# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S509
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INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS ‘509
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Concerning Statements in “Lutheran Witness”
Wuereas, The Lutheran Witness in the past decade again and
again has published statements which are not in haYmony with the
clear Word of God and the official doctrinal position of our Church
(the most flagrant examples being found Lutheran Witness, 1940,
p. 275; 1944, p. 51; 1945, p. 277 £.; 1947, p. 29, p. 59; 1948, p. 414); and
Wuersas, “Synod is responsible for every doctrinal state-
ment made in its official organs” (Proceedings, 1947, p. 559); and
Wuereas, Under the present circumstances a correction of the
aberrations of the Lutheran Witness is not obtainable from the
responsible editors; now therefore be it
Resolved, That the President of Synod shall appoint a special
committee of seven members (two from the Springfield faculty
and five from the active ministry) which shall carefully examine
every statement made in the Lutheran Witness during the last
decade and shall publicly correct every statement which is not
in harmony with the Word of God, the Lutheran Confessions, and
the Brief Statement of the Doctrinal Position of the Missouri Synod.

Trinity Ev. LutHeran Cuurcu, Crete, Inu.
A. T. Kretzmann, Pastor
W. J. Brase, Chairman
R. E. Prerensrink, Secretary

The same memorial was submitted by
(Signed) (Dr.) P. E. Kretzmann, Cuba, Mo.

(Rrev.) H. D. Mensina, Tinley Park, Il.
(Rev.) W. F. Ror, St. James, Minn.

Signatures attested by (Rev.) H. D. Mensrnc
Tinley Park, Iil., April 5, 1950

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The Terms “Prayer Fellowship” and “Joint Prayer’

Wuereas, Our Synod in its proceedings. and official publica-
tions uses the expressions “prayer fellowship” and “joint prayer”
synonymously, or simply uses, the general expression “joining in
prayer’ .:(e.:g., Proceedings, Oklahoma District, 1937: “We must
conclude, then, that. where people lead a life of. sin and refuse
to heed admonition, a barrier to prayer fellowship is being erected,
and before there.can be joint prayer with them, this sinning has
to cease.” In explanation of Thesis XXIV, which states that:

“persistent adherence to false teaching or to a sinful life form