# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S446
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

446 PUBLICATION MATTERS

our own day. Your Committee considers it a privilege tg%
assistance to our congregations and our people, and it is our:
and prayer that God will give us the wisdom and the abij
serve well, to the glory of Him whom alone we are to wor:
to the upbuilding of His most glorious kingdom.

Wa ter E. Buszin, Chairmart
B. ScHUMACHER, Secretary

[708]
Pocket-Size Word Edition of “Lutheran Hym r

The following resolution was adopted: “We humbly
Synod to have our Lutheran Hymnal printed in an ine
pocket-size word edition.” For reasons for a word editiot
sake of brevity) cf. memorials to Synod since 1941.

We also note that when our Synod was yet small, it ev.
had the German hymnal printed in three (3) sizes. The
format, about half the weight of our Lutheran Hymnal, was’ dij
for the benefit of the older members, who were not to be neglett
Now, with Synod’s greatly blessed expansion and participatio®
the Synodical Conference, the above undertaking should be;
tively, a simple matter.

Pastors serving preaching places have a heavy and~
burden to carry even with a minimum of 12 copies of T
theran Hymnal. :

That there is a strong demand for a word edition the memg&
to Synod since 1941 seem to indicate.

Grace LuTHERAN CHURCH, ZORRA, SASKA'
Va. Kauxk, Secretary, MacNutt,
ALEX DIEHL
WILt1AM BAuMUNG
Rev. Joun H. Lucut, D. D., MacNui

[709]
Publication of “Lutheran Hymnal” in Smaller F¢
Wuereas, The Lutheran Hymnal is available in
size; and
Wuereas, This size (534X8%4) is rather bulky

especially for the aged folk, the children, and mothers wii
children; and

Wuereas, Only the notes which give the melody of th
serve a purpose for the average worshiper; and