# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1360
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

900 CONVENTION MINUTES

(Committee 3, T.B., p. 48)

With gratitude to God Synod recognized the fact that a fellow-
ship agreement on the basis of the Scriptures and the Lutheran
Confessions has been reached by our Free Church in Germany
and the Breslau Synod and asked the officials of our Synod to
inform the coming convention of the Synodical Conference of’ this
resolution so that full fellowship may be established between all the
bodies of the Synodical Conference and the Breslau Synod
(Resolution 4).

Synod declined to ask for membership in the National Lutheran
Council, but expressed its willingness to continue co-operation
with the Council wherever it can be done without compromising
Scriptural principles, and instructed the President and Vice-
Presidents to appoint a commission to negotiate with the National
Lutheran Council regarding terms on which we could participate
with the Council without compromising our principles and rights
(Resolutions 5, 6).

In a moving and stirring statement, which upon request is
to be made available to the convention, Dr. J. W. Behnken declared
that he interpreted his election as the voice of God and accepted

the office. .
(Committee on Elections)

On motion of the Committee on Elections the President and
Synod were instructed to appoint a committee to study ways and
means of simplifying committee elections.

(Committee 6, T.B., p. 105)

The resolutions relating to the editorship of the synodical
organs were referred to the Praesidium, the faculty at St. Louis,
and the Board of Directors for further study, with power to act
(Resolution 6).

The sessions were closed with the hymn “Abide, O Dearest
Jesus.”

Session 13
June 28, Evening

The thirteenth session was opened with devotional exercises
conducted by the Rev. Paul Koenig. The minutes were then read

and adopted.
(Committee 14)

Synod. expressed sincere gratitude to God for the splendid and
inspiring leadership of Dr. Behnken and bespoke for him the
prayers of the entire membership of Synod (Resolution 20).

Synod instructed the Board of Directors to assist the Board
for Audio-Visual Aids in co-ordinating its duties and providing