# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1932_S246
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246 Proceedings of Thirty-Fifth Regular Convention,

the four-hundredth anniversary of the Augsburg Confession was given
nation-wide publicity through the circulation of national news stories,
special articles, and other dignified mediums of publicity. ,

In August, 1930, through the Western Newspaper Union, 5,000
proofs of a boiler plate featuring the anniversary were mailed to all
pastors of Synod with the suggestion that this material be offered to
their local newspapers.

We were privileged to assist a number of District and other com-
mittees in arranging exhibits at State fairs, Reformation services,
Luther Day celebrations, etc. Many letters were written to pastors
in which helpful suggestions on publicity work were offered.

The appropriation of Synod for the three-year period was $7,500.
Your Committee spent $2,760.26, as follows: —

1929 1930 1981 19382
$8.19 $852.32 $1,478.18 $421.56 Total, $2,760.26

. Recommendations.
a. We recommend for the next triennium that the same ap-
propriation, i. ¢., $2,500 for each year, be granted the Press Committee.
b. Your Committee regrets that it once more must call Synod’s
attention to the lack of cooperation on the part of all those who could
provide the Press Committee with information which would enable

it to present to the public press necessary information about our
Church.

At the last convention of Synod the following recommendation
of the committee was adopted: —

“The Committee recommends to Synod that it urge upon all
the sources of news for the press a sympathetic cooperation with
Synod’s Press Committee.”

We regret that the expected cooperation was not forthcoming and
that as a result some splendid opportunities to bring our Church and
what it stands for before the public were forfeited. We recommend
that Synod once more go on record as urging upon all members of
Synod that the Synodical Press Committee receive copies of all news
items, reports, etc., which contain information of general interest to
our people and public. :

In this connection we refer to pages 188 and 189 of the Proceed-
ings of the 34th convention.

Grateful acknowledgment is hereby made of the policy of the
A.L.P.B., which liberally placed all its facilities at your Committee’s
disposal, thus effecting a great saving of money to our Syhod.

Respectfully submitted,
F. H. Linpeman, Chairman.
Erwin Kurtu, Secretary.
J. F.E. Nicxerssure, Treasurer.