# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S529
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INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 529

Resolved, That the Pastoral Conference of the Southeastern
District petition the Missouri Synod to direct its responsible
officers to make formal application for membership in the National
Lutheran Council and to accept the duties and responsibilities of

_ such membership under the revised constitution and by-laws as
approved by the eight participating bodies in their 1944 conven-
tions, and as formally adopted by the Council on January 23, 1945;
and be it furthermore

Resolved, That the Secretary of this Conference forward this
resolution to the Venerable President of our Synod, Dr. J. W.

Behnken, together with a request for his support of it.

Unanimously adopted.

SouTHEASTERN District PASTORAL CONFERENCE
WiuraM VON SPRECKELSEN, Secretary

Membership in National Lutheran Council
(Memorial 621)

Wuereas, The Southeastern District Pastoral Conference, in
session assembled at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Ridgeway, N.C., October 1—2, 1946, did unanimously adopt a reso~
lution endorsing membership of the Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and
Other States in the National Lutheran Council (resolution ap-
pended) ;

Therefore, in the name of that conference, we respectfully
petition the Convention of Synod, assembled in Chicago, Ill.,
July 20—29, 1947, to direct the responsible officers of Synod to
make formal application for membership in the National Lutheran
Council and to accept the duties and responsibilities of such mem-
bership under the revised constitution (January 23, 1945) of the
National Lutheran Council.

SouTHEASTERN DistRIcT PASTORAL CowrEnence
G. E. Haceman, Chairman
WILLIAM VON SPRECKELSEN, Secretary

Membership in National Lutheran Council
(Memorial 622)

Wuereas, The Atlantic District has referred to its congrega-
tions the request of the English District that the Atlantic District
join it in petitioning Synod to make application for membership
in the National Lutheran Council, and ~

Wuereas, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 199th Street
and Valentine Avenue in the City of New York, believes that join-
ing this body would in no way compromise Synod’s traditional

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