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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1929, Page 131

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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1929. 181

V. PUBLICATIONS.

Concordia Publishing House.

Memorial 501, covering pages 149 to 155 of Reports and Memo-
rials contained in the report of the directors of Concordia Publishing

“e The Fiscal Report of Concordia Publishing House as given
t ttt following page was distributed to the delegates at the con-
vention - . . .

On these items Committee 16 brought in the following report: —

The Committee has carefully read the report of the Board of
Directors of Concordia Publishing House, including the Fiscal Re-
port, which has been distributed and which should be inserted oppo-
site page 150 of Reports and Memorials. Your Committee believes
that Synod should commend the Board of Concordia Publishing
House for the large amount of good work done during the triennium.

Action.
The report was adopted.

Revision of Synodical Catechism.
In Memorial 509 the English District called attention to the
desirability of the publication of a revised synodical catechism or an
entirely new exposition of Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism.

Action.

On recommendation of Committee 16 Synod passed the following
resolutions : —

1. Resolved, That Synod instruct its Ven. President to appoint
a committee of eleven which is to make a thorough study of our
Schwan Catechism with a view to its eventual revision as well as the
grading of the catechism material; and be it furthermore

2. Resolved, That the committee ask for, and consider, sugges-
tions with regard to this work and submit its findings, together with
the proposed draft, to all pastors’ and teachers’ conferences and even-
tually to the 35th synodical convention.

| Revision of Hymnal. Appendix to Hymn-Book.

In Memorial 507 the special Committee on the Revision of the
Synodical Hymnal asked that a committee be appointed to prepare
for the publication of a new English hymnal in from ten to fifteen
years. The following reasons were advanced: —

1. Many of the translations from the German are of uncertain
merit and ought to be corrected in the interest of a wider use of the
splendid heritage which has come down to us from our fathers.

2. The selection of material from other fields outside of the Ger-
man chorals is also subject to criticism, since, in many instances, we