# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S279
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“Publication Matters a0)

tion,: developing plans’ to provide suitable historical and devo-
nal:materials to the membership of Synod, and thus to stimulate
‘proper spiritual approach of gratitude and thanksgiving to the
terinial.
“The editorial staffs of Synod’s organs have been requested to
r their readers in the next years series of articles tracing the
jarious phases of Synod’s activities during the century past, and
y have assured the Committee of full co-operation.
“A list of some sixty essay subjects has been compiled from the
odical reports of the century and been presented to the Presi-
‘dent -of Synod, with the request that the Districts be asked to
ecept the subjects assigned for consideration at their 1945 and
6 conventions. It is the Committee’s proposal that thereafter
“these essays be assembled and printed in permanent form for distri-
‘bution among our people at a nominal price. We believe that this
‘awill'be an important contribution to the maintenance and improve-
‘ment of the doctrinal morale of our Synod.
“-: Work has been begun on a history of Synod for general use.
‘The Committee is informed that the Literature Board and the
‘faculty of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, have in hand publication
‘of a series of monographs on the early history of Synod and another
of selections in English from the major literature of our Church.
“Your Committee does not find an exhaustive history of Synod or
a biography of Dr. Walther immediately feasible, due to the diffi-
culty of assembling complete source material at this time. A synod-
‘ical history for use in our schools and among our youth generally
is contemplated.

_ We believe the issuance in English of a devotional work of the
‘nature of the incomparable Altenburger Bibelwerk to be a very
desirable anniversary project, and we append a sample, giving

‘a general idea of the work. The possibility of beginning the work
with publication of one or two of the historical books of the New
.. éstament.is now being explored.

; Your Committee is also of the opinion that the printing and
‘the dissemination as widely as possible of Dr. Pieper’s Christliche

' Dogmatik in Prof. W. Albrecht’s translation should be a part of

‘the centennial preparation.

, A series of four- or six-page tracts on the history and work of

Synod, of the type of the familiar mission ‘tracts, for free mass
. distribution in the year preceding the anniversary is proposed.

. Study and worship materials for schools and: Suriday schools

‘and sermonic aids will be prepared during the next years,