# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1132
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470 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS
; ACTION .
The following resolution recommended by Committee 6 was
adopted:

Resolution 28
This former memorial reads:

practical oversight almost impossible, ma
someday threaten the unity of Synod, and affects the availability
of resources for synodical use adversely; and
“Wuereas, New Districts may need t
foreign mission fields; be it therefére

“Resolved, That the College of Presidents de

be applied to applications and petitions for the

© be created in Present

velop criteria to
creating of new

Your Committee suggests the following resolution:

Resolved, That the College of Presidents be asked to set up
certain criteria to be used as guidelines in establishing new Dis_
tricts of Synod and report to the next convention of Synod.

~ Amalgamation of the Congregations of the
English District with the Territorial Districts
(Memorial 504)

The Committee appointed by the Praesidium for the purpose
of carrying out the 1950 Resolution 520 herewith makes its report.

The Committee at its first meeting adopted a threefold program:

1. To study the question of amalgamation of the congregations
of the English District with the terr

itorial Districts;
2. To make contact with the English District regarding this
matter;

3. To formulate a report for the c

onvention of The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod assembled

in Houston, Tex.
An earnest study was made of th
trict and of the important work th

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

4 the German language. The Committee also Studie’
7 0 es and disadvantages of having a “District at ia ia ia
Va English District, working in a great portion o
ch as the other Districts of Synod do thelr wore amalgamation
i f general opinion that even! won
of ted, The language is obviously no oe a question
be ject which now ne re) -
; is is not the only subject which n
EE Te tition, for example, with its influence upon thought
8 tion must not be forgotten. ‘cligh District was inc
a8 t Amalgamation Committee of the English is ose
sing The the second meeting. of the Committee. After a thorough
vee with the English District Committee an pasis
a revious study, the Committee offers the following op
ofits previous ,
an ee ne opinion of this Committee that the matter cannot be
aed ib i i Yr opinion o -
i time. It is the furthe: :
settled in je hematite should be the result of orderly ore
oe aa Such a development can be made Ppossib , through
dev erative efforts of Synod and the English Viste > The Com:
co" ope therefore, has one suggestion, namely, that # . cen in touch
Sined oint a continuation committee which w Keep in touch
Smo oe lish District and will make a report on this
whe next com ntion. Outver R. Harms, Chairman
menexseome Hersert Brummer, Secretary
Cart A: GEIST
Erwin Kurta
J. J. OHLIS
ACTION

Committee 6 recommended, and Synod resolved:

Resolution 7
Wnereas, It is a matter of general opinion that eventual amal
. . d
ation will be effected; an .
ee Wararas Synod has for many years urged such amalgam:
NO lish District have
ations of the Englis *t have
thi the ost few years, joined various territorial Districts;
withi e
fore be it the
ee encloed That the co-operative efforts of Synod and
7 :
English District be continued; and be it

: inuation
Resolved, That the President of Synod appoint a Continuatio
‘>

mmi i ith the English District
i ich shall keep in touch wi
sad ee nt eventual amalgamation, and shall report on this
and wor ;

matter at the next convention.

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