# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1101
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410 MISSIONS

arranged beforehand so that i mmis
reached hearts no time was lost after the Comm;...
“The Commission so i i
ught to gain an insight ;
life of the countries affected by meeting with aaron ah
Menlogical teachers, and laymen affiliated with ona Ofte
pastors, oficiales, bishops, laymen, theological professors, ant ; wi
ers - i : i.
wo of non-affiliated Lutheran and non-Luthera,
“The Commission so insi
ught to tak i
would prove helpful in reachin g sion cr
our Synod in England, France Alsa
, , ce, Belgi i
Geneva: Lutheran World Federation), Gorman Pe witzer
en: Independent Evangelistic movement), and Tiny

e 3 such ma
decisions concerning the work of
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II. England
“A. General Statement.

“The interests of our Ch i
vented ty urch in England at present are repre.

“1. The work of our two
| ; Congregations in I, :
Sanity ond Luther-Tyndale, served by the Rev. E. Goomre pet
- Yur support of the Estonian (4,800 i

Pol 800), Latvian (15
to Engel en German (20,000) Lutheran groups whe San
; exues or as prisoners of war, or wh
in England on a temporary or permanent basis even before the wan

3. The program of the Lutheran Hour.

pendan. irinity _and Luther-Tyndale Congregations are inde.

an self-supporting and are incorporatin th .

gelical Lutheran Church of England. 6 ag the Evan-
“The work of the exi

the so-called Lutheran

vee suman; the Rev. David Ostergren, D. D., executive sec-
; the Rev. Joak Taul, Estonian, secretary; the Rev. W. Fierla,

Polish; the Rev. E. Bergs, Latvian; and the R

; ev. H. H. Kramm,
German. This work was most energetically started in AD. 1946

by Pastor E. Geor,

. ge Pearce, who received the full
Kmergency Planning Council of our Synod. In AD ies the
National Lutheran Council entered the field _ °

“Our sister congregati Holy Trinity and Luther-Tyn
gations, Holy Tri ity
r . ~Tyndal
have a total communicant membership of about 175 persons after

MISSIONS 411
,’ work. Both congregations possess neat houses of worship.
progress in the past has (very probably) been greatly im-
Bi because their work was identified with German. Presently
fork is being done in English, and earnest efforts are being
44°to minister to unchurched natives in their respective com-

fatmities.
°$ dpheir work in the future should, therefore, by the grace of
God, show greater results than in the past.
<*“aphe Lutheran Council of Great Britain was founded in
: A.D. 1948, as an agency through which the financial aid
piven by The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod and the National
theran Council could be properly channeled and equitably dis-
tributed to the various Lutheran refugee groups in England.
. ..Jnder the leadership of Pastor Pearce, the Council of Great
Britain, consisting of a representative of each larger refugee group,
has included in its regular monthly business meeting a study of
the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions with a view to
reaching complete unity in doctrine and practice. These discussions
have been richly blessed by the Spirit of God with the result that
a greater Lutheran consciousness, a deeper appreciation of our
Lutheran heritage, and a strengthening of solid Lutheran convic-
tions have been achieved with at least some of the pastors and
with the further result that the hope of eventual unification of the
Lutherans in England into one body on the basis of complete unity
in doctrine and practice still is justified, despite the difficulties
inherent in a situation where so many varying groups with their
existing connections on the Continent are involved.

“The Lutheran Hour broadcast over Station Luxembourg has
been and still is serving as a means to bring the message of the
Lutheran Church to the attention of the people in England and
to gain the names and addresses of interested persons in various
parts of the country. The number of letters received and contacts
made is by no means negligible. Mr. Elmer Smith, a young
Lutheran layman, serves as a full-time Executive Secretary of the

Lutheran Hour in England.

“B. The Problems. .

“Two principal problems confront our Church with reference
to the question of Lutheranism in England.

“1, What course of action shall be followed with regard to the
exiled and other nationalistic Lutheran groups now being cared for
in co-operation with the National Lutheran Council?

“2. What policy should be followed so as to bring the message
of the Lutheran Council to the English people more effectively and
to build an indigenous Lutheran Church on English soil eventually?

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