# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1962_S204
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COMMITTEE 13 203

[1129]
The Lutheran Laymen’s League
and Evolution

Wueress, The Lutheran Laymen’s League has se-
lected as one of its speakers at its annual convention
to be held in Portland, Oreg., an editor who believes that
it is “permissible for a pastor or professor within the
Missouri Synod to maintain that man has evolved from
some primary organism” (see pp. 60 and 61 of “What Is
Troubling the Lutherans,” Part IV, News & Views, May
1962); and

Wuereas, Several pastors in The Lutheran Church —
Missouri Synod have visited this editor but have failed
to persuade him to retract an editorial and review
favorable to evolution (January 1960 and March 1960 of
the Cresset); and

Wuereas, The Lutheran Laymen’s League has been
informed that this editor tolerates the evolutionary
origin of man (even though he himself may not ac-
cept it) but has failed to withdraw its invitation to this
editor; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri

Synod request the Lutheran Laymen’s League not to
invite any speaker from the Missouri Synod who tol-
erates the evolutionary view of the origin of man.

ANDREW Gawura, Dearborn, Mich.
[1130]

A Christian’s Attitude Toward War

Wuereas, The Synod’s statement on “A Christian’s
Attitude Toward War,” as published in the Concordia
Theological Monthly (Feb, 1955) and the Lutheran Wit-
ness (Feb. 1, 1955) pursuant to the Synod’s resolution
at Houston in June 1953, is not conclusive and defini-
tive by its own admission, e.g., “.. . can obviously not
cover every phase . . .” and suggests that “our church
should concern itself with the wider aspects of the
problems involved”; therefore

May I respectfully suggest that the Synod appoint
a committee to work with the Literature Board and the
seminary faculties to study this vital question and to
endeavor to bring to fruition a definitive Scriptural
statement on “A Christian’s Attitude Toward War” and
that this statement be published in our church peri-
odicals. Epwarp Zep, Cleveland, Ohio