# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S159
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1926. 159

congregations that may elect to adopt the proposed new hymn-book
in exchange for any one of our hymn-books now in use. We must
not fail to say, however, that we would not welcome the addition of
& new hymn-book, though we might welcome the substitution of a new

‘ hymnal for one or several of our present hymn-books. At the present
time we must still furnish the old gray hymn-book, the old Pittsburgh
hymn-book, and the 1911 (“standard”) hymn-book.

The binding of the present Word Edition has been a source of
considerable dissatisfaction. We are pleased to say, however, that we
are now prepared to furnish a binding which by actual test is several

times as strong as the old one. The new binding will be on the
market by the fall of this year.

Synod’s committee should also weigh very carefully the proposal
made to us to supplant the Schwan Catechism with a new catechism.
The desire for a new form of catechism has given rise to the publica-
tion, in an unofficial way, of several substitutes for Schwan, and the
uniformity of our catechetical instruction, which Synod regards as
an eminently desirable feature, is seriously threatened. It may seem
opportune to celebrate the quadricentennial of Luther’s Enchiridion
(1929) by the publication of a new synodical catechism.

It is recommended that Synod earnestly consider a simplification
in our periodical business. The pros and cons for merging several
of our periodical publications should be weighed, for instance, the
Pioneer (missionary paper) into the Witness (enlarged) and the
Missionstaube into the Lutheraner. Very earnest consideration
should be given to the merging of Lehre und Wehre and the German
part of the Magazin into one German-language professional theo-
logical paper and the Theological M. onthly and the English section of
the Magazin into one English-language theological professional paper.
Our representatives will be pleased to furnish the committee of Synod
FE. with relative information.

The recommendation made by Dr. Fuerbringer in the Lutheraner
(No. 5, 1926) with reference to the publication of-the Synodalberichte

deserves earnest consideration. The Synodalbericht in its present
form is unsatisfactory to all concerned.

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We recommend that a more-serious effort be made to place our
*- church-papers, Der Lutheraner and the Lutheran Witness, into every
F home in our Synod. We are also of the opinion that many more of
 - the excellent books and booklets published by us could be sold, if our

members would, more generally and more frequently than this is
being done, have their attention directed to them and be urged to
purchase them. To serve their purpose, church-papers and books
must be read. :

In conclusion we call attention to the fact that the term of office