# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S216
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 4

The Roman Catholic Premarriage Agreement

“I, the undersigned, not a member of the Catholic Church,
wishing to contract marriage with N.N., a member of the Catholic
Church, propose to do so with the understanding that the marriage
bond thus contracted is indissoluble, except by death. I promise
on my word and honor that I will not in any way hinder or obstruct
the said N.N. in the exercise of her (or his) religion and that all
the children of either sex born of our marriage shall be baptized
and educated in the Catholic faith and according to the teachings
of the Catholic Church, even though the said N. N. should be taken
away by death. I further promise that I will marry N.N. only
according to the marriage rite of the Catholic Church, that I will
not, either before or after the Catholic Ceremony, present myself
with N.N. for marriage before a civil magistrate or minister of the
Gospel.” (Note: This is the most common form of the agreement

which in wording may vary from diocese to diocese. See pp. 110,
111, of Colacci.)

Request to Reject Part of Statement on Interfaith
Marriages
RESOLUTION 12, COMMITTEE 4
Unprinted Memorial 635, Today’s Business, page 72

With regard to Unprinted Memorial 635, the objections to Sec-
tion “E,” page 269, listed in the memorial, have been duly con-
sidered by Committee 4, and the committee feels that these con-
cerns have been adequately dealt with in the changes made in
the above-named section.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Note: For complete text of the Statement on Interfaith or
Mixed Marriages see page 205 of the Proceedings.

Soul Accounting
RESOLUTION 13, COMMITTEE 4

Memorial 201, page 245, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, The Sunday school is the basic educational agency
of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod in reaching members
of the church; and

Wuersas, The Sunday school enrollment is growing very rap-
idly; and

Wuereas, One out of five Americans moves from one locality
to another every year; therefore be it