LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1929, Page 183

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Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1929. 189

he request that Synod urge upon all official boards and

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f keeping the Press Committee informed as to

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t activities.
) We recommend that the editors of the Lutheran Witness and

Lutheraner be requested to provide the Press Committee with
roofs of their periodicals. Material of this kind may oc-
released to press associations and magazines, but only
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Report of Committee 22.

©) 1) Your Committee has found that Synod’s Press Committee has
_Fgone admirable work at a comparatively small expense to Synod and
has information from the Press Committee that these sums were
pplemented by gifts from other sources not mentioned in this report.
2s The coming triennium will present numerous opportunities for
“ gynod’s Press Committee to bring into public prominence the message
ef our Church and its position in many matters of public concern.
‘In order efficiently to do this work for Synod, the Press Committee
will, of course, be in need of funds; and your Committee, after
careful deliberation, herewith recommends to Synod an appropriation
of $2,500 per annum, to be placed subject to call of Synod’s Press
Committee.

2) It will be readily admitted that with the existence of Synod’s
Press Committee the press of the country will expect Synod’s Press
Committee to have full information as to synodical matters of public
interest. In order that the synodical Press Committee may function
according to the intentions of Synod and the expectation of the public
press, it will be necessary for the Press Committee not only to be
informed by the officials, boards, editors, ete., respecting such matters
as are submitted to them for press release, but also with respect to
those matters that are privately released.

The committee therefore recommends to Synod that it urge upon
all the sources of news for the press a sympathetic cooperation with

| Synod’s Press Committee.

Report of the Committee on Church Architecture.

During the past three years we have corresponded with 253 con-
gregations. Since your Committee was organized in 1923, we have
had correspondence with 669 congregations. This correspondence has
ranged from one or two to as many as sixty letters for a single build-
ing project. In addition to this there is considerable correspondence
with architects, builders, builders’ supply men, church-furnishers,
organ-builders, glass men, ete. Carbon copies of letters and other
data fill five sections of a standard-sized vertical file. This will give
you an idea of the correspondence of the secretary of this committee.

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