# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S351
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 351

nittee on Doctrinal Unity for the new triennium. We
ommend that this committee be given the status of a
mmittee and be so listed in paragraph 2.05 of the Synodi-
book; its duties should be delineated and. listed under
f Chapter II of the Handbook.

We also recommend that this convention request and author-
her joint meetings of the Presidents, Vice-Presidents, and
esidents of both Churches, together with the Committee
ship of the American Lutheran Church and the Com-
Doctrinal Unity of The Lutheran Church — Missouri

uch as several steps remain to be taken before church
ican be established between us and the American Lu-
ch, we recommend that the resolution of the Milwaukee
fon given on page 587 of the Proceedings be reaffirmed:
ty. the grace of God everything necessary for fellowship has
mplished, this. fact is to be announced officially by the
f Synod. Until then no action is to be taken by any
f Synod which would overlook the fact that we are not
ited.”

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e with the prayer that our gracious God may guide and
efforts put forth to achieve and keep a unity of doctrine
ce that is pleasing to Him. We ask it for our entire Synod,
th whom we are now in fellowship, for those with whom
tiating, and for as many others as it may please Him to

contact with us. Watrer A. Barpier, Chairman

Water BLUME

MartTIN FRANZMANN

ALFRED O. FurErsrincer, Secretary
HERBERT W. Knope

GEORGE MAAssEL

Geo. J. Meyer