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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1926, Page 171

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Ey. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1926. 171
and subjects no books suitable for our children should be available,
the Board is to set itself the task of producing such books or of caus-
ing them to be produced.” In accordance with this charge the Board
set itself the task of carefully examining the German and English
stock of our Publishing. House as well as the entire juvenile liter-
ature in both languages and to report its findings to Concordia Pub-
lishing House.

The experience of your Board justifies the opinion that the
Church must indeed watch lest the good seed which was sown in
school and in confirmation instruction be speedily destroyed by en-
snaring reading-material, serving worldliness and preaching false
morals, if not immorality.

The first report (1917) showed that the Board had read 775 books
by March, 1917. March, 1920, this number rose to 1,657; and in
* April, 1923, to 2,071. To date the number of books read amounts to
“9,524, One-third of these was: found unfit. A large number of the
suitable books were not recorded in the list appended to the Catalog
of Concordia Publishing House, partly because they are German
‘stock, the importation of which was interrupted by the World War
‘and partly because they are out of print. .

The Board is of the opinion that far too little work has been
done as far as the history of our Synod is concerned, ¢.g., as to
sketches of its past, narratives into which a description of Lutheran
congregational life as well as of characters from older synodical
history are woven. Future juvenile writers would find this a fer-
tile field.

Action.

Synod adopted the following recommendations of Commit-
tee 14: —

1. We voice our appreciation of the excellent work that has been
accomplished by this board and encourage the members of Synod to
avail themselves extensively of the book list prepared by this Board,
especially when books for schools and young people’s libraries are to
E:- be selected.

2. We recommend that the scope of the Juvenile Literature Board
be enlarged so as to include also literature for adults.

Report of Board for Young People’s Work.
(German Report, p. 264.)

The Board for Young People’s Work elected at the last conven-
tion of the Delegate Synod held regular meetings to the number of
twenty-two during the three years. Besides, members of our,-Board
frequently met with the Executive Board of the Walther League in
an advisory capacity. Members also attended the national convention
of the League. This was a part of our work, since at these meetings