# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1176
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INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 653

e Association of Litheran Seminarians are branded as schis-
aan and told that they refuse to follow the leadership of the

ae faculty and the majority of the students; and

Wuereas, The students of other orthodox seniinaries who for
conscience’ sake refuse to join the Association of Lutheran Sem-
jnarians are also accused of being separatists; and
_. Wuereas, All appeals by many pastors and parents to our
faculty at St. Louis to induce their students to break off this sinful
affiliation have brought no results; and

Wuereas, The faculty of the St. Louis seminary asserts, “It is
clear from this constitution that the organization aims at remain-
ing altogether within the sphere of activities that are properly the
concern of theological students, and that it avoids unscriptural
unionism and church fellowship,” while the very opposite is ap-

_ parent to all who have studied the constitution of the Association

of Lutheran Seminarians and have observed the practice of the
Association of Lutheran Seminarians at its conventions; and

Wuereas, Our students are thus systematically taught not to
apply Rom. 16:17-20 to persistent errorists in so-called Lutheran
church bodies; now therefore be it

Resolved, That we herewith appeal to Synod in convention
assembled

1. To condemn membership in the Association of Lutheran
Seminarians by our students as fellowship forbidden in God's
Word and therefore

2. To declare it the duty of the Board of Control and faculty
in St. Louis to direct our students to discontinue this relation;

3. To insist through our synodical officials on the performance

i ty.
of this duty Immanuex Ev. Lutu. ConGREGATION

Town Rich, Matteson, Ill.
E. Hieser, Pastor
Martin Bruver RayMonp VOLLMER
March 26, 1950 Epwin Marquarpt

The same memorial was submitted by

(Signed) (Rev.) A. C. Danums, Chicago, Ill.
(Dr.) P. E. Krerzmann, Cuba, Mo.
(Rev.) H. D. Menstne, Tinley Park, Ill.
Zion Ev. LuTseran Cuurcu, Cuicaco, Inu.
Cari G. Kruse, Pastor

Signatures attested by (Rev.) H. D. Mensine
Tinley Park, Ill, April 5, 1950