# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S608
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608 PUBLICATION MATTERS
routine matters received consideration by the Board. Actions of
general interest taken at these meetings included: the reappoint-
ment of the associate editors of the Lutheran Witness, with the
exception of Rev. Paul Juergensen, whom the Lord had called
home; the appointment of Rev. Paul Stephan to fill the vacancy;
the embodiment of the Mission Call in the Lutheran Witness;
review of the policies of the Lutheran Witness. Convinced of the
need for a full-time assistant editor of the Lutheran Witness, the
Board suggested to Concordia Publishing House the appointment
of Rev. Martin W. Mueller to this position. He accepted and has
been active since the middle of February 1955. Also the matter of
frequency of issue and the format of the Lutheran Witness was
considered by the Board, which requested Dr. O. A. Dorn to con-
duct a poll to secure reader reactions on these two matters. The
overwhelming majority of those who responded favored biweekly
issues, while opinions concerning the format were almost evenly
divided. In view of the results of the poll the Board resolved to
continue the Lutheran Witness as a biweekly in its present format.

Matters which did not warrant convening the Board were taken
care of by a subcommittee of the Lutheran Witness Editorial Board.
This subcommittee, which had several meetings with the editorial
staff of the Lutheran Witness, consisted of members of the Board
who resided in the St. Louis area.

Gerorce V. Scuicx, Secretary

ACTION

Committee 8 presented the following resolution, which was

adopted:
Resolution 11

- WHEREAS, The addition of the “Mission Call” to the Lutheran
Witness has increased the size of this periodical from sixteen
to twenty pages for eight of its annual twenty-six issues; and

Wuereas, The news coverage and other services of the Lu-
theran Witness will be greatly improved if more pages are made
available in additional numbers of issues; therefore be it

Resolved, (a) That this convention authorize the Editorial
Board of the Lutheran Witness at its discretion to increase the
number of pages in the Lutheran Witness from the present sixteen
pages to at least twenty pages for twelve additional issues each
year over and above the eight issues now required by the “Mis-
sion Call”; and be it further

Resolved, (b) That the question of any increased cost involved
in an added number of pages in the Lutheran Witness be referred
to the Board of Directors of Synod to be worked out in consultation
with the Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing House.

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