# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1182
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664 INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS

be present again at the convention in Sebeka, Minn., June 23—27
while our own Synod is convening at Milwaukee. ,

Our mutual bonds of fellowship have not only continued but
were strengthened. With the gradual introduction of the English
language (besides Finnish] our brethren make good use of our
synodical literature. Since their ministerial candidates are grad.
uating from our Springfield Seminary, their number of Pastors
has increased considerably.

Your Committee is always ready to serve you with recom.
mendations of good Finnish literature and with other suggestions,
especially if you live in a Finnish community.

With deep regret the undersigned must add that during the
past triennium it has pleased God to call the other two members
of our Committee, with whom he always worked together in full
harmony, to their eternal rest: Pastor E. Wegehaupt of Decatur, Il.
and Dr, Paul Schulz of Springfield, Il. ,

Lidderdale, Iowa R. Herrmann
March 30, 1950

ACTION

On this matter Synod heard the report of Committee 3, which
was adopted: ,

Your Committee, having considered the report of the Com-
mittee on Finnish Relations, respectfully submits the following
resolutions:

Resolution 1

Wuereas, God has blessed the work of the Committee on
Finnish Relations by strengthening the bonds of fellowship between
the National Evangelical Lutheran Church and our Synod; be it
therefore

- Resolved, That the work of the Committee be continued; and
be it furthermore

Resolved, That we express our thanks to God that we have
been able to aid the Finnish brethren by supplying literature for
their work and by assisting them in the training of their ministerial
students in our Concordia Theological Seminary at Springfield, Ill.

Resolution 2
Wuereas, God has seen fit to call two of the three members
of the Committee on Finnish Relations to their eternal rest, namely,
‘Pastor E. C, Wegehaupt of Decatur, Ill, and Dr. Paul Schulz of
Springfield, IIL; be it

_ Resolved, That with-gratitude to God we remember the faithful
service of the departed brethren.

Dear Dr. BEHNKEN:

INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 665

Resolution 3

: ‘ ¢: WHEREAS, Pastor R. Herrmann of Lidderdale, Iowa, has for

any years rendered faithful service in the work of the Committee
a Finnish Relations; be it .
Resolved, That we commend him for his work and ask God’s

plessing upon his future labors.

Report on Agreement of Breslau Synod
and Free Church
(Memorial 649)

In your letter dated September 29 you inquired as to whether
our St. Louis faculty has ever given its “nihil obstat” on the doc-
trinal document which became the basis for the agreement reached
between the Breslau Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Free
Church of Germany.

- In discussing the matter at the last. faculty meeting, it was
agreed by resolution that the censorium of the final text of this
document which was given by the censors of the Concordia Theo-
logical Monthly before the document appeared in print is the
faculty’s “nihil obstat.” This gives it the approval of the entire

faculty. Lours J. Sxecx, President
Concorp1a Seminary, St. Louis, Mo.

ACTION
Synod adopted the following resolutions proposed by Com-
mittee 3: Resolution 4

Wuereas, The Synodical Conference, meeting in convention
in 1948, committed the question of establishing full fellowship with
the Ev. Lutheran Church in Former Old Prussia (known as the
Breslau Synod) to its constituent synods; and — .

Wuereas, The report of the President of our Synod as well
as the report of our faculty at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo.,
assure us that there is nothing contrary to the Word of God in
the agreement establishing fellowship between the brethren of the
Ev. Lutheran Free Church of Germany and the Ev. Lutheran
Church in Former Old Prussia; be: it therefore

Resolved, That we thank God for having so guided and blessed
the free conferences of these two church bodies in Germany’ that
they came to a complete agreement on the basis of Scripture and
the Lutheran Confessions; and be it furthermore

Resolved, That we ask the officials of our Synod to inform