# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S304
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

304 RESOLUTIONS —- COMMITTEE 12

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, in
convention assembled at San Francisco, California, June 17 to 26,
1959, express its deep and heartfelt gratitude to the television sta-
tions in the United States and Canada who have given generously
of their facilities for our church’s television program, “This Is the
Life”; and be it further

Resolved, That by direction of the convention a copy of this
resolution of appreciation be mailed to each of the station man-
agers; and be it finally

Resolved, That the congregations of the Synod be encouraged
to write to the television stations in their area, thanking them for
the time given to the “This Is the Life” program, and that the con-
gregations of the Synod also urge their members to do the same
as individuals.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Department of Public Relations
RESOLUTION 3, COMMITTEE 12

Memorial 1002, page 666, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, The Department of Public Relations has completed
ten years of service at the national level in identifying our church
with a Christ-centered message and mission in the public mind; and

Wuereas, More than five hundred District representatives have
rendered valuable assistance to the department in carrying out its
work at the District level; and

Wuereas, The department is currently preparing a Public Re-
lations Handbook for use on the parish level (see Reports and
Memorials, page 671); therefore be it

Resolved, That this convention commend the Department of
Public Relations for its ten years of faithful service to the church;
and be it further

Resolved, That this convention encourage the individual con-
gregations of the Synod to use the material now being prepared
and soon to be published by the Department of Public Relations.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Expression of Thanks to Agencies of Communications
RESOLUTION 4, COMMITTEE 12

Memorial 1002, page 666, Reports and Memorials
Wuereas, The relations of our church with the national and
local press have been remarkably good; and