# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1219
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724 PUBLICATION MATTERS

This inquiry was made in connection with the Preparation of

a three-volume work on the history of Preaching and Was in y
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Prepare their sermons,

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of our Lord Jesus Christ, His miracles, and His redemptive work,

psychiatry on some such subject as “The Bondage of Life’s Dark
Yesterdays.” It cannot be denied that this type of Preaching has

made its appearance in our own circles, here and there.
The purpose of this overture is to raise two questions:

especially to our younger pastors,”

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nt. God Was in Christ and the turgid speculations of Kierke-:
d, Barth, and Brunner are proof that such books will be read.
books just mentioned are unsound in many respects, but they
Edicate a trend of thought that is away from the Higher Criticism

d Form Criticism that has cast a blight upon sectarian thinking.
remedy is not more unclear thinking and false doctrine of the

i Parthian kind, but the clear exposition of the great truths of sin

iid. redemption as set forth so ably by some of our leading men.
Such writings, both homiletical and theological, if translated into

~ selear, smooth English, would prove valuable in our own circles to
those who read English more readily than German, Norwegian,
“and Slovak, but, with Proper promotion, could strengthen the faith

of many a non-Lutheran of the so-called Fundamentalist kind.

F. R. Wesser
ACTION

Regarding this matter, Committee 8 submitted the following
recommendation, which was adopted:

Resolution 5

This unprinted overture, submitted by Rev. F. R. Webber of
Mount Vernon, N. Y., expresses alarm over the ready sale that
sectarian theological and homiletical literature is finding in our
own circles. The overture suggests that to counteract this trend,
the sermons and theological essays of our ablest leaders of the
past be done into good English, and that also the hitherto un-
published works of some able Preachers and theological writers
of the present be published.

We believe that this overture pertains to a matter which should
receive careful attention.

Your Committee therefore recommends that the suggestions
in this overture be referred to the General Literature Board.

Setting a Date for the Publication
of the “Statistical Yearbook”
(Unprinted Memorial 68)
Resolution 4

This unprinted memorial, submitted by the Fort Wayne Area
Pastoral Conference, recommends that Concordia Publishing House
be encouraged to fix the publication date of the Statistical Yearbook
as June 15 of every year or earlier if possible.

It is impossible, however, to carry out this proposal ‘unless
pastors and boards are.prompt in submitting the necessary data
to the Statistical Bureau. ,

Your Committee recommends that in the interest of efficient