# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S359
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INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 8359

are requesting this action on your part only because we
ing the restoration of our previous relationship on the
the position we once held jointly and from which we find
unable to depart.

ve-are invited to do so, we will be glad to send a delegation
Committee on Church Union to expatiate on the matters
we have set down briefly.

ying for peace and brotherly understanding and for true
the Synodical Conference,

Tue Ev. Lutu. Jomnt Synop oF WISCONSIN
AND OTHER STATES

Joun BRENNER, President

Clarify Synod’s Policy re Scouting

‘While the matter of Scouting may have been settled to the
action of the majority of congregations within our Synod,
less our own congregation, together with others in our
ite vicinity, still is experiencing difficulties with reference
od’s stated policy regarding Scouting.

Saginaw in 1944, again at Chicago in 1947, and yet again
waukee in 1950 Synod adopted this policy concerning Scout-
euhat the matter of Scouting should be left to the individual
pgation to decide and that under the circumstances Synod
sonsider her interests sufficiently protected.” (Proceedings
‘Forty-first Regular Convention, page 669.)

rankly, our congregation feels that this statement of policy
at-all clear; that it is, on the contrary, rather ambiguous.

set forth our point: Since the resolution leaves the matter
fing to the individual congregation to decide, could a con-
for example, decide against Scouting, that is, not only
t to have its own Lutheran troop, but also decide not
Scouts or others connected with the Scouting movement
nunicant membership; decide not to confirm Scouts; and
communicant members do not become affiliated with the
? We maintain that the resolution, as it now reads, def-
es any congregation the right to act in the manner de-
in:the previous sentence, provided that that same congre-
oes not attempt to prescribe to sister congregations just
air policy should be, but rather recognizes and honors the
vsister congregations to formulate and adopt their own

th reference to Scouting. — But is this the intent of the
modical resolution?