# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S613
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PUBLICATION MATTERS 613

in particular. It requires that our schools, again on all levels,
our Bible and confirmation classes, and our various organizations
within the church examine and study the character, content, forms,
and meaning of the worship life and practices of the church and
her members, particularly as related to the many priceless mate-
rials found in The Lutheran Hymnal. It requires, too, that papers
on this most important phase of the Christian life be read and dis-
cussed at our conferences, meetings, and conventions. Such teach-
ing should redound to the glory of God, should help to weaken
the power of Satan, the world, and our flesh, and it should con-
tribute substantially to the upbuilding and edifying of the church
and her members. It should help, too, to develop among us a critical
approach which is salutary and constructive. It should help to
raise the morale of our church and her members, and, finally, it
should help to offset the danger of going to harmful and injudicious
extremes and enable us to follow a safer middle path more circum-
spectly and with foresight and sound judgment. Thus will also
the converts to Lutheranism gradually and more surely learn to
see the intrinsic beauty and worth of our heritage in worship and
begin to appreciate better the many values of the distinctive
character of our church and her worship. We call to mind, in this
connection, St. Paul’s charge to the elders, recorded Acts 20:28:
“Take heed therefore unto yourselves and to all the flock, over
which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church
of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood.”

THe COMMITTEE ON HymNo.ocy AND LiTURGICS
Water E. Buszin, Chairman
B. Scoumacuer, Secretary

ACTION

Reacting to this report, Committee 9 presented the following
resolutions which were adopted:

Resolution 2
Subject: Commendation of Committee of Synod on Hymnology
and Liturgics

Wuereas, The Committee on Hymnology and Liturgics has
faithfully worked to carry out the responsibilities of its office;
therefore be it

Resolved, That with heartfelt gratitude we thank the members
of the committee and the chairman, Doctor Walter E. Buszin, for
their service to the church.