# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1164
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INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 531

od, in convention assembled in Houston, Tex., to recon-
olution 14 adopted by a majority of the Milwaukee Con-
(Proceedings, 1950, p. 585).

THe CENTRAL REGIONAL Pasrorat CONFERENCE
_ Norruern Iniivors District
Water H. Renesrorr, Secretary

Reject “Common Confession”
(Memorial 617)

‘HEREAS, Our congregation holds firmly to the Scriptural doc-
and practice of Old Missouri; and
pEREAS, We feel it our duty, as Scripture says, in matters
g to church union with other church bodies, to insist that
“be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the
ie judgment” (1 Cor. 1:10); and
“Wuereas, We have studied the Common Confession and find
ting not only in clarity as to its use as a basis for unity of
fine with the American Lutheran Conference, but also that
ails to measure up to its necessary standard for use by laymen
‘be clear, concise, and Scriptural; and
Wuereas, We find the Common Confession adopted in Mil-
alikee as not clearly defining and ruling out unscriptural doc-
ines and teachings of the American Lutheran Conference on
spiration, election, objective justification, the ministry, the
hurch, on last things, and on the Antichrist, which things are
early taught in Scripture; and

, WHEREAS, We feel that much confusion has resulted by the
anner in which the Common Confession was adopted at the con-
ntion and that the status of the document as a church confession
not clear to the laymen even today; therefore be it

Resolved, That we reject the Common Confession as a docu-
ent effecting any degree of union between The Lutheran Church
Missouri Synod and the American Lutheran Conference.

St. Pauz’s Lurseran Cuurcy, Cusa, Mo
Frep H. Oserxrom, Vice-President
Paut R. Nort, Secretary

Reconsider 1950 Vote on Part I of
“Common Confession”
(Memorial 618) oo.
Wuereas, There is some dissatisfaction among members of
nod with the doctrinal statement adopted by majority vote in
50, now known as Part I of the Common Confession; and