# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1145
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INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 497

this action has been officially interpreted as a settlement of

fferences which are in fact not settled.

And be it further Resolved, That we ask The Lutheran.

sirch — Missouri Synod to repudiate its stand that the Common
ession is a settlement of the doctrines treated by the two com-

4, And be it further Resolved:
a.. That we direct the attention of our sister Synod of Missouri
position which the American Lutheran Church has taken in

Bien Invitation of March 4, 1947, with the remark contend-

‘for “an area where there exists an allowable and wholesome
pinion on the basis of the teaching of the
t we indicate to The Lutheran Church —
this position of the American Lutheran
clarity and therefore the authority of the
This can only cause confusion and dis-
Therefore negotiations should be sus-

de of theological o

ssouri Synod that
hurch challenges the
Scriptures (Ps. 119:105).
turbance in the church.

pended. . . .
'’ pb, That we further indicate to the sister Synod of Missouri that

not until the American Lutheran Church recognizes this as the
basic problem which must first be considered and settled, will the
obstacle to the renewal of doctrinal discussions have been removed:
(Cf. Convention Proceedings of the Joint Synod, 1939, page 61, 2b
and c.)” ;

The Slovak Church adopted this resolution:

Wuereas, The Common Confession of The Lutheran Church —
Missouri Synod and of the American Lutheran Church has been
placed before the Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church by The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod for the purpose of securing the
consent of our Church to the course of action of our sister Missouri
Synod as outlined in its resolutions; and

WHEREAS, Pursuant to this request, the Common Confession
under the prayerful guidance of the Holy Spirit and. in the fear of
God has been diligently studied by our Pastoral Conferences and
thoroughly examined and discussed daily at the sessions of the
Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church in convention assembled; and

Wuereas, The Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church, on the. »
basis of this thorough study has come to the conviction that the
Common Confession does not contain anything contrary to the Word
of God and the Confessions of the Lutheran Church; and

Wuereas, The Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church regards the
Common Confession as sufficient basis for further negotiations with
other Lutheran bodies toward the attainment of true unity of doc-
trine and practice; be it therefore

Resolved, That the Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church ex-
press its agreement with the doctrines set forth in the Common
Confession and grant its consent to the course of action as outlined
in the resolutions of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod.

It added the following note: .

Although the Common Confession has been adopted by unani-
mous vote of the Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church we hereby
‘wish to bring to your attention a few pertinent observations which _
may help you in arriving at any clarification or expansion of the
Common Confession. (Followed by seven suggestions for improved

wording.)