# Der Lutheraner_Frankfurt am Main_Juni 1948_S48
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Page 48   June 1948   Number 6

"Lutheraner" and a theological journal, "Lutherische Kirche und Theologie," meanwhile approved, are to be published by the Lutheraner Verlag; this belongs to its area of responsibility.

The last morning session (Thursday) began once again with devotions and then resumed the interrupted deliberations concerning the collegium. In the course of this, a motion proposing the reprinting of the Zwickau hymnal was rejected. This was done in consideration of the fact that the Synodal Council recommends the earliest possible publication of a new hymnal together with the sister churches in Germany, and because, in the opinion of the majority, the recently published emergency hymnal (126 hymns) is in the meantime capable of filling the gap that had arisen. Further reports followed. The refugee ministry has meanwhile reached agreements with the sister churches, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in former East Prussia and the Evangelical Lutheran Refugee Mission Church, agreements intended to preclude unnecessary parallel or even opposing efforts in the work. Otherwise, it has continued its important and richly blessed progress. Three "offices" were created, either in connection with already existing institutions or entirely anew: a Youth Office of the Evangelical Lutheran Free Church, which is to take charge of all youth work; an Office for Church Lay Work; and an Office for Liturgy and Church Music. These define areas of responsibility that have become especially important in the present work of our church and to which it must attend as a priority. The commission for examining the statutes for the theological college and the pro-seminary already adopted by the church leaderships, along with an examination ordinance and an appointment ordinance and several other regulations, was able to present the synod with an examination report only on the college statute and the appointment ordinance, since time had not sufficed for further deliberation. The synod therefore resolved to let the ordinances stand as provisional and reserved a final decision for later. In order to relieve the synod in the future, given the ever-growing volume of business, through careful preparation of its meetings and to ease the conduct of business generally, the Synodal Council was instructed to establish a synodal office. The synod closed with the congregation singing together the hymn: "Now Thank We All Our God!" —rst—

Opening of the Summer Semester at the Lutheran Theological College in Oberursel.

Oberursel! For a long time now this name has rung in our ears like a promise. It has taken a year longer than planned, until now at last our Lutheran Theological College