# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S704
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

704 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

St. Louis office, however, in charge of Miss Janice Pries, is the
originating point for the news service circulated regularly to all
representatives of the department and to editors of the secular
and religious press,

Martin Luther Film

The director has served as secretary of Lutheran Church Pro-
ductions, Inc., since it was organized by six Lutheran bodies to
produce the motion picture Martin Luther. Five other representa-

tion: Rev. Herman Bielenberg, Dr. O. A. Dorn, Dr. Oswald C. J.
Hoffmann, Rev. Karl Maier, Dr. Lawrence Meyer, and Mr. Melvin
Schlake. Alternate members are Dr. Adolf F. Meyer and Dr. Paul
Koenig.

It might be added that the participating churches have received
a handsome return on their original investment and will receive
additional returns in the future.

Convention Coverage

Press, radio, and television coverage of the St. Paul Con-
vention is in charge of the department. Preconvention coverage
was assigned to the local Twin Cities committee, which is pre-
paring diligently for the convention.

Most of the Districts of Synod will be acting in the public-
relations coverage of the convention through their authorized
representatives. For this Co-operation on the part of District
Officers the department is extremely grateful.

Plans for the Future
It is the purpose of the department to increase the effectiveness
of its network of District public-relations representatives. With
the help of the District organizations it Proposes to expand its
program of training for more effective work on the local level.
As a result of numerous requests, the department is preparing
a manual for the use of local congregations who wish to increase

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