# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S57
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS 57

other Christian churches, we see the failures and the
catastrophes of human life all around us, when men
depart from the Word of the Lord, when they turn their
backs on the Lord Jesus Christ and His Gospel and for-
giveness, but it is not at all necessary for us to follow
in this tragic path.

As we rejoice in God’s mercy given so bountifully

for 125 years, may He preserve us and keep us steadfast
in His Word now and forever. May God be with us at
this convention, strengthen and unite us in our faith
toward Him, our love toward Him and toward one an-
other, and our zeal to bring the story of His love in

word and deed to all mankind.
J. A. O. Preus