# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S336
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

336 Miscellaneous Matters

Resolved, That Synod appropriate one thousand five hundred
dollars ($1,500) annually for the next triennium for developing this
world-wide program of using electrical transcriptions.

3. Wuereas, A number of our pastors have been granted time
for local religious broadcasts; and ;

Wuereas, Frequently these pastors have not the necessary
musical talent at their disposal to supply the musical portion of
such a broadcast; and

Wuereas, Requests for musical assistance in these broadcasts
have come to the Synodical Radio Committee; and

WHEREAS, This committee is now in position to render this ser-
vice; therefore be it

Resolved, That Synod appropriate five hundred dollars ($500)
annually for the next triennium for the production of electrical
transcriptions featuring our Lutheran chorals, choirs, and other
sacred music.

4. Wuereas, It requires considerable secretarial help to carry
out the work of the Synodical Radio Committee; and

Wuereas, In the past the burden of this work has been carried
out by volunteer workers; and

Wuereas, The amount of this work is continually increasing;
therefore be it

Resolved, That Synod appropriate one thousand dollars ($1,000)
annually for the next triennium to defray the expenses of employ-
ing a secretary in order more effectively to conduct its work and
extend its activity.

5. Wuereas, The hundredth anniversary of the landing of the
Saxon immigrants is commemorated by our Synod; therefore be it

Resolved, That Synod authorize the KFUO Radio Committee to
arrange for a coast-to-coast broadcast early in the year 1939, to be
integrated with the general synodical plan of observing this anni-
versary; and be it furthermore

Resolved, That a copy of the following resolution be forwarded
to the Federal Communications Commission at Washington, D.C.:

6. Wuereas, Station KFUO, St. Louis, Missouri, has been a great
blessing to the Church and the nation during its well-nigh four-
teen (14) years of existence; and

WHEREAS, Station KFUO desires to enlarge and diversify its
service in the public interest, convenience, and necessity; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That we, some 900 delegates of the twenty-eight (28)

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