# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S325
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS ‘$26

The Common Confession (Parts I and TH)

Foreword to Part I

common confession of faith is the composite work of two
ees: the Committee on Doctrinal Unity of The Lutheran
: Missouri Synod, authorized and empowered to prepare
a statement by its 1947 convention, and the Committee on
hip of the American Lutheran Church, authorized and
ered to negotiate with The Lutheran Church — Missouri
“for the same purpose by its 1948 convention. These two
voted in joint session on January 7, 1949, to request
‘subcommittee consisting of Dr. Edward C. Fendt, Dr. John
Fritz, Dr. Bernard J. Holm, and Rev. Werner H. Jurgens to
‘the preliminary draft of such a confession. This draft was
1 by these men in Chicago, II, on August 29 and 30, 1949.
sions were offered in sessions of the two official committees
ng separately (the American Lutheran Church committee in
go on September 15, 1949, and The Lutheran Church —
yuri | Synod committee in St. Louis on September 16, 1949). On
21, 1949, the joint subcommittee embodied these revisions
ocument and submitted the revised draft to all the members
two committees. On December 5 and 6, 1949, the two com-
met jointly and approved the copy herewith submitted.
his confession of faith, unanimously approved by the two
‘committees as their report to their Synods, is hereby re-
submitted to the Synods for adoption.

‘Committee on Doctrinal The Committee on Fellowship
of he Lutheran Church— of the
Missouri Synod American Lutheran Church

-W. Arndt, Chairman Dr. Em. Poppen, Chairman
;, John W. Behnken Dr. Edward C. Fendt
Dr. John H. C. Fritz Dr. Bernard J. Holm
r, F. H. Brunn ‘Dr. L. Ludwig
Pot: Walter Baepler Dr. W. L. Young
ev. Geo. J. Meyer Mr. Carl E. Schock
tev. W. H. Jurgens Augmented by the Executive
H. W. Knopp Committee of the American
Lutheran Church:
Dr. Wm. Sodt
Dr. Julius Bodensieck
Dr. H. L. Yochum

ago, Illinois, December 6, 1949