# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1295
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816 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

ACTION
Committee 14, in reporting on this report, took into account
also Memorial 201, Points 10.1, 11, and 14, and Memorial 401, in
reference to “Visual Aids.” The resolution presented was adopted:

Resolution 12 :

Wuereas, Synod at its Centennial Convention in 1947 author_
ized and elected a Board of Audio-Visual Aids; and

Wuereas, The work of this Board during the past triennium
has been in its formation stage and has found difficulties in organ-
izing its business and executing the duties assigned by Synod in
its last convention; and

Wuereas, Your Committee feels that it is not in a position
to judge adequately as to what procedure should be followed in
making this Board of greatest possible service to the Church;
therefore be it

Resolved, That, in accordance with Resolution 2 (Committee 6,
p. 513, Handbook Section 2.81), adopted at the present convention,

“d [formerly f]. The Board of Directors shall have the right

to call up for review, criticism, and suggestion any proposed policy
of a board or committee of Synod which may have significant influ-
ence upon other areas of church work (d.1).”
5 He [formerly d]. The Board of Directors shall make adjust-
ments in the event that conflicts develop in -the plans and policies
of two or more boards or committees of Synod, so that the work
of the Church may be effectively promoted (d. 1).”

The Board of Directors assist the Board of Audio-Visual Aids
in co-ordinating its duties in serving the Church and providing
the necessary visual aids requested by the Synod, its organizations,
" Distticts, congregations, and individuals.

Audio-Visual Aid Branch Office in Twin Cities
7 (Memorial 1002)

Wuereas, Audio-visual aids of all kinds are now . part and
parcel of our congregational educational program; and.

Wuereas, Demands for such aids will increase as time goes
on; and :

Wuereas, The present office at Concordia Publishing House
in St. Louis will have to expand considerably; and

Wuereas, Many congregations in our larger Lutheran centers.
go to the nearest audio-visual aid supply house for the sake of
convenience; and

Wuereas, In an emergency, distance from the center of dis-