# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S535
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INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 535

A Committee to Study Invitation of Lutheran World
. Federation
(Memorial 625)

Resolved (1) That the “Report on Lutheran: World Federation”
as received be tabled; and (2) That the Nominating Committee
of the. Delegate Synod, assembled at St.Paul, Minn., propose a
slate of candidates, representative of the entire Synod, for the
election. of a committee of seven (7) to consider the question of
the Lutheran World Federation’s invitation to full membership,
for the pufpose of supplying pastors and congregations with more
data in their deliberations; and (3) that the committee of seven
so elected, be instructed to place their material in the hands of
pastors and congregations no later than January 1, 1958; and
(4) That this committee give full consideration to the material
contained in the “Report on Lutheran World Federation” as well
4§ to other pertinent material not contained in this report.

PastToraAL CONFERENCE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
‘C. A. NAHNSEN, Secretary

Restudy Invitation to Join Lutheran World
Federation
(Memorial 1003)

Wuereas, The pamphlet entitled “Report on Lutheran World
Federation” failed to reach pastors and congregations in time for
full and mature deliberation before the 1956 Delegate Synod; and

Wuereas, Through tardiness in the issuance of the report both
pastors: and laymen were denied the opportunity of expressing
their views on the report at District conventions; and

’. Wuereas, Such full-and mature deliberation was the intention
of the resolution passed at Houston, Tex., in 1953; and

-Wuereas, Failure to provide opportunity for such deliberation

may lead to unfruitful controversy over Synod’s willingness to
consider all sides of the question involved; be it therefore

Resolved

1. That the “Report on Lutheran World Federation” as re-
ceived be tabled; and

2. That the Nominating Committee of the Delegate Synod,
assembled at St. Paul, Minn., propose a slate of candidates, repre-
sentative of the entire Synod; for the election of a committee of