# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S126
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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incumbents of the office of the ministry (1 Tim. 3:1-7; Titus 1:7-9;
1Tim. 5:22). The Spiritual virtues listed in these texts are such

2. At the time of its organization, Synod made provisions in
its constitution whereby a Pastor or a candidate of theology of
another church body could enter the ministry by way of colloquy.

3. The colloquy, originally intended for theologically trained
men not affiliated with us, in the course of years became an agency

4. This “open door” policy for entering the ministry enabled
a number of men of our church, chiefly Christian day school

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