# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S323
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INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 323

er meeting with representatives of all of the Synodical
ce groups was held in April, 1952. At this time the tenta-
f Part II was discussed. .
¢he convention of the Synodical Conference held at St. Paul,
jn. August, 1952, the following resolution was adopted (Pro-
5; 42d Convention, pp. 159f.):
as, Not all brethren of the Synodical Conference are per-
t the Common Confession is adequate as a settlement of
al differences between the Missouri Synod and the
Lutheran Church; and
as, The Committee on Doctrinal Unity of The Lutheran
Missouri Synod, as provided for by the Missouri Synod
Proceedings, p. 585, has prepared a tentative Part II of
on Confession to meet the objections raised against the
Confession; therefore be it
Ived, That the Synodical Conference postpone all further
th reference to the Common Confession until said Part I
i completed and presented to the constituent synods of the
‘al Conference and to the American Lutheran Church.”
n the final draft of Articles VIII and IX of Part II of the
Confession had been completed, another meeting was held
sepresentatives of Synodical Conference groups. This meeting
lace in Milwaukee in January, 1953. The Norwegian Synod
yepresented, but its committee agreed to hold a meeting
“Missouri Synod representatives on April 15, 1953, which
ime of this writing is still in the future.

IV

main portion of the committee’s work was the completion
iommon Confession. All of the suggestions made to it rela-
he wording of Part I were carefully weighed by the com-
rid discussed also in joint session with the Committee on
lip of the American Lutheran Church. The members of the
iip: were very sympathetic to the requests of members of
jouri Synod and the other Synodical Conference synods for
‘statements, spelling out more clearly some of the state-

Part I. They stressed, however, that in order to avoid
Hi; these clarifications should be incorporated in the
art II, which should then be made one document with
all; six plenary meetings of both committees and as many
of the editorial subcommittee were held. The tentative
‘Articles I to VII and Article X of Part II (present number-
printed in the church papers of The Lutheran Church —
wi Synod and the American Lutheran Church in April, 1952,
nted copiés were mailed to all pastors of both churches
‘thereafter. The final draft of the entire document was sub-
pall pastors in April of this year.