# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S743
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

- MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 743

“Board of Directors shall appoint from its membership four
-mittees to help co-ordinate the work of Synod; and
WuerEas, Synod is at present ‘co-ordinating various extra-
odical agencies and institutions; therefore be it

esolved, That this memorial be declined.

Properly Advertising Missouri Synod
(Unprinted Memorial 1a)

Upon recommendation of Committee 13, Synod resolved:

3 Wuereas, Many congregations of Synod are not fully conscious

f+ what it means not to show their synodical affiliation on all their

advertising such as newspaper ads, Sunday bulletin, letterheads,

programs, outside bulletin boards, etc.; and

’  ‘Wuereas, Failure to do so may give the impression that all

utheran churches are the same and thus cause some people to

join another Lutheran church; therefore be it

4 Resolved, That we earnestly encourage all congregations to

‘include the official name of our Synod “The Lutheran Church —

Missouri Synod” in their church advertising.

Establishing Courses for Non-Lutherans
(Unprinted Memorial 1b)
Upon recommendation of Committee 13 Synod resolved:

Resolution 18
i Wuereas, This memorial suggests establishing a course for
 non-Lutherans in all of our cities and towns, such as the Roman
: Catholic Church has to win converts for its church; and . ‘
Wuereas, In all of our congregations courses are offered for
adults who desire knowledge of Lutheran doctrine, practice, and

history; therefore be it
Resolved, That this part of the memorial be declined.

e e ‘ J e e
Conscientious Objectors in Time of War
(Unprinted Memorial 2)
Upon recommendation of Committee 13 Synod resolved:

Resolution 11

Waereas, The author of this memorial has withdrawn it, but
has expressed the wish that Synod declare its position regarding
conscientious objectors in time of war; and

Wuereas, This might in the future be helpful to other mem-
bers of our Synod as well as to officials of our Government;

therefore be it