# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1971_S120
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

ases of the original resolution were adopted, Finally, in
order that the resolution might be Properly stated, it was
decided to introduce the statement with the following re-
solved: “Resolved, That we adopt the Statement of the
Council of Presidents of February 27, 1970, as our own.”
€ convention granted Dr. Preus the privilege to address
€ convention on the issues involved in the resolution which
d just been adopted. Further attempts to amend and to
recommit the resolution were ruled out of order.
Later in the same session (14) the convention adopted
Res. 5-24 on the Same matter.)

To Encourage Greater Fidelity to the Doctrine
and Practice of Baptism

RESOLUTION 2.22
Overture 2-235 (CW, pp. 115—116)

WHEREAS, The expression of a Christian’s baptism

Wuenreas, The teaching on Holy Baptism in Romans
6 and in the catechisms of Martin Luther is clearly that
Baptism is nothing less than initiation into the death
and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ; and

Wuergas, Those who are initiated into the death
and resurrection of Christ bear fruit when they live
a life of continued repentance and faith in the Gospel,
which is the daily death of the “old Adam” and the
daily resurrection of the new man in Christ; and

Wuereas, The form for confession and absolution
provided by Martin Luther in the Small Catechism (IV,

Wuereas, The cultivation of such a baptismal life
is made more difficult wherever there is a lack of proper
instruction and materials, and wherever there is in-
difference to the cultivation of confession and individual
absolution in the parishes of the Synod; and

WuHerEAs, The cultivation of such a baptismal life
is compromised by the practice of baptizing infants
whose parents and/or sponsors Sive little or no evi-
dence of an understanding of the significance of Bap-
tism; therefore be it

and be it further

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod encourage its parishes to establish regular peri-

Holy Baptism; and be it further
Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri

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Synod encourage its parishes continually to reexamine
the practices in connection with the baptism of infants

Gospel; and be it further

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod encourage the cultivation of the evangelical

Action: Adopted (17).

To Support the Judgment of the President
of the Synod
RESOLUTION 2-23

Overtures 2-57, 2-75, 2.78, 2-80, 2-82—2.87, 2-89, 2-90,
2-92—2.95, 2-972-111 (CW, pp. 66, 71—80)

Whereas, Administrators and professors of all syn.
odical schools are the employees of the Synod; and

Wuereas, In order to preserve the unity of the Synod,
the Constitution and the Bylaws obligate and empower
the President of the Synod to Supervise its doctrine
among “all such as are employed by Synod” (Art. XI,
B, 1-4; Bylaws 2.27 a); and

WHEREAS, The President’s judgment and action in
appointing a fact-finding committee has been chal-
lenged; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod commend the President

fact-finding committee; and be it also

Resolved, That the Synod decline those overtures
which challenge the President’s judgment and action in
appointing a fact-finding committee,

Action: Adopted as amended (17).

(Amendment: insertion of “pastoral” into first resolved.)

To Call to Repentance
RESOLUTION 2-24

Report 2-01, HI, E; Overtures 2-71, 2-73, 2-74, 2-80, 2-88
(CW, pp. 36—37, 70—74)

Wuereas, Public statements of an intemperate and
defamatory nature have been made by members of the

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