# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1169
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640 INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS

unity of faith among the teachers of the futu
Synod; and : ne pastors of our
Wuereas, Charges of a very serious nature (promulgati
‘ ’ gatin;
adhering to false doctrine) have during the past years been put
licly raised against certain members of the St. Louis Faculty by
various members of Synod (individuals and conferences); and

Wuereas, Such charges have not been adjudicat
responsible officials of Synod; and mueneated by the

Wuereas, Not adjudicating these matters is giving grievous

offense to members of Synod, causing them to lose confidence in

the orthodoxy of the whole St. Louis Faculty; and

Wuereas, Failure on the part of responsible synodical Officials
to exercise effective doctrinal discipline in this case is contributin
wards a complete breakdown of all synodical discipline, so that

ere is grave danger that the Missouri Synod is forfeiting ;

orthodox character; and omeneng its

WHEREAS, Such inaction on the part of responsible synodical
officials is destroying the unity of the true faith within the Missouri
Synod and is frustrating the very purpose for which the Synod was
organized; now therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, in
convention assembled, shall order Synod’s Board of Appeals or
a special committee elected by the convention to investigate all the
charges raised against any member of the St. Louis Faculty during

the past years and shall without procrastination adjudicate these
charges in a God-pleasing manner.

Sr. Joun’s Ev. Lure. Concrecation
Herman Heckman, Chairman
M. B. Raa, Secretary
The same memorial was submitted by

St. Joun’s LurHeran Cuurcu, Wanatau, Inn.
A. V. Kuster, Pastor
Wrtam BResexe, Secretary
First Lurneran Crurcn, Hanna, Inp.

A. V. Kuster, Pastor
Russet Lone, Secretary

St. Perer’s Ev. Luraeran CoNncrEGATION
Morrison, Ill.
. HERMAN BEvEROTH, Chairman
Adopted January 9, 1950, MARvmN Beverorn, Secretary

INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 641

IMMANUEL Ev. Lutu. CONGREGATION
Town Rich, Matteson, Ill.
E. Hieser, Pastor
Martin BruperR RAYMOND VOLLMER

-March 26, 1950 Epwin Marq@uarptT

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH
Freeport, Int.
JoHNn N. SANDER, President
Rosert V. Loewe, Recording Secretary
Rev. C. J. Scnutu, Pastor

Public Correction of Public Error
(Memorial 637) .
Wuereas, Our Synod has always held to the principle that
error publicly stated and defended must be publicly corrected
(cp., e. g., Lutheran Witness, 1919, p. 188; Lehre und Wehre, XXIV,

10, p. 289ff.); and

Wuereas, This principle is Scriptural (1 Tim. 5:20: “Them that
sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear”; Gal. 2:11ff.: When
Peter in public did not walk “uprightly according to the truth of
the Gospel,” Paul “withstood him to the face” and rebuked him
“before them all”); and

Wuereas, “He that teaches and lives otherwise than God’s
Word teaches profanes the name of God among us,” and therefore
sins grievously, giving offense; and _

Wuereas, Christians who are guilty of such sin and repent
of it, should also then be anxious to counteract the evil effects of
their error, keeping God’s honor and glory uppermost in mind, and
not their own reputation before men; and

Whereas, Any error in any point of Scripture teaching, in -

either the so-called fundamental or non-fundamental doctrines, is
detrimental to the Christian faith and fellowship, eats “as doth
a canker,” 2 Tim. 2:17, “leaveneth the whole lump,” Gal.5:9; and

Wuereas, of late years there has been much confusion with
regard to this simple Scriptural principle;

Now, therefore, we respectfully request The Lutheran Church
~— Missouri Synod, in convention at Milwaukee, to declare that it
holds it to be a Scriptural principle that every error publicly
taught and’ propagated must be retracted and corrected as pub-

licly and as extensively as its influence for evil may extend.

, A. V. Kuster Paut L. KrRETZzMANN
Paut G. Kocu G. H. Naumann
Watrer M. AvE-LALLEMANT E. A. Laass
M. F. KretzMann