# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S636
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636 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

of anti-Christian secretism, in many cases treat the lodge ques’
as a dead issue and receive those excommunicated by us or re 2
membership in our congregations, should not be withheld
intersynodical discussions but should be urged as one of the reas
today keeping Lutherans apart.

The Bureau has again consulted with the Board for You
People’s Work in the matter of Boy Scouts of America. Noth
has developed that would cause our boards to modify our opin
endorsed by the 1944 convention: “That the matter. of scout
should be left to the individual congregation to decide and
under the circumstances Synod may consider her interests sy
ciently protected” (Proceedings, page 257). ook

A larger work of reference, based on the book The Sec
Empire, now antiquated and long
known to us and also setting for
and congregational practice, i
appear late in 1947, The task goes on. We need the suppo:
our pastors especially in the transmission of information regar
new secret orders or changes in the characters of those in our

The Bureau regrets to report that one of its members, the

O. F. Engelbrecht of Milwaukee, since his appointment 21 y.

» has been compelled to resigns

because of ill health. The wide acquaintance of Rev. Engelbrech;
with the teachings of secret orders, his sane and evangelical ju

ment, and his many letters of advice to our clergy in these matte

have placed Synod under obligations to this servant of our Chur
We are persuaded that his labors have not been in vain in

Lord, and our Synod should acknowledge this with a suitabl
resolution, THE Bureau or INFORMATION

Paut M. Brerscuer THEODORE GRAEBNER

With reference to this report Committee 7 submitted the fol.
lowing resolutions:

8 Resolution 1

Wuereas, Synod’s Bureau of Information Regarding Secret”

Societies has concluded another triennium of faithful service to 0

Resolved, That Synod express its heartfelt thanks to the me

bers of the Bureau and encourage them to continue their valuable
service, ‘

Resolution 2

F. Engelbrecht has served this burea
ption (21 years), generously giving of his tim

"Wuerzas, Pastor O,
from its very ince
and talent; and