# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S782
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

782 CONVENTION MINUTES

institution’s subsidy be included in the regular budget preparation
(TB:36, 17); that the study of high school ministerial and teacher
training be carried out and that no change be made in the existing
high school programs in Synod’s institutions (TB:36-37, 18); that
students be recruited so earnestly as to fill to capacity the synodical
schools (7B:37,19); that scholarship donations be solicited and
made available to the male graduates of synodical high schools
(TB:17, 5).

Dr. Paul Emke, Executive Secretary of the National Lutheran
Council, was recognized by the Chair as a visitor.

Under the guidance of Committee 2 after an enthusiastic in-
troduction by Vice-President Herman Harms and a stirring call
of the Secretary for Missions, Rev. Herman Mayer, for prayers for
a missionary explosion Synod resolved to voice its gratitude for
the undeserved blessings in our missionary program by singing
the hymn “From All That Dwell Below the Skies” (TB:40,1). In
order to create indigenous churches in foreign fields, pastors having
the ability to train others in leadership are to be called to these
fields and experienced pastors shall be called to initiate work
(TB:40, 2). Publication of a Gifts Catalog for Missions, listing the
needs of the fields is to be published (TB:41,3). Mission Boards
were instructed to bring about amalgamation of parishes where
possible (TB:41, 4).

On recommendation of Committee 3 Synod resolved respect-
fully to decline the invitation from the ULC and the Augustana
Church to form an organic union of Lutherans on the basis of the
existing unity in the faith but to declare a willingness, if the sister
synods of the Synodical Conference are invited, to meet for delib-
erations with a view to resolving the differences (TB:55,2). The
Finnish National Evangelical Lutheran Church was commended for
its firm Scriptural stand, and the blessings of God were invoked
on this body. Joy was expressed over the visit of Dr. G. A. Aho
to the conservative brethren in Finland. The Secretary was in-
structed to draw up a letter of greeting to be conveyed in person
to this body by Dr. H. Mayer (TB:55-56,3). Unprinted Memo-
rial 67 dealing with Baptism by immersion was referred to the
president of the Northwest District (TB:56,4). Our rosters in the
Lutheran Annual are to list only such men as are in fellowship with
us (TB:56, 5). No action was taken on Memorial 613 (Use of
Synodical Buildings by Religious Groups not in Fellowship with
Synod), the vote being 462 in favor to 13 opposed (TB:57,6). The
men who signed the overture 614 and Unprinted Memorial 19, call-
ing for the correction of a District essay, were urged by earnest