# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S268
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268 a . Publication Matters

torical value, a series of popular-priced books on urgent problems

‘of our times, including marriage, ‘children, capital and labor, com-
munism, etc. Some of these items have already been published,
while others are in various stages of production.

Many unsolicited manuscripts, covering a large variety of sub-
jects, were received and carefully reviewed. A number of these

. manuscripts fitted well into the program outlined or supplied a
definite need and, upon the Board’s recommendation, were pub-
lished by Concordia Publishing House or are in the process of
publication. Others the Board was ‘obliged regretfully to decline,
not always because they lacked merit, but because past experience
proved that there would be little or no market for the book. While
the Board gladly ‘reads all manuscripts which are submitted and
would encourage those who are gifted in our circles to present their
manuscripts to the General Literature Board for review, it is cer- |
tain all’ will understand that not everything submitted can be
tecommended for publication. ;
‘ ‘Much time and study were spent upon the projected scholarly
Lutheran Commentary (Proceedings, 1941, Fort Wayne, p. 321).
A .comprehensive plan of publication has been adopted, sample
pages of a proposed make-up have been sent to our clergy, and
several authors are doing preliminary work on certain books of the
Bible’ ‘assigned to them for treatment. Progress in producing a
commentary of this type is necessarily slow; undue haste would
beat the expense of thoroughness and accuracy. :
After prolonged thought the plan for a scientific history of the
Missouri Synod (Proceedings, 1941, Fort Wayne, p.320), which -
Dr. W. G. Polack was engaged in preparing, was altered with his
approval to include, instead of one work by a single author, a series
of scholarly monographs based upon close study of source ma-
terial, under the editorship of Dr. Polack. This arrangement will
permit a fuller: treatment of the more important phases of the
history: Several manuscripts are now in the hands of Dr. Polack,
and early publication of one or two is probable, which would bring
them-on the market well in advance of Synod’s Centennial, Your
Board has been informed that the Centennial Committee of Synod
_ is making plans for the publication of a history of Synod which is
designed to be more popular in character.

Requests are frequently received for the translation of German
Lutheran classics into English in order that these treasures might
‘be made available to the children who do not possess a working
knowledge of the language of the Fathers, Your Board would
report that a committee of the faculty of Concordia Seminary,
St. Louis,.is now engaged in preparing a selection of German Lu-
theran classics for possible publication in the English. -