# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_October 1855_S320
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320 American Lutheran Church.

...Recension of the Augsburg Confession comprises, declaring it to be an accurate expression of the doctrinal obligation prescribed by the General Synod for district synods, and a correct statement of the scriptural doctrine therein set forth; and that we regard agreement among brethren on these matters as a sufficient basis for harmonious cooperation within the same Church."

"2. Resolved, that we adopt the General Synod's prescription concerning church government and discipline, as contained in its Hymnal, as the rule of our conduct in this regard, and that we intend to embody any additions or changes in by-laws, so that our beloved Church may enjoy willing unity in the acceptance of a single Doctrinal Basis and church discipline, and may testify the same to the world."

"3. Resolved, that we will admit into our Synod no minister who does not declare this Doctrinal Basis to be his own, and who does not labor faithfully to exercise its discipline in his congregation."

In the next number we shall communicate a discussion of this matter which has reached us from a contributor. From the same source (from which what has been communicated above is also taken) we will report only this further: that the East Pennsylvania Synod, at its meeting held at Lebanon on September 25, decisively disavowed the plan of drafting and adopting, for the American Lutheran Church, a new so-called Definite Platform involving alteration of the Symbols, as advocated in a recently published anonymous pamphlet entitled Definite Platform, which had just been laid before the Wittenberg Synod.

We further read in the Gettysburg "Kirchenbote" [Church Messenger] of the 5th inst.: "The West Pennsylvania Synod concluded its sessions for this year on Monday evening, October 1, at Shippensburg. Only one subject stirred feelings somewhat. The East Pennsylvania Synod had, at its session this year, passed certain resolutions regarding an anonymous pamphlet entitled Definite Platform, in which this Platform was rejected in rather strong terms. These resolutions were then also sent to the West Pennsylvania Synod, with the request that it pass the same. A lively debate ensued. The Synod, however, did not wish to become involved in the vexatious (!) controversy over the Symbols prevailing in some parts of the Church, and therefore resolved unanimously that we are content with our present Constitution and do not wish to set up any new test questions (no new testquestion). It has thus wholly ignored the pamphlet, and has neither given it its consent nor rejected it."

Errata in the August Number.

Page 250, line 13 from the bottom: for "Vesperserien" read "Responserien."
"    251,   "     9   "  from the top:    for "Ferner" read "Daraus."
"     "       "     9   "  from the bottom: for "absurde" read "obscure."