# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1929_S136
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136 Proceedings of Thirty-Fourth Regular Convention, gy. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1929. 137
6. Additional private subscriptions shall be accepted by Co
cordia Publishing House at the same stipulated arbitrary pri o of n-
per annum for all members, at present 29 (including the two So $3
American Districts). uth

7%. Districts desiring special editions of their own Distri.

ce this edition in commemoration of the quadricentennial of
Augsburg Confession ;

9) That the Hon. Synod urge every congregation and mission-
tion to budget five dollars a year as a subscription to this edition,

vg sp gs ee see ct num. uring Synod of at least $10,000 annually for meeting the
ber for mass distribution within their District may negotiate with ons of publishing and of introducing Luther’s Complete Works
Concordia Publishing House for a special printing at a preferent; . f congregation:
price, which shall give the District the whole benefit of the « ntial into the library of every eres - .
am a of the standing That the volumes be issued periodically, thus assuring more
forms.” Such District orders, therefore, must be arranged for before 3)

that particular number is taken in work by Concordia Pub subscriptions and granting time for the systematic study of each

lishi
House. ng volume. Action.

On resolution of Committee 16, Synod passed the following

Luther’s Works in English.

The California and Nevada District, in Memorial 510, suggested
the following plan regarding the translation of Luther’s complete
works into English: —

1) A volume or part of a volume of the St. Louis Edition of
Luther’s Complete Works is to be assigned to each District of Synod
for translation.

2) Each District, assuming the responsibility for the translation
of the volume assigned, divides this same volume into as many parts
as there are official conferences in the District. Each conference
shall be held to furnish the translation of the part assigned to it.
Subdivisions are made by the conferences and delivered to organized
groups. Every member of the group translates that subdivision or
proportionate part assigned to his group, so that the result is just as
many translations of the same material or subject-matter as there are
members in the group. At regular intervals the group reviews the
translations, sentence for sentence, and finally adopts the result of
comparison as the best translation.

resolution : — ee: :
Realizing that it is a laudable ambition to translate Luther’s

works into English,

Resolved, That Synod refer this matter for further careful study
to the Luther Committee of Concordia Publishing House: Professors
Fuerbringer and Wessel, Pastors Buchheimer and Rudolph Meyer,
and Mr. E. Seuel.

‘Professional Theological and Other Periodicals.

In the 1926 convention the committee that sat on the report of
Concordia Publishing House submitted to Synod the recommendation
that the three professional magazines (Lehre und Wehre, Magazin,
and Theological Monthly) be merged into one bilingual publication
bearing the name Theological Monthly and carrying a monthly spread
of eighty to 96 pages, octavo, plus advertising pages. Synod received
this report, but postponed action.

Realizing, however, that our public evidently desires a change,

3) The translation is delivered to the editor-in-chief, who is to particularly with reference to the professional magazines for our
be elected by Synod , theologians, we have given the matter much thought and have also
, In accordance with a resolution of the California and Nevada invited and readily obtained the cooperation of a few of our most
District the committee has recommended this plan to all Districts of prominent theologians. On the basis of these deliberati ons we now
our Synod in North America respectfully submit to Synod the following recommendations : —

The undersigned committee now approaches the-Ven. Synod with 1. Merge the German part (somewhat reduced) of the aiaely t
the following petition: — Homiletisches Magazin into the Lehre und Wehre, which, accordingly,

1) To adopt the plan submitted by the California and Nevada is to continue as a German-language theological magazine, now, how-
District for a translation of Luther’s Complete Works into English; ever, dealing with all departments of theology.

2) To elect an editor-in-chief according to the regulations govern- 2. Merge the English part of the Homal otisches Magazin into the

: : present Theological Monthly, which, accordingly, is to continue as an

ing the election of a professor; . : . .

3) To provide for the editor-in-chief the same salary fixed for our English-language magazine treating all departments of theology, it

rofessors at our theological seminarie being the purpose, however, to exclude from this new form of the

P : B10; mes. : Monthly sermons and sermon outlines, which are in the future to be
Regarding the financing of this project, the committee begs to y ?

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submit the following suggestions: — published in an annual book devoted entirely and exclusive y to this

latter purpose. .
) That the Hon. Synod make an appropriation of $150,0 3. Discontinue the Homiletisches Magazin as it now exists.