# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1905_S141
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11th Delegate Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, 1905. 141

17. Resolved, that permission be given to prepare a translation of our Synodical Catechism into Latvian, provided that a competent person can be entrusted with it.

18. Resolved, that regarding the request that the Synod order a translation of our hymnal into English, it be pointed out that a hymnal in the English language, containing 202 hymns, has already appeared.

19. Resolved, that regarding the motion that the Synod publish a supplementary work to Dr. Walther's "Pastorale," the answer be given that the matter will be referred to the professor of pastoral theology in St. Louis.

20. Resolved, that the publication of a text or instructional book on national literature shall take place as soon as the faculty at St. Louis has subjected a manuscript on the subject to careful examination.

21. Resolved, that the districts be advised to instruct their secretaries to strive for the greatest possible brevity in drawing up the synodical district reports.

22. Resolved, that, like the Board of Directors, the Synod, too, declares it a regrettable state of affairs that a large percentage of our parochial schools still do not have all our textbooks introduced and in use. It therefore again urgently impresses on everyone the need to work toward having all textbooks published by the Synod introduced everywhere in our parochial schools, so that in this way, too, service may be rendered to the kingdom of God.

Presidential Matter.

"The following question had been put to the Synod (of the Michigan District) by a synodical congregation for answer: 'Whether it is advisable and beneficial to the Church to continue any longer the union — which has existed for five years — of the two offices, namely the office of professor at the Seminary in St. Louis and the office of the General Presidency, in one person.'

"The Synod adopted the following resolutions:

"1. that we, as a district, recommend to the General Synod that the two offices be cleanly separated;

"2. to work with the General Synod so that it earnestly urge the supervisory board in St. Louis to see to it that our professors are not burdened with work that does not belong to their office." (Petition of the Michigan District.)