# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S639
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 639

14 submitted the following resolution:

s. Concordia Historical Institute serves Synod by being
sdepository of synodical antiquities; and

‘s, Its facilities are available to research students of

Its work requires the full-time services of a cura-

as, Its Board of Directors reports the need of additional
on its activity properly; therefore be it

ed,

Synod subsidize the Institute by providing $2,500 an-
the salary of the curator; and

that Synod authorize the expenditure of $1,000 annually
me assistance to the curator and for needed items of
this appropriation subject, however, to the approval of

1 Conference.
ACTION

Report of Synodical Radio Committee
(Memorial 1004)

e 1935 convention of Synod adopted a series of resolutions
took cognizance of the great importance of radio broadcasts
je. Church’s work of spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
mat time Synod created a synodical Radio Committee, whose
c duty it was to be to render assistance in whatever way
e so that the advantages which radio offered our Church
it be fully utilized. ‘That committee, whose personnel is
¢ tical with that of the Radio Committee of Station KFUO, has
ictioned up to the present time as best it could without any
ancial support from Synod. Meanwhile new and phenomenal
elopments have taken place in the field of radio. The recent
dition of FM broadcasting to the conventional AM type has
ened up also for our Church a vast opportunity for putting the
ospel on the air. If our Church is to profit from these oppor-
ties afforded both at home and abroad, our Church must be
ared to take advantage of whatever developments may occur.
In order that Synod may derive the greatest possible benefit
om present and future developments in the field of radio, the
lowing important projects should receive the synodical Radio
amittee’s more effective attention than has been possible in
e. past.

a. Furnishing information to the pastors of our Synod re-