# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S581
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PUBLICATION MATTERS 581

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triennium we had 423 employees. Today we have on our payroll
almost 500 men and women. A retirement program instituted
a number of years ago is now providing assistance to ten of our
former employees. Through a welfare and insurance program,
instituted in’ 1948, our employees have already received benefits
totaling approximately $90,000. The burden of this program is
shared by the employees and the House.

The members of the Board of Directors of Concordia Pub-
lishing House who have served during the past triennium are:
Chairman, Mr. R. C. Obermann, vice-president of Metropolitan
St. Louis Co.; vice-chairman, Mr. Wm. A. Lahrmann, assistant
secretary of Universal Match Co., St. Louis; secretary, Rev. Ken-
neth R. Hoffmann, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Cleveland
Heights, Ohio; assistant secretary, Mr. Theodore Gassner, instructor
at Hope Lutheran School, St. Louis; Mr. Alfred T. Leimbach, vice-
president of Edison Brothers Stores, Inc., St. Louis; Mr. A. J. Meyer,
president of A. J. Meyer and Co., St. Louis; and Mr. Harvey Kopp,
president of Harvey Kopp, Inc., St.Louis. At the time of the
St. Paul Convention the terms of office of the following men will
expire: Rev. Kenneth R. Hoffmann, Mr. Theodore Gassner, Mr. Wm.
A. Lahrmann, and Mr. Harvey Kopp.

In addition to increasing our facilities and our operations gen-
erally during the past triennium, it was also possible for us to
increase our services to the various synodical departments and to
the synodical office in general. Concordia Publishing House now
supervises all the printing required by the various synodical de-
partments. Other areas of co-operation will be mentioned later
in the report.

A very close relationship has been continued with the General
Literature Board, through which CPH receives most of its manu-
scripts. We have also worked closely with the Committee on
Scholarly Research and have received several manuscripts through
this group. Practically all Sunday school materials are provided
through the Board for Parish Education. A very fine relationship
and co-operation have been established with the Board and the
members of its staff.

The major publishing project begun during the triennium is the
publication of a 30-volume set of Luther’s Works translated into
English. One volume on the Psalms has already appeared, and
a second volume is scheduled for appearance later this year.

Through the special Tract Committee of the Literature Board
we have issued a large number of tracts. Plans have already been
formulated for the publication of many more and for the develop-
ment of a distribution program.