# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S248
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236 Proceedings of Thirty-Sixth Regular Convention,

Resolved, That the Delegate Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, convened at Cleveland, O.,
June 19—29, 1935, be and hereby is petitioned by the Faculty of
Concordia College, Edmonton, Alta., Can., to adopt the following
resolutions: —

1. That the publishing of a scientific history of the Missouri
Synod be authorized ;

2. That Prof. L. Fuerbringer, D. D., of St. Louis, Mo., be asked to
prepare this history;

8. That the Board of Control, together with the Faculty of Con-
cordia Seminary, be instructed to relieve Dr. Fuerbringer of sufficient
routine duties to enable him to undertake and complete this task ;

4. That adequate assistance, financial and otherwise, be provided.

THE Facutty or Concorpia CoLLear,
Epmonrton, AtTaA., Can.
. Water A. Barrier, Secretary.

Concerning this matter Committee 17 reported : —

Your Committee recommends that this memorial be adopted after
striking paragraphs 2 and 3; and your Committee furthermore ree-
ommends that due to the present manifold duties of Dr. L. Fuer-
bringer as president of Concordia Seminary he be not asked to write
the history of our Missouri Synod. ;

Action of Synod.

This report was adopted.

Translation, Publication, and Study of Bach’s
Compositions.
(Memorials 609. 610.)
WuHerras, This is a world-wide Bach-jubilee year, marking Bach’s

250th birthday by presenting his compositions on an unprecedented
scale;

Wuereas, Bach is now universally acclaimed as the world’s
greatest composer and his compositions are the most popular in
Europe on the concert stage;

'  Wuereas, Bach wrote the bulk of his compositions, not for the
concert stage, but for the Lutheran church service;

Wuergas, Bach societies are now springing up in increasing
numbers within our Synod;

' Wuersas, Synod is not yet alive to the importance and propa-
ganda value of Bach’s church compositions; therefore we
Petition the Ven. Synod not to let this Bach anniversary pass