# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1119
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 548

Full-Time Editor of .“Lutheran Witness”
(Memorial 713)

The East Oklahoma Mixed Conference in regularly assembled

sessions at Cushing, Okla., passed the following resolution to be

presented as a resolution at the next Synod meeting at Milwaukee

in June of 1950.

Wuereas, The present policy concerning the editorship of the
Lutheran Witness places an undue burden on our Seminary pro-
fessors and makes heavy demands upon their time; and

Wuereas, This organ of our Church, because of its importance,
should receive full-time activity; be it

Resolved, That Synod engage the services of a full-time editor
for the Lutheran Witness.

G. W. Gernes, Secretary

Full-Time Editor of “Lutheran Witness”
(Memorial 714)

The Pittsburgh District Pastoral Conference, assembled
October 10—12, 1949, at First Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church,
72 South 18th St., Pittsburgh 3, Pa., begs to submit to our honorable
Synod, The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, the following
resolution and overture:

Wuereas, The two senior editors of the Lutheran Witness,
Dr. Th. Graebner and Dr. M. §. Sommer, have retired after thirty
years of faithful service; and

WHEREAS, By God’s grace, under their editorship, the Lutheran
Witness has grown from a relatively small church paper to the
second-largest Protestant church paper in America; and,

Wuereas, The large circulation of the Lutheran Witness and
its attendant influence today warrants the services of a full-time
editor; therefore be it

Resolved, That Synod express its gratitude to the retiring
tors, Drs. Graebner and Sommer, for their many years of
competent service, giving thanks to God for His blessing upon
their labors; and be it further

Resolved, That Synod secure the Services of a full-time editor
for the Lutheran Witness.

Cart B. Scuturz, Secretary
- Committee 6 brought in the following resolution:
(Report 101, Request I, p. 52, was also considered)
Resolution 6

Wuereas, There is some merit in the clamor for a restudy of
the matter of editorship of Synod’s official organs; and