# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S496
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

ae 496 INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS |

Withdraw “Common Confession”
(Memorial 606)

Smnce the Common Confession was intended as a basis for fe]-
lowship between the American Lutheran Church and The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod; and

Lutheran church body with churches not in fellowship with us,
to be called The American Lutheran Church, has shown that it |
i is not of one mind and one spirit with The Lutheran Church —
Pee Missouri Synod; and
ik Since the Common Confession does not now serve the purpose
i. ; for which it was originally written; therefore be it

Hl Resolved, That the Common Confession be withdrawn and that

all resolutions previously passed by The Lutheran Church — Mis-

/ souri Synod with respect to fellowship with the American Lutheran
| f Church on the basis of the Common Confession be rescinded
A: i Submitted by the pastors of Circuit No. 2 of the South Central
| i : Conference of the Minnesota District, Lutheran Church — Missouri
| 1 i Synod. A. M. Becx, Chairman
i “ O. H. CLoetsr, Secretary

Re the “Common Confession” — Not to Be Used
i | as Basis for Fellowship
I (Memorial 609)
| Wuereas, It has always been the Missouri Synod’s purpose
} to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of Peace; and

Whereas, There is grave danger that the bond and unity
existing between The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod and the
honorable Wisconsin Synod may be severed; and

| Wuereas, The adequacy of the Common Confession for union
ate with the American Lutheran Church has been questioned by our

Wuereas, Our efforts toward union with the ALC have
bogged down and recent developments toward union of the ALC |
and other synods make it unlikely that the Common Confession i
will ever be used, needed, or adopted for union with the i
ALC; and :

i Wuereas, Part II of the Common Confession has not been
E adopted and it stands as an uncompleted doctrinal statement; and