# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_Juni 1856_S185
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Proposal Concerning the General Lutheran Conference. 185

...concern him, and he can naturally not seek it there as others do. Were one to overlook this, then one could not, in the case of a conference for the discussion of the scripturalness of the Augsburg Confession, consider oneself free of the reproach of exclusivity — even on the part of those who call it into question or deny it — if one did not invite to participate members of other denominations, such as Roman Catholics, Unitarians, and so on, in short all who profess to believe the Scripture. But little good would likely come of this, and even if it did, it would certainly not be attained in a manner which, because taught by Christian wisdom, may also promise itself God's blessing. For if the Missionary, in recommending its view, appeals to the precedent of the German Kirchentag, it by no means follows from the fact that the latter, even by the method it followed, has accomplished much good, that under another, more fitting method — especially if circumstances should turn out to be somewhat different — still much more good, more thorough and more lasting, would not be accomplished. Moreover, it is by no means the present writer's opinion that such conferences as are proposed in the Missionary could not already now be held with profit; but only that the most necessary and most important conferences are those proposed in "Lehre und Wehre." Rather, the present writer believes that conferences of the former kind would not only excellently prepare the way for conferences of the other kind, but would also, in turn, spread abroad the blessing of these latter; indeed, that the former will without doubt result in the latter.

May these words, spoken in love for the cause, insofar as they are worthy of it, also contribute their mite toward awakening the most general and joyful participation, on the part of the children of God in the Lutheran Zion, in the church conference to be hoped for in the course of this year, as a means to unity in the Spirit.

Proposal

Concerning the General Lutheran Conference.

The Lutheran Standard, in No. 6 of the current volume, makes a proposal concerning the intended general Lutheran conference, which has our entire approval, and which we hereby make known to our readers and, for our part, wish to help bring to execution.

The proposal is as follows. The following call shall appear, for two months, in the various papers friendly to the cause — English, Scandinavian, and German.

The undersigned, ministers of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States, being convinced that the unity and the