# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S537
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INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 537 i :

the study of the question of our relationship as a partici-
body in the National Lutheran Council and report its |
s to the next synodical convention, after having submitted |
findings to all pastors and congregations of our Church six | |
Mths prior to the convention.

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. ACTION
This resolution was adopted.
Committee 3 also submitted the following resolution, which

Wasereas, Your Committee feels that it has given prayerful
consideration to all matters that have come to its attention and
made a conscientious attempt to do justice to all questions in-
volved; and

Wuereas, At the same time your Committee is aware of its
limitations, which may have prevented it from disposing of all
points at issue in a completely satisfactory 'manner; therefore your
Committee respectfully requests Synod to ,

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Resolve, That Synod encourage any individual or group de-
, Siring further consideration to confer with Synod’s Committee
“on. Doctrinal Unity.

~ Resolution of Thanks
_ Your Committee finally recommends to Synod to thank the
Committee on Doctrinal Unity for its diligent and conscientious
study of the whole matter of unity and the Praesidium for its
“ painstaking care that the pure doctrines of God’s Word and Scrip-
“tural practice may be preserved among us.

To Restudy Problem of Marriage and Divorce

An Unprinted Memorial, 65, from the Joint Pastoral Con-
ference of Southern California submitted the following request
and resolutions: .
Wuereas, The problems which confront the Lutheran congre-
gations in the issue concerning marriage, divorce, remarriage,
- and related subjects are many and varied; and

Wuersas, The lax thinking and practice of the world have
made definite inroads into the attitudes and actions of our
people; and

Wuereas, There appears to be a lack of uniformity of practice
among Synod’s clergy in these matters; be it therefore

Resolved, ,
1. That the honorable President of Synod be requested to ap-
point a committee to study the matters of this subject with the