# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1209
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PUBLICATION MATTERS 705

“: Report of the General Literature Board

(Memorial 702)

; The Handbook of Synod directs the General Literature Board
a study the needs of the Lutheran Church, particularly of Synod,
ee ine what literature may be required, and also to select

‘githors to undertake literary tasks,” and that “all manuscripts

agin) be critically examined by the Board to determine their

a value, timeliness, and expediency.” (Handbook, 11.51.)

BE Ty keeping with these directions your Board has not only

“titically reviewed all manuscripts submitted, but has endeavored

to make a careful study of the literary needs of our church body.
On the basis of our findings we have initiated many new publica-
fions designed to serve the various interests of Synod. The list
of new publications included in the report of Concordia Pub-
lishing House reflects in a large measure the program of your Board.
-. The past triennium has been a busy one. About fifty “live”
projects were regularly before us, ranging in scope from small
tracts of a few pages to the monumental Lutheran Commentary
of the Scriptures, all in various stages of preparation, from the
problem of authorship to the finished product. In addition there
is a deferred docket. Such a large program makes heavy demands
on the members of your Board, not only at the monthly meetings,
but especially between meetings when manuscripts must be read
and approved. In accord with regulations we submitted a number
of manuscripts to authorities in their field, in order that we might
have expert opinions to guide us in our decisions. ,
Your Board wishes to commend the circumspect, but agres-
| sive policy of Mr. O. A. Dorn, Manager of Concordia Publishing
House, both in planning as well as in marketing our Church’s ©
publications. Synod is indebted, too, to the faculty of Concordia
Seminary, St. Louis, for the painstaking and expeditious manner
| in which its members have read the many manuscripts sub-
H mitted to them.

Mention should be made of a few major projects. We are
pleased to announce that the first volume of our Lutheran Com-
mentary, after many years of effort, will be on the market this
year. It is the commentary on the Prophet Jeremiah, written by
Dr. Theo. Laetsch. We trust that this volume will have a wide
sale. Dr. Walter H. Wente of Winfield, Kans., is at work on a New
Testament section, and it is hoped that this volume can be pub-
lished next year.

No new number of the Historical Series, desi ed to cover
the history of Synod, has appeared since the last convention,

Certified Public Accountant

O, A. Dorn, General Manager

Compiled by Hersert H. MEaper,

$2,246,183.50 $2,246,183.50

This financial report is respectfully submitted as a su

r : ipplement to Report No. 701

Memorials for ne Forty-first Regular Convention of The Lutheran Conch Missour? Sonoda eh tenth Reports and
, 1950. These figures were taken from the auditor’s reports which could not be completed in time to ‘be included

in the book of Reports and Memorials.