# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S269
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Publication Matters ; 269

ate that. the English edition now exceeds 375,000 per issue, while
ie: German. continues at about 26,000. From the many communi-
‘cations received it is apparent that these booklets are a source of

any other people as well.

A brief study of the Synodical Handbook, in which the duties
of Boards and Committees are outlined, and a review of certain
ésolutions adopted by Synod at its conventions, as well as the

prompts the Literature Board to direct attention to a situation
‘which is fraught with potential dangers of lack of proper integra-
‘tion of our literature, duplication of effort in initiating and produc-
-ing the same, in addition to waste and misunderstanding.

To be specific. In the report of the Committee on Hymnology
and Liturgics to the convention at Fort Wayne, 1941 (see Proceed-
ings, p. 326), the statement is made that this Committee, on, the
basis of a declaration of the Delegate Synod of 1929 “regards books
of devotion, prayer books, and the like, as belonging to the scope

- to the Fort Wayne convention (see Proceedings, 1941, pp. 135 to
149) and from statements made by its Executive Secretary to.the
Literature Board, it is apparent that this Board has under. con-
sideration the publication of literature planned to cover a..very
- . wide range, “from the cradle to the grave,” including not only
books and tracts in the interest of and for the schoolroom, but also
for the adults in the home. — The Centennial Committee, appointed
by the President of Synod (Proceedings, 1941, Fort Wayne, p. 420),
in formulating plans for the observance of. Synod’s Centennial,

mission on Christian Marriage and the Family (Proceedings, 1941,
Fort Wayne, p. 413) -in making a study of-the problems. of marriage
and the family must also consider possible literature for instruc~
tion and guidance. — The General Literature Board is specifically

particularly the Missouri Synod, with a view of determining what
kind. of literature may be required.” From these and other.in-
stances which may be adduced it is evident that there is consider-
able possibility of duplication of effort and of failure properly ‘to
integrate our literature. Your General Literature Board, there-

eliminate,. as much as possible, potential sources of duplication,
‘misunderstanding, and waste in the publication of our synodical
literature, and to provide for a better integration, by. instructing all

a joys. an crer-widenir circle of readers, It is gratifying to

ch. blessing, not only to the membership of our church body, but

‘expressed opinions and actions of such Boards and Committees, ©

of its work.” —- From the report of the Board of Christian Education.

is projecting the publication of pertinent literature. The Com-.

instructed by Synod “to study the needs of the Lutheran Church, |

fore, would herewith petition Synod to adopt ways and means to