# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S195
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CHURCH RELATIONS 195

decline membership in the Lutheran World Federation;
and be it further

Resolved, That the 1969 convention of the LCMS
declare that it supports the formation of an interna-
tional Lutheran conference for all loyal Lutherans
throughout the world who accept the full historic Chris-
tian faith, as it is authoritatively revealed in the written,
inerrant Word of God, the Holy Scriptures, and cor-
rectly set forth in the Confessions of the orthodox
church, to wit, the Book of Concord of 1580.

Rev, Carl Hoffmeyer Rev. Richard A. Tschirley
Hamler, Ohio Spokane, Wash.

Rev. Reginald Muhl Rev. Theo. Schroeder
Stanwood, Iowa Marble, Minn.

Rev. Henry Tietjen Rev. Walter L. Ernst
New Haven, Conn. Dallas, Tex.

Rev. Walter T. Koch Rev. Edward H. Schmidt
Silver Spring, Md. Mattoon, Ill.

Rev. Rudolph H. Beck Rev. B. F. Behrends
Jefferson City, Mo. Seattle, Wash.

Rev. H. J. Behrens Rev. Melvin Weseloh
Grant Park, III. St. Paul, Minn.

Rev. G, Elbert Rev. Phillip Giessler
Addison, Il. Croydon, Pa.

Rev. Oswald Skov
San Fernando, Calif.
Rev. Laurence A. Lewis
San Fernando, Calif.
Rev. Otto N. Truog
Papillion, Nebr.

Rev. Andrew Simcak Jr.

Corpus Christi, Tex.
Rey. James E. Shaw

Rev. Armin C. Schaefer
Racine, Wis.

Rev. H. C. Voege
Scottville, Mich.

Rev. E. Kaelberer
Powell, Wyo.

Rev. Clarence

Damschroeder

San Diego, Calif.

Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Rev. Robert Miskimen
Rev. J. Busch Racine, Wis.

Bonduel, Wis. Rev. M. G. Kirsch
Rev. Victor Kurz Yorktown, Iowa

Middleton, Ohio Our Savior Lutheran
Rev. Paul H. Scheer Church

Hinsdale, I]. Ridgecrest, Calif.
Rev. M. H. Brandt

Fort Dodge, Iowa

(3-261)

An identical overture was submitted by St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebr., Leonard Fritz,
Chairman: Wm. Huebner Jr., Secretary

(3-262)
To Join LWF and WCC

Wuereas, Our Lord wills the unity of His people
(John 17); and

WuerEAS, The Constitution of our Synod affirms the
promotion of the unity of the one church and a defense
against sectarianism as one of the objects of Synod
(Art. III, 1); and

Wuereas, The Lutheran World Federation and the

World Council of Churches are Christian organizations
as witnessed by their respective confessional standards
which are obligatory on their member churches; and

Wuereas, These two organizations are engaged in
the promotion of the unity of God’s people throughout
the world; and

Wuereas, The Constitution of the Lutheran World
Federation and the World Council of Churches safe-
guard the confessional integrity of member churches;
and

Wuereas, Our Synod’s witness is a worthy contribu-
tion to be shared with fellow Christians, and their wit-
ness in return is needed by our Synod; and

Wuereas, The mutual witness of Christian love and
fellowship is needed by the world which Christ came
to redeem, so that in this eschatological age ‘“‘the world
may believe in Christ,” (John 17:21); therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod at its 1969 synodical convention make all neces-
sary preparations to join the Lutheran World Federa-
tion and the World Council of Churches as a member
church of the two organizations with all possible haste
and urgency; and be it further

Resolved, That the 1969 convention of the Synod
approve the date of the next regular convention of the
Synod as an appropriate time for the Synod to decide
whether to join these two Christian organizations as a

member church. Rev, STaNnLeY D. Papcetr

Russell, Kans.

(3-263)
Not to Enter into Membership
with LWF, NCC, and WCC

Wuereas, It is strongly hinted that memorials favor-
ing membership in LWF, NCC, and WCC will be sub-
mitted to The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod at
the Denver convention in 1969; and

Wuereas, Up to the present time there does not
exist a clear declaration in doctrinal matters on the
part of these bodies which we as church could accept;
and

WuereEaS, The goals and means to attain them are
not clear in any of these bodies; and

Wuereas, We hold that common church work and
worship with churches not in doctrinal agreement with
us is unionism since it sanctions the doctrine of the
other body; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod be requested not to enter into membership with
the Lutheran World Federation, the National Council
of Churches, or the World Council of Churches.

St. Peter’s Ev. LUTHERAN CHURCH
Brownstown, Ind.

Joun Kaman, Chairman
RicHARD BaRTELS, Secretary

J. V. Moyer, Pastor