# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S241
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Ev, Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1935. 229

held many meetings, and individuals of the committee worked pri-
vately in the planning of this publication. Ultimately we did get
out a sample copy; but the reaction was both scant and unfavorable,
and the matter was dropped. We believe, however, it should be taken
up again, especially as one competitive item has in the mean while
appeared on the market.

The Iowa District took the initiative in contracting for a special
Towa edition of the Witness. This is still in the experimental stage,
but we rather expect that more Districts will follow the example set
by Iowa.

Synod’s Board of Directors has requested us to make some sort
of offer again under which the Synodical Reports would once more
appear as a regular publication. We have made several unsuccessful
attempts in this direction. What principally frustrated our plans
was the lack of cooperation on the part of the Districts; some of our
leaders contended that Synod has no authority to compel Districts
to participate in such an undertaking. At the present writing we are
not in position to materially revise the offer we made in 1929; but
Manager Seuel and our representative will probably be in position to
make a new offer along different lines at the time of the convention.

Our Sunday-school series is enjoying continued and increased
popularity, not only in our own circles, but even beyond them. The
Board of Christian Education was fortunate in securing the services
of Rev. A. C. Mueller to succeed the Rev. Wm. Luke, whom the Lord
called home shortly after the 1932 convention.

Our English Liturgy and Agenda, printed in 1917, will be out
of print by early fall. Synod should empower a committee to pre-
pare and supervise the manuscript for a new edition.

In 1896 Synod ordered our Board to lay aside annually the sum
of (about) $2,000 as an insurance fund, it being argued at the time
that in ten years the accumulated capital might be sufficient to cover
a possible fire damage. Our Board has kept up this practise relig-
iously, so that at the time of the convention there will be in that fund
a total of $80,000 (at the present writing $78,000). This fund has
been kept invested, and since 1911, when Synod authorized profes-
sional fire insurance, the earnings of the fund have paid the insurance
costs. We recommend to Synod to abolish the practise and permit us
to use the fund for the purpose of paying off the remainder of our

indebtedness. Respectfully submitted,

Rup. H. C. Meyer, Secretary.
St. Louis, Mo., March 29, 1935.
Report of Committee 17: —

Your Committee begs leave to make the following recommenda-
tions. In passing we wish to mention for the information of Synod’