# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S367
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Miscellaneous-Matters. _ 867

jrateful acknowledgment. is hereby given to the American
-Publicity Bureau, which has liberally placed its facilities

disposal of the Committee during. the last triennium, thus

g a saving in cost to Synod.

The Synodical Press Committee respectfully requests favorable -

tion from Synod on the following resolutions: .

< Inasmuch as ‘the annual sum of $2, 500 was made available to

Rev. Ap. F. Meyer, Chairman
Rev. Wo. F. BruENING, Secretary
Mr. J. F. E. Nicketspurc, Treasurer

ACTION

Regarding this report, Committee 13 proposed the following

esolutions, which were adopted:

Wuereas, There is a growing need of calling the attention of

the: world to the aims of our Church and the message it dis-

eminates; and

‘’ ‘Wuereas, The press and the radio are two media which ‘can

e utilized in bringing the Church before the public; and
Wuerxas, Past experience demonstrates the value of using these

edia; therefore be it ‘

Resolved \
"1. That we gratefully acknowledge the efforts of the Synodical
Press Committee, the Lutheran Laymen’s League, the American
theran Publicity Bureau, and the Walther League in bringing
the name, the aims, the purpose, and the message of our Church
before the public;

2. ‘That we gratefully acknowledge the co- ~operation of the local
a Press Committee, the Associated Press, the United Press, Inter-
tional News Service, the various broadcasting companies, and
other agencies in covering our convention;

: 3, That for the next triennium an annual appropriation of
$2, 500 be granted the Press Committee with the proviso that in the
“event of unforeseen circumstances this committee may apply for
- additional: funds to the Board of Directors; ,