# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1209
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PUBLICATION MATTERS 603
‘own day. Your Committee considers it a privilege to be of
nce to our congregations and our people, and it is our hope
ayer that God will give us the wisdom and the ability to
tve:well, to the glory of Him whom alone we are to worship and
e upbuilding of His most glorious kingdom.

Watter E. Buszin, Chairman

B. Scuumacuer, Secretary

Committee 9 recommended, and Synod resolved:

Resolution 1
Wuereas, The report submitted by Synod’s Committee on

‘ Hymnology and Liturgics clearly. indicates that said Committee
ea attempting seriously and painstakingly to alert itself to note-
--Rorthy hymnological and liturgical developments of our time in

‘order that it might render services to our Synod which take the

‘pertinent and steadily rising standards and practices of our day

<§nto consideration; and
“"" Wuereas, Your Committee on Hymnology and Liturgics has

ymade available The Pastor’s Companion and, in keeping with
‘Synod’s resolution of 1950, has co-operated with the Board for
Parish Education in preparing a children’s hymnal; therefore be it

Resolved, That Synod, in convention assembled, commend and

thank its Committee on Hymnology and Liturgics for the work it
‘has done for the Church in the interest of Christian worship.

The Further Publication of Liturgical
and Hymnological Materials
(Memorial 707 and Unprinted Memorial 33)
Committee 9 recommended, and Synod resolved:

Resolution 2
Whereas, It is necessary and feasible to make other liturgical
and hymnological materials available which will help to integrate,
edify, and establish our people and the many parishes of Synod
in their worship practices; therefore be it
Resolved, That this Convention encourage its Committee on
Hymnology and Liturgics to continue to make such materials
available.
Pocket-Size Word Edition of “Lutheran Hymnal”
(Memorial 708)
_ The following resolution was adopted:. “We humbly petition
Synod to have our Lutheran Hymnal printed in an inexpensive
pocket-size word edition.” For reasons for a word edition (for
sake of brevity) cf. memorials to Synod since 1941.