# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S817
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CONVENTION MINUTES 815

21:1-5 he pointed out that the church looks forward to the day
beyond the veil of time when every vexation and evil will have
passed away. The evils will come to an end, and the church will
go on to glory after heaven and earth have passed away. Then
will come the time when God shall be with His people and His
people with God.

The minutes were adopted. Rev. J. E. Herrmann read the
second installment of his essay, “A Trust, O Lord, from Thee.”

The convention resolved to have the essay published.

Mr. Elmer Kraemer having been found to be ineligible for
a position on the Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing House
to which he had been elected, Synod resolved to suspend the rules
and elected by acclamation Mr. Harvey Kopp as a member of the
Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing House.

The Committee on Excuses was instructed to be in the lobby
in order to receive corrections in the report they were preparing
to present. ;

Committee 11 was given the floor. Synod adopted Resolution 5,
endorsing the organization of a fund-raising service (TB:168, 5);
Resolution No. 11, accepting the report of the Trustees of Trust
Funds (TB:185,11); Resolution 10, adopting the report of the
Survey and Findings Committee (TB:185, 10); Resolution 15, en-
couraging bequests from the members of Synod (TB:243, 15); Reso-
lution 7, commending the Board of World Relief and alerting the
members of Synod to the opportunity provided by Synod’s pro-
gram for World Relief (TB:168—169, 7).

On recommendation of Committee 8, Synod authorized the
Editorial Board of the Lutheran Witness to issue up to 20 issues
annually running up to 20 pages each. The cost is to be worked
out by the Board of Directors of Synod in consultation with the
Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing House (1'B:305, 11).

On recommendation of Committee 13, Synod adopted unan-
imously the proposed resolutions on Race Relations, calling atten-
tion to the fact that all members of the church must obey the
Savior’s command of love, and urging congregations without racial
prejudice to regard all unchurched persons in their parishes as
mission projects. District Mission ‘Boards were encouraged to sub-
sidize, if necessary, congregations in changing communities so they
might retain their property and work in their communities regard-
less of race or ethnic grouping. Synodical institutions, agencies,
and offices shall not draw the color line. Synod acknowledged its
responsibility as a church to guide its members in the work of
eliminating prejudice wherever it may exist (TB:276—277, 26).

‘ The memorials dealing with the Synodical Conference schools
were referred to the Synodical Conference (TB:197,17). The