# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S192
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RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 3

Action: This resolution was adopted after an amendment to

paragraph “B” had been made and had been withdrawn.

Revision and Expansion of the Catechism
RESOLUTION 10, COMMITTEE 3
Memorial 622, page 514, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, The Board of Parish Education is recommending that
it “be authorized to proceed with the preparation of three cate-
chisms, one each for Grades 3—4, 5—6, 7—9” ( Reports and Me-
morials, 1959, p. 280): therefore be it

Resolved, That the request for changes in the Catechism be
referred to the Board of Parish Education.

Action: This resolution was adopted,

Resolutions on Doctrinal Matters
RESOLUTION 11, COMMITTEE 3

Memorial 618, page 511, Reports and Memorials
Memorial 624, page 523, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, “All matters of doctrine and of conscience shall be
decided only by the Word of God,” (Constitution of The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod, Article VIII, C); and

Wuereas, “If when matters of this kind are under considera-
tion, a vote is taken, this dare not be done in order to let the
majority of votes decide, but in order to learn by way of the vote
whether all have recognized what is right and are in agreement
with it” (Walther, Pastoraltheologie, 1872, page 372); and

Wuereas, A vote by a synodical convention in a doctrinal mat-
ter is not intended to establish the doctrine, since only the Word
of God can do this, but simply to determine assent to that which
has been decided by the Word of God; and

WHEREAS, Unanimity in matters of doctrine and conscience is
indeed necessary, as the fathers often stated, but may not always
be attainable when an individual or group has not sufficiently un-
derstood the matter; and

WuHereas, Where unanimity cannot be achieved, the voice of
the majority must be accepted as the position of our Synod; and

Wuereas, The Synod by an overwhelming majority declared
that it finds the resolutions in question (Reports and Memorials,
page 524, par. 5) in harmony with the Word of God; therefore be it

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