# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S134
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134 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

Report of the Examining Committee for Applications

i by Ministers from Without Synod i Ss
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Although admission to the ministry of our Synod by colloquy i ler, A
has been a practice of Synod since the early days, to our knowl- durin,
edge no formal reports have been given heretofore to the triennial Synoc
conventions. We believe that the matter has become important R
enough and has assumed such proportions that the church should amin
be properly informed, and, therefore, we render the following
report. :
The Committee on Colloquies consists of a Vice-President ef i
Synod, appointed by the President of Synod, and the presidents
of our two theological seminaries at St.Louis and Springfield. ;
The increased amount of activity compelled Vice-President F. A. In
Hertwig to request release from service on this committee, and Contrc
the First Vice-President of Synod, serving full time, was appointed center
to serve. These are the statistics of activity for the triennium: congre
Formal applications received and published during the tri- tian I
ennium 1953—1956 — 12 a cent
Formal applications of former years of men some of whom end er
had no or only partial theological training ____ _26 ; voters
Total active applications on file with the Committee on Ww
Colloquies __..-. ane eee .. 38 Hi
Applications passed and applicants received into ministerial igher
membership with Synod during triennium 1953—1956 Conco1
North America .0 one —_ 16 our fui
Argentina ___. —— nena 1
France TTT of real
Venezuela anne nee . 1 as a Co)
— school.
Total 19 be imp
Formal applications on file with Committee on Colloquies _. 19 in the -
Besides these formal applications, published in official notices 5 W
of the Lutheran Witness, your Committee on Colloquies i €
received during the triennium bona fide inquiries, most 4 a first-
of them from men without any or with only a partial i be mac
theological training 0 11 : purpos:
Bona fide inquiries from former years, also most of them ; : ™P
from men without any or only a partial theological train- é
ing, on file with the Committee on Colloquies _____. _35 i
Total - ee 46 of
Total Applications and Inquiries on File _. 68 i
Since most of these applications are from men without any r
or with only a partial theological training, your Committee is <4
awaiting instruction from Synod by its action on the recommen-
dation which the Special Committee authorized at the 1953 con-
: : . : : Syn
vention of Synod is making to this convention. ;
Examininc CoMMITTEE ° on a
W. A. Barpter A. O. FUERBRINGER H. Harms n the ¢
valuable