# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S321
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

426 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 427

<. We respectfully memorialize the honorable Synod. assembled
at ‘Milwaukee; Wis.,. June: 21—30, -1950, to.- engage .4 - full-time
director to survey and seek to establish radio and television -net-
work outlets for the dissemination of Lutheran doctrine and pub-
licity. “under and “with -the co-opération of the Public Relations

951: Create Office of Director of Inner Mission
_. The Board of Directors of the Atlantic District, in. the meet.
of March 27, 1950, upon instructions from the District, assemh;
at Bronxville, N. Y.,-June 28—July 1, 1948, to petition Synod to
restudy the welfare field. of the Lutheran Church, resolyed ;. ‘ . a
resubmit to the honorable Synod assembled in Milwaukee, Wie Department of The Lutheran Chureh — Missouri Synod. eis
June 21—30, 1950, its overture No. 526 of 1947 (Proceedings, p. 470), co - ~ THe Arnanric District
to wit: a. , a Cart M. Zorn, Secretary
Resolved, That we urge the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of io
Missouri, Ohio, and Other States to create the office of Director of
Inner Mission, covering the work of our institutions and agencies Full-Time Director of Radio
in the blessed. field of Christian charity in’ North America: . om . .
DG ae ‘Wares, The need of a full-time Director of Radio is becoming
.THE ATLANTIC Disrricr more and more apparent; therefore be it Oo 3H
Cart M. Zorn, Secretary . Resolved, That we petition General Synod at its convention in
; Milwaukee in 1950 to approve and create the office of Director of
Radio and. Television.

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.. :Establish a Permanent Planning Council : Conrunener = on
Wuergas, The Emergency Planning ‘Council, created between ~ ~~ .-Hotel.Claridge, St. Louis, Mo.

synodical conventions, has continued to exist as extrasynodical Francis G. Gye, Secreta

machinery;. and - ; ; Nov. 9-10, 1949. oe eee Ty
: Wuerras, The Church of Christ is always in a state of emer-.

gency. and. always needs the best planning that it can get; be it Develop the Statistical B ureau’s Usef Iness =
- ‘Résolved, That the E. P.C. be abolished and that the President to Ps : ry whe Peetical Yearbook serves best as a staff service

of Synod be. authorized to constitute and convoke. 4’ planning € h resident of Synod; pe it a

council of synodical and auxiliary agencies which shall meet at Resolved, That the Statistician be appointed by him, and that

his call and shall report and be responsible to him.

York-Sewarp REcIonau CONFERENCE
Sournern NesrasKa District

. . B.Houm, Secretary

the Statistical Bureau be: responsible to him, also for prompt ap-
pearance of its Yearbook and special studies, a
’ York-Sewarp Rectoniat ConrEerence
-B.Howm, Secretary... ..

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see oe - * Filling Positions: Not iri ialized ° Train;
; "and Television Outlets _ . The followin, ig necclution ane penned ‘Training
Wnuereas, The Atlantic District of The Lutheran Church — Mis- Luther Memorial Church of Ri chmond Heights Mo. o voters of
souri Synod assembled in convention at Bronxville, N. ¥., June 27 1950, for tra ittal to Synod as a resolution " ‘a ob ne . 9
to: 30, 1949; resolved:‘to memorialize Synod to engage.a full-time Synod at the triennial ‘convention in Milwaukee: - t, y
director to survey and seek'to establish radio and television network Wuereas, There has been’ ; mo
outlets for the dissemination of. Lutheran ‘doctrine and publicity trained personnel in ‘the en terial ang shortage of qualified and
under .and with.the co-operation of the Public Relations Depart- sulting “in. the - inability of ‘Synod to ‘supply tren fon thes re~
ment of The Lutheran. Church — Missouri Synod; therefore urgent calls received: and 7: oe many

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