# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1911_S340
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against all weariness in the fight, his encouraging zest for work in the
vineyard of the Lord against all fatigue with the kingdom's work,
could speak now and in the future directly to the Synod and to the
church as in the time of the fathers. Scarcely anything else would
bring back to our time the great era of our fathers as vividly as a
collection and publication of Walther's writings, which are becoming
ever less known.

To be sure, such an edition would incur costs; but we do not wish
to answer the question — Would it pay for itself? — in a one-sidedly
materialistic way. Besides the financial side, the spiritual blessing of
such an edition comes into consideration, and indeed above all. We
believe interest in such a collection of Walther's writings would have
to be generally awakened at least among the pastors, so that buyers
would not be few. Even then the blessing would not be limited to the
pastors, but through the pastors who receive the blessing, blessing
would go out to the people. The hope that our pastors would generally
reach for such a collection of Walther's writings would be all the more
justified if these writings appeared in an inexpensive edition comprising
a series of convenient volumes.

The world would hardly let the articles of any writer who became
famous, articles that once appeared in periodicals, grow old and be lost
along with the periodicals. Should our Synod not likewise rescue its
great teacher's articles, among other things, from oblivion by
publishing them in book form?

We therefore recommend to the Reverend Synod that Walther's
prefaces and treatises in the old volumes of our periodicals,
and other increasingly rare writings, be published, well
grouped, in convenient collected volumes, as completely as possible.

In the name and on behalf of the Baltimore Pastoral Conference,
its committee signs with due respect:
Chr. Kühn, Chairman.
H. Guckenberger, Secretary.
D. H. Steffens.

Baltimore, Md., March 25, 1911.

We further recommend to the Reverend Synod that, in the English
language, as complete a biography as possible of the late Dr. Walther
be published this year. Since our youth make ever more use of the
English language and read English, and since it is only through the
medium of the English language that they can be made acquainted
with the great deeds of God that took place in the time of our fathers
and through them as instruments of the Lord; since further the whole
English-speaking Lutheran church of this land owes the life and work
of Dr. Wal-