# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S644
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

644 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

Department of Public Relations. The American Lutheran
Bureau in New York, for example, has produced telecuy
Synod’s work among the blind and deaf, its mission ani@%
Chinese, its mission to the underprivileged, and on a ‘hig
from Synod’s history: the first Christmas tree to be set tf

American church, featuring the story of one of Synod’s:
Presidents, Dr. Henry C. Schwan,

Governmental Relations
The Washington office of the department has been b
swering requests for information from synodical and Dist
cials and from congregations, maintaining contact with k
ernmental agencies and bureaus, keeping abreast of le
developments, and representing the interests of Synod b
and abroad.
The department either testified or helped to offer testi
Congress on a number of bills affecting our Church or o
bership. Such legislation included displaced persons, social
and Federal aid to education. The Board for Parish Educa
operated in the preparation of testimony on the latter tw
A strong protest against continuation of the Vatican
formerly headed by Myron C. Taylor, was sent by Preside
ken to the President of the United States and to the §
of State. Whether this and similar protests will have a
remains to be seen.
Several other departments of Synod have assured us
have effected economies as the result of handling of
visas, military permits, etc, by the Washington office
relations. In addition, personal contact with Governmental
has made possible more effective action both on the pa
Government and of the Church. 4

Civic and Other Organizations 4

Personal relationships have been established with the#
sentatives of organizations outside our Church too nume
mention. . ee
New understanding of our Church and its work has #
from many of these relationships. In other instances,
standings of long standing have been removed.
A great deal more remains to be done in this area. W
help of God and the active co-operation of both pasty
laymen, the building of understanding through group cont
become a most effective means in promoting good public’$
for our Church. ;