# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S832
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

332 Publication Matters

is the power of a living godliness and an active service in the dis- _
cussion of the fruits of the Lord’s Supper? We find only the
“amending of our sinful lives.”

Among the many deficient questions and unclear answers we
have listed the following: .

Qu. 10 should be put in a better form. The two “and” clauses
are heavy and awkward, .

Qu.11 ought to be changed as to refer to the writings of the a

“prophets and apostles.”

Qu. 12 should be so changed that the last is eliminated.

Qu. 28 is clumsy.

Qu. 29 B. gives the impression as if there were some god beside
the true God. ;

Qu. 25 is too heavy for average pupils. B. ought to be dropped
and brought in somewhere else.

Qu. 129 A. ought to be so changed that it reads “union” for
person.

, Qu. 329 ought to be changed that “renews his baptismal cove-

nant” is omitted.

Qu. 315 ought to be so changed that we are told that in Holy
Communion we actually receive forgiveness. ,

Qu. 226 A.B.C. make the answer heavy.

Qu. 169 change under means of grace: “written and spoken
Word of God” to Gospel and Sacraments.

Finally, the addendum on the history of the Reformation has
no place in a catechism and should be dropped.

In the name of Tue Facutty or

Concorpia Seminary, Sr. Lovuts, Mo.
J. THEoporE MuELter, Secretary

Report of Committee 10

Brief Historical Sketch. — Synod in 1929, through its President,
appointed a committee of eleven to revise our so-called Schwan
Catechism.

In 1932 Synod resolved to restrict the revision to mere changes
in the present English text (use of idiomatic English), occasional
division of long answers into two or three answers, occasional
addition or omission of an answer, a proof-text or a Bible-story.

In 1935 Synod resolved to publish also an elementary Catechism,
which was to be prepared by the same Synodical Catechism Com-
mittee; furthermore, that this committee was to submit a draft of
such a catechism to pastors and teachers of Synod previously to its
presentation for adoption by Synod; that the final draft for this
catechism be submitted to Synod for adoption as soon as possible.