# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S289
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_ Publication Matters 289

: Report of the Catechism Committee
; (Memorial 706) — '

Catechism was made as early as 1929, at which time. a.com-
ittee:.of eleven men was appointed by the President of Synod
ytindertake the task of making desirable changes. ‘ All members.
‘the committee made valuable contributions to the progress of
evision. In the course of time, death took several of the men,
and others were forced to withdraw because of ill health, until
only faur men remained to carry on the work: Prof. R. C. Neitzel,
Dy.-H.,O. A. Keinath, Dr. E. W. A. Koehler, and Mr. A. C. Stellhorn,
+ .At its convention in 1941, Synod thanked these four men “for
‘ttheix'long and faithful work in producing the revised Catechism.”
‘Thereupon it authorized the appointment of a’special committee to
uipervise the work of publication and requested that “after due
ideration - and action upon suggestions received through the’
mail and memorials, the Revised Catechism be published in an
active form.” (Page 334 of 1941 Proceedings.)
“The Committee is happy to report that the new Synodical
atechism appeared in print in September of 1943. Prof. Richard C.
Yeitzel deserves. the heartfelt thanks of Synod for the successful
‘completion of the assigned task; the book is primarily the fruit
of. his labors and attests to his ability as a theologian and teacher.
‘Professor Neitzel was ably assisted by Dr. H. O. A. Keinath. The.
' Publication Committee desires to express its gratitude also to
the Rev. C. B. Allwardt for the preparation of the index and

in the selection and preparation of illustrative materials, and to
Concordia Publishing House, and more specifically to Mr. O, A.
Dorn, for the fine co-operation given in the attempt to make the
book as attractive as possible. ,

Everyone who uses the book is under further obligation to
the pastors, teachers, and laymen who offered constructive sug-
gestions. ‘The Committee wishes to state that all the printed and.
unprinted overtures, as well as hundreds of letters, some of them
of great length, were carefully read and considered, and many
of the recommendations. were included in the revision.

As to Resolutions two and three (page 334 of the 1941 Pro-
ceedings) “that a Teachers’ Manual be prepared and published;
that a: Workbook for children be prepared and published”; the
. Committee is glad to report that these resolutions will soon be con-
. summated. Pastor H. J. Boettcher, M. A., has submitted manuscript
for the Teachers’ Manual and is now giving the final touches to
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é : proposal to revise Dr.Schwan’s exposition of. Luther’s

dictionary of terms, to the Rev. A. R. Kretzmann for valuable help —