# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1309
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

832 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

outlets for the dissemination of Lutheran doctrine and publicity
under and with the co-operation of the Public Relations Depart.
ment of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod; therefore

We respectfully memorialize the honorable Synod assembleq
at Milwaukee, Wis., June 21—30, 1950, to engage a full-time
director to survey and seek to establish radio and television net.
work outlets for the dissemination of Lutheran doctrine and pub-
licity under and with the co-operation of the Public Relations
Department of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod.

Tue ATLantic Districr
Cart M. Zorn, Secretary

Full-Time Director of Radio
(Memorial 538)

Wuereas, The need of a full-time Director of Radio is becoming
more and more apparent; therefore be it ;

Resolved, That we petition General Synod at its convention in
Milwaukee in 1950 to approve and create the office of Director of

Radio and Television. THe Seconp ANNUAL Rapio AND TELEVISION

CONFERENCE
Hotel Claridge, St. Louis, Mo.

Nov. 9-10, 1949 Francis G. Gyte, Secretary

Full-Time Synodical Radio Director
(Unprinted Memorial 55)

The Synodical Radio Committee was created fifteen years ago
by Delegate Synod assembled in convention in Cleveland, Ohio,
in 1935. Synod requested the KFUO Radio Committee to serve
in this capacity for the following obvious reasons: “Because of the
accumulation of experience and information already at its disposal.”

The Synodical Radio Committee began its work by asking the
Presidents of all the synodical Districts to appoint a District Radio
Committee. Most of the Presidents were able to do so without
much delay. These District Committees have an enviable record
both in length of service and accomplishments. They deserve much
credit for the phenomenal growth of radio work in Synod.

At the call of the Synodical Radio Committee, representatives
of these District Radio Committees came to St. Louis for the First
Annual Lutheran Radio Conference in November, 1948. Twenty
Districts were represented. They thrilled at the sight of seeing
‘leading radio men from all parts of Synod gathered together and
were overjoyed at having the opportunity of taking unified and

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#0-ordinated action in the important field of radio. They expressed

eir appreciation in the following resolution:

- Wuereas, The Synodical Radio Committee has constantly en-
leavored to promote our Church’s use of radio; and

Wuenreas, The plan and program of this First Annual Lutheran
‘Radio Conference is a further step in this direction; therefore be it
Resolved, That we spread on our minutes a hearty vote of

“Rthanks to the Radio Committee, particularly to the Rev. Herman —

°“£H. Hohenstein, D.D., for past work; be it further
Resolved, That we extend sincere thanks for the opportunity to
* meet here these days for encouragement and counsel in radio
‘work of our Church; and be it further

Resolved, That we encourage our Radio Committee to continue
and expand its efforts in this important work; and be it finally

Resolved, That we heartily thank the speakers and officers who

have helped to make the First Annual Lutheran Radio Conference
a success.
_ In order to co-ordinate the radio work in Synod still further
and for other reasons, the representatives of these District Com-
mittees made this First Lutheran Radio Conference historic by
adopting the following resolution, Memorial 538, which ‘has the
endorsement of the Synodical Radio Committee and reads as
follows:

Wuereas, The need of a full-time Director of Radio is becoming
more and more apparent; therefore be it

Resolved, That we petition General Synod at its convention
in Milwaukee in 1950 to approve and create the office of Director
of Radio and Television.

The Radio Director is to work under the direction and super-
vision of the Synodical Radio Committee. Office space will be
provided for him at KFUO gratis, and KFUO’s radio facilities will
be available to him.

The Synodical Radio Committee outlines briefly the chief
duties of this office thus:

1. Co-ordinate the radio work of KFUO, the Synodical Radio

_ Committee, the Lutheran Hour, the Family Worship Hour, the
Synodical Public Relations Department, and the radio work which
Synod’s Board of Directors is sponsoring.

2. Integrate all the radio work in Synod with the mission
program of Synod, of its thirty-four Districts, and all its con-
gregations.

3. Make an exhaustive study of religious television program-
ming, use of film, slides, etc., and prepare a practical guide for the