# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S272
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272 ; _ Publication Matters

in the catalog and advertised. In order to save paper and money,
“no special catalog of books has been prepared during the past:
year; however, all the books recommended by the Board are reg~
ularly listed in the General Catalog of Concordia Publishing House
and in special lists printed in our periodicals. ‘

We again encourage our pastors, teachers, and laymen to sup-
port the work of the Young People’s Literature Board by ordering
such recommended books as Concordia Publishing House offers
for sale.

We ask our pastors, teachers, and laymen carefully to watch
over the reading matter of their children and young people, since
today most books are so full of profanity, obscenity, and other
objectionable features that they are directly detrimental to the

' spiritual and moral welfare of our American youth. The juvenile
delinquency problem is, no doubt, to a large extent the result of
vicious books and periodicals which young people are reading,

The problem of good reading matter should receive con-
scientious attention at our pastoral and teachers’ conferences.
Pastors and ‘teachers will do well also to discuss the problem with
the: various societies of their congregations.

School and Sunday school libraries have. become a necessity
in our modern educational setup, and congregations should there-
fore be encouraged to foster this important means of Christian.
edification and instruction. .

Since Concordia Publishing House has again most generously
paid all expenses in connection with the work of the Board, it
should. receive the cordial thanks of Synod. We especially ap-
preciate and recommend the deep interest and helpful direction of
Mr. O. A. Dorn, ‘through whose fine co-operation the work of the
Board has been greatly enlarged and blessed. ,

J. THzopore MUvELer, Chairman
Ricard C. DELvenTHAL, Secretary

ACTION

The following resolutions submitted by Committee 8 concern-
ing this report were adopted:

Wuergas, These last evil days of our world threaten the spir-
itual life of our young Christians also by means of subversive
literature; therefore be it

Resolved, That we commend our Young People’s Literature .
‘Board on its consecrated and valuable efforts in keeping the read-
ing of our young people on a high level; and be it further

Resolved, That we encourage all our congregations to foster
’ school and Sunday school libraries as an important means of Chris-
tian education.