# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S598
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598 PUBLICATION MATTERS

Literature Board, with about thirty men, both clergy and lay
leaders, in attendance. The purpose of this workshop was to make
a careful survey of our church’s literature needs, and a number of
proposals made are under study by your Board.

Synod is obligated to Dr. O. A. Dorn, both for his successful
management of the business of Concordia Publishing House and
for his constant interest in new literature for the church. The
gratitude of Synod is due also to the faculty of Concordia Seminary,
St. Louis, for the censorial reading of the many ‘manuscripts
submitted.

The personnel of the Board includes: Rev. Alfred Doerffler,
chairman; Rev. William H. Eifert, Secretary; Rev. Julius W. Acker,
Prof. Martin L. Koehneke, and Dr. William A. Kramer.

Our greatly increased publication program prompts your
Board to offer this resolution:

Resolved, To recommend that this convention increase the
membership of the General Literature Board from the present

five members to seven. Wit1aMm H. Erert, Secretary

ACTION
Committee 8 recommended, and Synod resolved:

Resolution 4

Wuereas, The General Literature Board of Synod under the
able leadership of its chairman, the Rev. Alfred Doerffler, has
worked very faithfully in initiating and encouraging the publica-
tion of Christian literature by Concordia Publishing House; and

Wuereas, The efforts of this board have been responsible for
giving our church such valuable reference works as Mayer’s The
Religious Bodies of America, the Lutheran Cyclopedia, and the new
Bible Commentary; therefore be it

Resolved, That this convention commend the work of the
General Literature Board and encourage it to continue its impor-
tant service, particularly also in the production of the new English
edition of Luther’s Works.

Resolution 5 was also adopted:

Wuerras, The amount of business transacted by the General
Literature Board has increased 300 per cent during the past fifteen
years; and

Wuereas, It is becoming increasingly difficult for the present
board of five members to do justice to the amount of work required
of it; therefore be it

Resolved, That this convention increase the membership of
the General Literature Board from the present five members to
seven.

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