# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S700
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

700 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

ACTION
Concerning the various items in this report Committee 13 a
brought in the following resolutions, which were adopted:

Resolution 15
A

Following the 1950 synodical convention, during which it was
resolved (Resolution 12, in part) that “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 Synod, its organizations, Districts, congregations, and
individuals,” a series of meetings were held.

The following operating formula, as Suggested by the Board
of Directors, was agreed upon:

Wuereas, The past years have demonstrated that a Department

WHEREAs, Concordia Publishing House is Synod’s official and
only agency for the Production and distribution of marketable

Resolved, That all projects and transactions involving the
physical production, buying, selling, rental, and distribution of
visual-aid materials be made the responsibility of Concordia Pub-
lishing House in consultation with the Audio-Visual Education
Board; and be it further

. Resolved, That Concordia Publishing House be requested to
make available to the Audio-Visual Education Board an annual
budget allowance out of the proceeds of its audio-visual educa-
tional materials sufficient to permit it to carry out Paragraphs
four and five of its instructions from Synod, which planning and
Promotion shall be done in consultation with Concordia Pub-

lishing House.
B

Wuereas, This Operating formula has proved highly satis-
factory; be it therefore ,