# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S561
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PUBLICATION MATTERS 561

words and the simple tunes placed over the words of the first
stanzas, instead of the four-part arrangement. Also a selection of
simple hymns suitable for children could be included in such an
edition. Below is a sample of a first stanza with superimposed tune.

Ob, Bless the Lord, My Soul

Ps. 108: 1-7 S.M. St. Thomas
Isaac Watts, 1719 Aaron Williams, 1770

1 Oh, bless the Lord, my soul! Let all with-in me join

And aid my tongue to bless His name Whose fa - vors are di - vine.

All synods of the Synodical Conference should be asked to
co-operate in this proposal, particularly the synodical boards of
education should be requested to assist with their advice and

suggestions. B. Scoumacuer, Secretary

[705]
Report of the Catechism Committee

In accordance with the instruction from Synod, your Cate-
chism Committee, soon after the publication: of the new Synodical
Catechism, the Instructors Manual, and the Workbook, entitled
Learning and Living, set to work upon an Intermediate Catechism,
designed for use in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades,

In 1947 Synod instructed the Committee to submit its draft
of the Intermediate Catechism to all pastors and teachers for. .sug-
gestions and corrections. This was done, and by the early months
of 1949 a great number of letters had been received. .The favor-
able reception accorded the proof print of. the proposed book has
been a source of great encouragement to the Committee. For the
splendid co-operation on the part of the pastors and the teachers
who looked at the book sympathetically and critically the Com-
mittee desires to express its appreciation. In particular, the Com-
mittee valued the contribution of the Conference of District
Superintendents, which was helpful in pointing out deficiencies
and in suggesting basic changes.

In addition, the Workshop in Religious Education, held at
Seward, Nebr., in July of 1949, and attended by a member of the
Catechism Committee, proved itself to be an especially valuable