# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S247
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Ev, Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1935. 935

4. That Synod encourage Concordia Publishing House to con-
tinue publishing stories for young people and adults, since by this
measure books are provided for our youthful readers that are clean
and sound;

5. That, since the work of your Board has been visibly blessed,
not only within the bounds of Synod, but also beyond these, within
synods not affiliated with the Synodical Conference, the important
work of the Young People’s Literature Board be continued and that
it receive Synod’s whole-hearted cooperation and support.

Joun THEODORE MuELLER, Chairman.
Gerorce Luecgs, JR., Secretary.

Report of Committee 17:— .

1. Your Committee concurs with the committee’s acknowledg-
ment. of the cooperation of Concordia Publishing House.

2. Furthermore your Committee recommends that our pastors and
teachers assist in the sale of such books as your Young People’s
Literature Board has recommended and as are listed in the Concordia
Publishing House catalog.

3. Your Committee furthermore recommends that this body go on
record to the effect that every effort be made to place at the disposal
of our young people such literature and reading-matter as can be read
by them without harm to their souls; furthermore, that Synod hereby
encourage Concordia Publishing House to continue to offer such
stories for young people as are morally clean and theologically sound.

4, Furthermore we recommend that the work of the Young
People’s Literature Board be commended and that it be encouraged
to continue its splendid work. .

5. Your Committee recommends that the report of the Young
People’s Literature Board, known as Memorial 506, be accepted.

Action of Synod.
These recommendations were adopted.

History of the Missouri Synod.
(Memorial 508.)

Wuereas, The Missouri Synod will soon observe the hundredth
anniversary of its founding and organization;

Wuereas, The work performed by our Synod was, under God,
a potent factor in the building of the kingdom of God, and par.
ticularly in the propagation of sound confessional Lutheranism in
North America;

Wuereas, No comprehensive and authoritative record. of the
Missouri Synod has been written; therefore be it’ :