# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1136
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

574 INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS

Wuereas, We believe that this “Common Confession” is in ful]
accord with the teachings of Holy Scripture as expounded in the
canonical books of the Old and New Testaments and the Confes-

’ sional works of the Lutheran Church embodied in the Book of
Concord of 1580; and

Wuenreas, We believe that the said “Common Confession” meets
every point that has been historically in controversy between The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod and the constituent synods
of the American Lutheran Church on a Scripturally sound
basis; and

Wuereas, This “Common Confession” meets with the instruc-
tions of the 40th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church —
Missouri Synod given in Parts 2 and 3 of the resolution on doc-
trinal unity (Proceedings, 1947, p.510); and

Wuereas, It has at all times been the expresséd intention of
The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod to come to a God-pleasing
unity with its fellow Lutherans based on a truly doctrinal unity;
therefore be it

_ Resolved, That Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 199th
Street and Valentine Avenue in the City of New York, does hereby
petition our honorable Synod to accept the afore-mentioned “Com-
mon Confession of Faith,” dated December 6, 1949, as being Scrip-
turally sound and in accord with the traditional teachings of the
Lutheran Church; and be it further

Resolved, That we further petition Synod that it shall pass
appropriate resolutions suggesting that all members of Synod shall
pray that the American Lutheran Church may be led to also accept
this “Common Confession” as its own expression of faith and that
in God’s own time He may lead all Lutherans in America to accept
it as their confession of faith; and be it further

Resolved, That we further petition Synod that it shall continue
the Committee on Doctrinal Unity, with instructions that the said
e committee shall initiate discussions with a like group in the

By American Lutheran Church looking toward the establishment of
ce fellowship based on the said Confession; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of these resolutions, duly certified by the
president of this congregation, be forwarded to the President and
Secretary of Synod.

Attested by WituiaM A. MEssner, President

GRACE EVANGELICAL LurHeran CHURCH
New Yorr, N. Y.

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