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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1935, Page 295

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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1935. 295

D. Report of Committee 22 D: —

Your Committee, appointed to consider the appeal of Pastor J. D.
Hesse of Cole Camp, Mo., has carefully examined all the documents
submitted in the case and heard the testimony of Rev. H. P. Schmidt,
Storm Lake, Iowa, the personal representative of Pastor Hesse, as well
as other witnesses on both sides, and has come to the unanimous con-
clusion that no evidence was submitted which would justify reversal
of the opinion rendered by the Synodical Committee which has dealt
in the case. We therefore recommend that the appeal be rejected.

Action of Synod.
This matter was referred to a committee to be appointed by the
President.

: E..Report of Committee 29 FE: —

Your Committee, appointed to study the appeal of Mr. Wm.
Meyer of Augsburg, IIl., recommends that Synod send another com-
mittee to Augsburg to investigate the whole matter, including what
transpired before July 7, 1932.

Action of Synod.
This report was adopted. The committee elected by Synod con-
sists of Rev. H. Maack (St. Louis), Teacher Louis H. Becker
(St. Louis), and Mr. Fred Blumenkamp (Belleville, Il).

A Nation-Wide Broadcast.
(Memorial 702.)

Wuergas, The Lord has commissioned His Church ‘to preach the
‘Gospel; and : : a \

Wuereas, The large number of’ unchurched in our country
(60,000,000) and the introduction of “Modernism in the churches
surrounding us very much increases the responsibility of our Lu-
theran Church, which still, by the grace of God, has the pure Gospel,
and the conditions mentioned are a direct challenge that we speed up
our missionary efforts; and

Wuereas, We are convinced that God wills that we should use
whatever opportunities present themselves and whatever legitimate
means are at our disposal for the preaching of the Gospel, such as
the printing-press, used in the service of the Church since the days
of. Luther, and the most recent and marvelous means of rapid and
wide-spread communication, the radio; and

Wuereas, The broadcasting of the Gospel by means of the radio
is no. longer in. its experimental stage, Synod’s own Radio Station
KFUO in St. Louis having broadcast for a. period of ten years, also
the’‘Lutheran*Laymen’s: Leagué-by means of the Lutheran Hour and