# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S835
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Publication Matters 836

icity-minded. Publicity by means of the local news-papers,
) ‘broadcasts, paid advertisements, bulletin-boards, window dis-
$, s and other means have been used to bring the name of our
ch before the public and to disseminate information on the
chings, principles, and work of the Lutheran Church. Your
‘ittee notes with especial satisfaction the increase in the use
tdoor bill-boards to advertise the message of the Cross in local
en services and the Lutheran Hour broadcasts.

The Lutheran Hour has again proved itself a marvelous means
iblicity in bringing the message of the Cross from coast to coast.
Lutheran Laymen’s League is to be commended for its inter-
al expansion of this undertaking.

The continued printing of tracts by the American Lutheran
licity Bureau has made available the printed Word to un-
numbered thousands. The Christians of our Church are to be com-
mended for the part they have taken in tract distribution. The
alther League is to be commended especially for the special effort
made during this year to interest the young people of the Church
act distribution. This venture met with great success.

_ Publicity for this convention was conducted in cooperation with
local committee and consisted of advance releases, mats, and
brief write-ups for the newspapers; copy for the Associated Press,
ernational News Service, United Press and other national news
zencies; releases to local papers; radio time has been secured
uring the week of the convention from the National and other
broadcasting companies; arrangements to release the proceedings
‘om the convention auditorium.

Grateful acknowledgment is hereby given to the American Lu-
eran Publicity Bureau, which has liberally placed its facilities at
the disposal of the committee during the last triennium, thus affect-
ing a saving in cost to Synod.

The Synodical Press Committee respectfully requests favorable
action from Synod on the following resolutions:

1. Inasmuch as the annual sum of $2,500 was made available to
the Press Committee at the last synodical convention; and

. Inasmuch as the world conditions today may require an ex-
pansion of Synod’s Committee handling public relations of our
Missouri Synod; therefore be it

:. Resolved, That an annual appropriation of at least $2,500 be
again placed at the disposal of the Synodical Press Committee for
the next triennium.

“ 2. Inasmuch as the Synodical Press Committee of Synod can
best serve the interest of Christ and our Church only when the
‘elected officers of Synod and its appointed committees send to the