carried on with other Lutheran church bodies (synods) and these
are still in progress, relative to an eventual God-pleasing union,
and since the Lutheran Witness has from time to time carried
such reports not only on the progress which has been made to-
ward union with these synods, but has also called attention to the
doctrinal differences still existing between us; and

Wuereas, The editing of such reports and other matters per-
tinent to the whole union question requires much time and careful
thinking, especially since these reports are being carefully perused
not only by our own people, but far beyond the boundaries of our
own Synod; which facts, we feel, make the editing of the Lutheran
Witness more important than ever before — we therefore

Recommend the calling of a full-time, competent editor for
The Lutheran Witness. ,

Tye PrrrspurcH Locat PastorAL CONFERENCE
Car. G. M. Sretner, Secretary

Full-Time Editor of “Witness”
(Memorial 718).

Wuereas, The Lutheran Witness during recent years has en-
joyed an exceptional measure of growth and a commensurate
increase in influence in the building of God’s Kingdom; and

Wuereas, The increased demands upon the editorial staff of
the Witness indicate the advisability of placing the editorship upon
a full-time basis; and