# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S278
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

278 Publication Matters

Publication of a Family Magazine
(Memorial 201)

Concerning this matter, Committee 8 reported as follows:

1. Wuerzas, The Board for Parish Education, in its work in the
area of adult parish education needs additional financial resources;
therefore be it

Resolved, That Synod instruct its Fiscal Conference to make
the necessary readjustments in the subsidy granted the Board for
Parish Education in order to carry out the plans of Synod . in the
field of adult education. - :

2. WHEREAS, Efficiency demands co-operation; therefore be it -

. Resolved, That the Board for Parish Education together with
the Board for Young People’s Work, the Walther League, the Lu-
theran Laymen’s League, and the Lutheran Women’s Missionary
League, and other organizations be urged ‘to have occasional joint
meetings for the purpose of evaluating and co-ordinating the edu- |.
cational work which each organization is doing.

3. Wuereas, A Lutheran family magazine is désirable for the
promotion of Christian education; and

Wuereas, Synod has recognized this need by instructing its
Board for Parish Education to study such a project and by giving
Concordia Publishing House permission to re-form and re-articu-
late its publications; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board for Parish Education togeth
the management of Concordia Publishing House be empow - Ben to
formulate plans and policies according to which such a family
magazine could be edited and published.

ACTION
These three resolutions were adopted.

Report of the Synodical Centennial Committee
(Memorial 1005) \.
Gratefully remembering our Lord’s abounding grace bestowed
upon our Church through His pure Word and Sacraments during‘
the century now drawing to a close and looking forward to the’.
Centennial of its organization on April 26, 1847, Syriod at its last
convention instructed its President to appoint a committee to formu- ©
late plans for a God-pleasing observance of the anniversary (Pro- -<
ceedings, 1941, p.420). Pursuant to the direction, the President:
named Drs. Theo. Hoyer, L. Fuerbringer, H. B. Hemmeter, Pres. E..
T. Lams, Prof. F. H. Schmitt, Mr. G. A. Fleischer, and Pastor H. W.