# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S90
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

90 CONVENTION MINUTES

Committee 8 — Publications

The convention commen
search and changed its na
366, 7), referred the ques

ded the Committee on Scholarly Re-
me to Committee for Research (TB
tion of reprinting the translation of

Starck’s Prayer Book to the General Literatur

changed to read “desir

es to take no action on publishing” (TB
366, 9), encouraged Co

ncordia Publishing House to publish a con-

ment had been adopted proposing that greater doctri

be given in the Witness (TB 369, 12), accepted new regulations
governing the appointment of the Editorial Board and the editors
of the Lutheran Witness and the Lutheraner (TB 369, 13), and
asked the Editorial Board to present to the next convention a clari-
fication of the term “official organ” (TB 370, 14), a report on
Special editorial problems (TB 370, 15), anda proposal concerning
the future status of the Lutheraner (TB 371, 16). Finally the con-

vention decided to abolish the Board for Audio-Visual Aids and to
integrate its work with CPH. (TB 371, 17)

Committee 3 — Intersynodical and Doctrinal
The convention adopted the Statement on Scripture (TB 105, 6),
deferred action on the Statement on Antichrist until the Synodical
Conference has had an opportunity to consider it (TB 106, 7),
reaffirmed its position on the place of women in the church
(TB 107, 8), referred proposed changes in the Catechism to the
Board for Parish Education (TB 109, 10), and declined Memorials
618 and 624 which had requested that certain contested resolutions
be declared null and void (TB 229, 11). A resolution (TB 230, 12)
reaffirming the Synod’s approval of the 1956 report of the Advisory
Committee on Doctrine and Practice was declared to be adopted
unanimously, Subsequently one delegate reported from the floor
that he had voted against it. The convention unanimously declared
as irrelevant the questions posed by Memorial 616 (TB 342, 16 re-
placing TB 232, 16) and also unanimously directed the signers of
Memorial 623 to the doctrinal statements already approved by the
Synod and to the regular procedural channels of the Synod
(TB 232, 17). It was decided to defer action on the question of
membership in the Lutheran World Federation until the report of

the Committee on Doctrinal Unity on this matter is available.
(TB 233, 18)

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