# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S97
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CHURCH RELATIONS 97

Rev. G. Elbert
Addison, II.
Rev. Oswald Skov
San Fernando, Calif.
Rev. Laurence A. Lewis
San Fernando, Calif.
Rev. Otto N. Truog

Rev. Walter L. Ernst
Dallas, Tex.

Rev. Edward H. Schmidt
Mattoon, III.

Rev. B. F. Behrends
Seattle, Wash.

Rev. Phillip Giessler

Papillion, Nebr. Croydon, Pa.
Rev. J. Busch Rev. Armin C. Schaefer
Bonduel, Wis. Racine, Wis.

Rev. Victor Kurz
Middleton, Ohio
Rev. Paul H. Scheer
Hinsdale, II].

Rev. H. C. Voege
Scottville, Mich.

Rev. E. Kaelberer
Powell, Wyo.

Rev. Paul E. Kerkhoff Rev. C. Damschroeder
Stuart, Fla. San Diego, Calif.
Rev. Richard A. Tschirley Rev. Robert Miskimen
Spokane, Wash. Racine, Wis.
Rev. Ralph M. Wetzel Rev. M. G. Kirsch
Woodward, Okla. Yorktown, Iowa

Rev. Theo. Schroeder Our Savior
Marble, Minn. Lutheran Church
Ridgecrest, Calif.

This overture was also received from:
(3-07)

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebr., Leon-
ard Fritz, Chairman; Wm. Huebner Jr., Secretary.

(3-08)

Rev. Louis C. Knief, Teacher Kenneth M. Kulow,
Arenzville, Ill.

(3-09)

Zion Lutheran Congregation, Farmersville, Ill. Paul
Brockmeyer, President, Melvin F. Rovey, Secretary (4th
whereas condensed).

(3-10)

Trinity Lutheran Church, Rock Springs, Wyo., Ger-
aid L. Rohde, Chairman (3rd whereas omitted).

(3-11)
To Terminate Immediately
LCUSA Membership

Wuereas, A major reason given at the Detroit con-
vention in 1965 for joining the Lutheran Council in the
U.S. A. was the opportunity afforded to engage in doc-
trinal discussion with the other synods: and

Wuereas, The only theological position paper to de-
velop from these discussions thus far is the study and
discussion guide in Christology entitled Who Can This
Be? and

Wuereas, This booklet contains a number of theo-
logically untenable statements, such as “Jesus at that
moment [in Gethsemane} had no divine preview of the
necessity of the cross. He shrank from death as we

shrink from death in all its lonely terror. Likely he
was even unaware of the resurrection that lay beyond
the criminal’s death” (p. 25); and
WHEREAS, The only “mutual witness” provided by
such statements from LCUSA is one of Biblical igno-
rance; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod terminate immediately its
membership in the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A.
Our SAvior LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pinole, Calif.
Harotp Davipson, Secretary

(3-12)
To Sever Relations with LCUSA

Wuereas, Historically The Lutheran Church — Mis-
souri Synod has correctly, on the basis of Holy Scrip-
ture, repudiated religious unionism, demanding doc-
trinal agreement prior to union; and

Wuereas, The Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. is
involving our beloved Missouri Synod in highly debat-
able social, political, and nonreligious issues that do
not represent the thinking or wishes of all our congre-
gations and people; and

Wuereas, LCUSA is carrying out a semiclandestine
series of doctrinal discussions that are not open to the
entire constituency of our beloved Synod and are being
used to train a core of specially invited clergymen in
a theology and an approach to the Scriptures that are
not at all in harmony with the Word of God and with
the officially confessed and accepted position of The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod; and

Wuereas, Membership of our Synod in LCUSA com-
pels our members to support activities that conflict with
their conscience as they give financial support and mis-
sion offerings; and

Whereas, Officials of LCUSA still defend Who Can
This Be? and

Wuereas, The leadership of LCUSA has evidenced
their determination to enlarge its unionistic field by
electing to send “observer consultants” to the Consulta-
tion on Church Union (COCU), which is beyond the
scope of LCUSA’s function, The Lutheran Church —
Missouri Synod not having authorized such representa-
tion; therefore be it

Resolved, That Zion Ev. Lutheran Church of New
Salem, N. Dak., petition The Lutheran Church — Mis-
souri Synod to sever its relations with the Lutheran
Council in the U.S.A., bringing about such complete
separation no later than by the end of 1969.

Zion Ev. LutTHeran CHuRCH

New Salem, N. Dak.

EvmMer T. Bauer, Chairman

WILFRED FLEISCHER, Secretary
(3-13)

To Review Apparent Failure of LCUSA

Whereas, “The purpose of bringing about a greater
unity of doctrine and practice among the Lutherans of