# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S535
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 587

fore the Synodical Conference in order to secure the consent of
constituent synods to the action outlined in these resolutions;
“and be it further
Resolved, That our President inform the President of the
American Lutheran Church of our action and request him, if the
“ eonvention of the American Lutheran Church takes favorable
“action on the “Common Confession,” to place the agreement reached
with us before its sister synods for approval and acceptance.

Resolution 17

Wuereas, Several steps remain to be taken before church
fellowship can be established between us and the American Lu-
theran Church, as outlined in the foregoing resolutions; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That when by the grace of God everything necessary
for fellowship has been accomplished, this fact is to be announced
officially by the President of Synod. Until then no action is to
be taken by any member of Synod which would overlook the fact
that we are not as yet united.

Resolution 18
Wuereas, Our Committee on Doctrinal Unity has worked
conscientiously and its labors have been blessed by our gracious
God; therefore be it
Resolved, That we gratefully acknowledge this fact, thank the
Committee for its work, and adopt its entire report.

Where Does Synod Now Stand?
(Memorial 608)

We, the undersigned, members of The Lutheran Church —
Missouri Synod, having taken cognizance of the apparent increasing
disunity in our Synod and being deeply concerned about the
doctrinal position and the unionistic practices of leading members
of this church body, herewith submit the following overture and
respectfully request a clear and unequivocal reply at this con-
vention, since the answers to our questions involve no need for
further study, the truth being clearly presented in Holy Writ, the
Lutheran Confessions, the exposition of the Small Catechism as
in use in the Missouri Synod, and the Brief Statement of this body
(as accepted in 1932 and reaffirmed in 1947).

1. Does the venerable Synod approve or does it reject the
exposition of Rom. 16:17-18 contained in a St, Louis faculty opinion
issued in 1946 and referred to in the Lutheran Witness, Vol. LXVII,
p. 87, and footnote (ep. Vol. LXVI, p. 59, footnote 10)? This