# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S799
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CONVENTION MINUTES 797

but be one, for there is one God, one hope, one Baptism, one
Father of all. The members of the one holy Christian Church
cannot be outwardly identified, since their actions may be counter-
feited by hypocrites. There is visible activity of the Christian
Church in avoiding false prophets, but the unity itself, which is
the fulfillment of the will of God, does not appear to the eye.
All that is visible are the use of the media by which the Spirit
produces unity —to wit, Word and Sacraments.

The following slates were adopted: Board for Visual Education
(¥B:161); the Board for Young People’s Work (TB:218), in which
the name of Homer Gruber was submitted for that of Walter
Hartkopf; Board of Control of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
(TB:219); Board of Control of Concordia Seminary, Springfield,
the following names having been added: Dr. John C. Rodenburg,
O. H. Droste, Herbert Hoemann, Ernest Ostermeyer, Lewis Loge-
man (TB:220).

The motion that the Nominating Committee include and mark
clearly on the slates the names of present incumbents of offices
was lost.

On recommendation of Committee 9, Synod referred the
Memorial petitioning for training in Lutheran Church Music to
the Curriculum Commission of the Board for Higher Education;
thanked the members of the Committee on Hymnology and Litur-
gics for faithful work, urged general study of the meaning of our
worship practices, and encouraged publication of pertinent mate-
rials (7B:136, 1, 2, and 3).

Synod authorized the Praesidium to appoint the proper per-
sonnel to study the problems arising in connection with a revision
of The Lutheran Hymnal and ordered the next tune edition of the
Hymnal, authorized in 1953, delayed until this study has been
completed (TB:163, 4).

On recommendation of Committee 1, Synod commended the
vision and action of the leaders who provided for the completion
of the Senior College, and ratified the action they had taken. The
total cost of the institution is not to exceed $7,150,000. The neces-
sary capital funds of the 1956 and 1957 budgets were allocated to
this institution. The. day of dedication is to be the occasion for
special prayers for the new school, its faculty, and administration
(TB:27, 13). Synod instructed President Behnken and Dr. Birkner
to appoint a committee which during the convention is to give
‘everyone who has any doubts about the erection of the Senior
College an opportunity to get necessary information which will
enable him to answer any questions at home. The faculties of