# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1911_S342
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furnished with maps and good pictures. And that such a Bible work
would produce incalculable blessing is obvious.

The Saginaw Valley Pastoral and Teachers' Conference therefore
hopes it is not making an improper request when it asks the Reverend
Synod to take the steps necessary for the prompt publication of such a
Bible.

In the name and on behalf of the said conference, signed
with all deference and love,
P. Andres.

English Liturgy and the Walther Jubilee.

To the Reverend Delegate Synod, assembled at St. Louis, Mo., from
May 10 to May 20, 1911.

Reverend fathers and brothers!

Since within our synodical body ever more congregations are
establishing English services, while on the part of our Synod no
satisfactory liturgy is provided for such services, and as a result the
greatest inconsistency prevails in the liturgy, the undersigned
conference resolved to ask the Reverend Synod to appoint a committee
that, if possible in connection with the committee the Synod has
appointed to revise the German Agenda, shall draw up an English
liturgy in the sense of the so-called Common Service and present it to
the Reverend Synod for adoption at its next meeting.

We take the liberty of asking for a liturgy in the sense of the
Common Service chiefly because this order of service is liturgically and
historically more correct than that of our Agenda, and because it has
been adopted not only by our English sister synod but has also been
introduced and is used more or less completely by a good many of our
own congregations.

In the name and on behalf of the Arkansas and West Tennessee
Pastoral and Teachers' Conference:
H. W. Bartels.
Martin J. Brüggemann.
W. C. Schrader.
G. O. Hennig.

The Western District favors the request for a uniform English
liturgy, but did not further commit itself on the part concerning the
Common Service.

The Western District further resolved to recommend to the
Reverend General Synod that it call upon all congregations of the
Synod to celebrate the Walther Jubilee, and in connection with it take
up an envelope