# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S190
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190 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 3

Wuereas, We deem it inadvisable for Synod to act on a Synodi-
cal Conference matter which is still before the Synodical Confer-
ence; therefore be it

Resolved, That action on the Statement on the Antichrist be
deferred until the Synodical Conference has had an opportunity to
consider this statement of the Joint Committees.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Report of the Committee on Woman Suffrage;
Individual Congregations to Determine Woman’s
Right to Vote
RESOLUTION 8, COMMITTEE 3

Memorial 604, page 494, Reports and Memorials
Memorial 605, page 497, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, The committee appointed by the Praesidium as di-
rected by the 1956 convention to study the place of woman in the
church has submitted its report (Reports and Memorials, 494 to
497); and

Wuereas, It is evident that this committee carefully reviewed
the exegetical study on woman suffrage prepared by a previous
committee, as reported in the Proceedings of the St. Paul conven-
tion, together with pertinent literature in the field; and

Wuereas, Its findings indicate that the historic position of The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod on this question is based on
sound Scriptural principles; therefore be it

Resolved, That we thank the committee for its conscientious
and faithful labors; and be it further

Resolved, That we reaffirm the position of The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod on the place of woman in the church as
indicated in the theses prepared by the committee and recorded in
the book of Reports and Memorials, pages 495 and 496; and be it
further

Resolved, That in order to maintain the interest of the entire
membership of our congregations in the affairs of the church, each
congregation be encouraged to set up a system whereby, on matters
which affect the whole congregation, all groups and individuals
that are not directly represented in the voters’ assembly may have
opportunity to express their opinions and wishes prior to action
on the matter by the voters’ assembly; and be it finally

Resolved, That we urge all congregations which grant woman
suffrage, whether now members of Synod or applying for member-
ship, to recognize the validity of Synod’s historic position and to