# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S822
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822 Publication Matters

this is deemed feasible. (Also Unprinted Memorials 1, 82, 129,.
136, 169.)

4. Wuereas, Synod’
the General Literature
tions and the sphere of d
not clearly defined; and 5

S regulations regarding the relationship of,
Board to the editors of Synod’s publica-.
uties and responsibilities of each group are.

Wnereas, The St, Louis faculty already has the responsibility .
of censoring Synod’s official organs, your Committee

Recommends, That Synod delete paragraph 9 of Rules an
Regulations governing the General Literature Board as printed in “”
the Handbook, p. 135.

5. Your Committee recommends that Synod authorize the .
Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing House, in conjunction ....3
with the Literature Board of Synod, and whenever the interests
of the Synodical Board of Christian Education are involved, also
in conjunction with this board, to study and effect a rearticulation
of Synod’s periodicals. (Also Unprinted Memorials 17, 105, 167.)

6. Your Committee recommends that Synod instruct Concordia
Publishing House to continue the practice of publishing for the
general market those doctrinal essays which the General Literature
Board recommends for publication. (Also Unprinted Memorial 60.)

Action of Synod: These recommendations were adopted in the
above form.

Report of Young People’s Literature Board
, (Memorial 708)

Your Young People’s Literature Board again submits a report
on its work done since the convention in St. Louis in 1938.

The Young People’s Literature Board, formerly known as the
Juvenile Literature Board, was created by Synod in 1914 for the
purpose of reading and recommending books for the children and
young people of the Church. Later Synod asked the Board to
study and recommend, if possible, also books for adults. This in-
cluded the reading of manuscripts which might be published by
Concordia Publishing House to increase the volume of clean
literature, so very necessary today. These resolutions of Synod
your Board has carried out as well as it could, reading a large
number of books and manuscripts submitted through Concordia
Publishing House by various publishing concerns. Your Board
believes that it has aided our Church in directing the attention
of pastors, teachers, and laymen to such books as might be used
without injury to the moral and spiritual welfare of our youth
and in warning against such books as contain objectionable features
and thus do great harm in the circles of juvenile readers. Con-
cordia Publishing House has cooperated with your Board in a most