# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S530
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

530 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

Executive Secretary for the Board and Director Q
Relations for Synod is Dr. Oswald C. J. Hoffmann, wh
residence in New York City.

Headquarters of the department are in New York,
communications in the United States. An office for Go:
relations is maintained in Washington, D. C. The
Service (News Bureau) is located in St. Louis.

the United States and Canada, has enlisted the services ‘o: is
and women who serve as District and local public relation
sentatives. These people give of their spare time to the
ment and maintenance of good public relations for Syn
constitute an effective operating arm of Synod and form
bone of Synod’s public relations program. Largely becat
loyal co-operation, Synod’s Department of Public Rela on
an enviable reputation among both the Protestant and
Catholic church bodies of our country.

Good relations have been established and developed
department with the nation’s press. The department,
encouraged by increasing willingness on the part of th

The department has enjoyed the wholehearted co-
of the press associations, Religious News Service, the
weekly news magazines, daily and weekly newspapers,

through the press in more positive fashion than in any 0
nium of our Church’s history.
Untoward incidents which occurred in several localig

by the press to offer public correction of published misin
The Information Service of the department, organ
this triennium under the direction of the Rev. Paul Scht
rendered invaluable service in building good press relation
Schulze came to the department directly from the se
has now accepted a call to a mission congregation i
is planned to replace him with a layman trained in th

journalism.
Radio and Television

The Lutheran Hour, sponsored by the Lutheran.
League, has made a vital contribution to better understé
our Synod during this triennium through its broadcasts,
and abroad. Our department has promoted the work
theran Hour wherever possible.