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Miscellaneous Matters 835

fore all expenses of the Synodical Radio Committee have been paid
from the KFUO treasury.

We request Synod to authorize the KFUO Radio Committee to
arrange for a coast-to-coast broadcast early in the year 1939 in
commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the landing of the
Saxon immigrants, this broadcast to be integrated with the general
synodical plan of observing this anniversary.

We request Synod to petition the Federal Communications
Commission to provide properly for KFUO in the interest of greater
service to the Christian Church and the country in general.

In view of the fact that KFUO has weathered all storms dur-
ing the last thirteen and a half years, especially the vicious attacks
made upon it during the last few years, we appropriately close our
report with the words of the psalmist: “Bless the Lord, O my soul;
and, all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord,
O my soul, and forget not all His benefits,” Ps, 103: 1, 2.

Herman H. Hoxensrern
Director of Station KFUO

Report of Committee 18:

1. Wuereas, The Lutheran Hour has been so richly blessed by
our heavenly Father; and

Wuereas, This broadcast of Christ’s saving Gospel has been of
invaluable aid in the missionary efforts of our Church and by the
grace of God has brought forth much fruit; and

Wuereas, This God-pleasing endeavor has been carried on by
our Lutheran laymen; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Centennial Convention of the Evangelical
Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States commend this
worthy project and that we pledge our whole-hearted cooperation
in “bringing Christ to the nation” also through this agency,

2. WuerEas, The use of the radio is in keeping with Synod’s
Missionary Forward Movement in spreading the Gospel over the
entire world; and

Wuereas, We should strive to extend our radio work to many
stations on the face of the globe, especially in the United States and
Canada; and

Wuereas, The Synodical Radio Committee has begun making
electrical transcriptions of complete religious radio programs in
various languages for use by stations in the United States and
abroad; and

Wuereas, These transcriptions could be placed with various
radio stations by our pastors and laymen also in the more isolated
places and thus assist the missionary in his locality; therefore be it