# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1911_S334
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...mation. The discussion printed in small type on pages 17 and 18 is
dropped entirely. — 5. The Confirmation Rite, pp. 18–24. Where the
examination of the confirmands takes place on the Sunday before
confirmation, a suitable address should precede it. With the entire
first paragraph omitted, on Confirmation Day itself one then
continues right after the words "Beloved in Christ the Lord" with
(p. 19, middle): "Here appear these children," etc. P. 19, line 12
from bottom, instead of "led": "guided." P. 20. The overwrought
sentence "And so it is now," etc., is dropped. P. 21, line 3 from
top, instead of "to renew and confirm now": "to renew publicly before
the congregation." P. 21, question 6 at bottom, strike. P. 22,
question 8, instead of "this church": "our Evangelical Lutheran
Church"; instead of "before . . . these witnesses present": "before
God and this congregation"; instead of "receive ye" [archaic]:
"receive." The rubric should read: One child after another (or, where
the number is large, in pairs, or three at a time) comes forward . . .
gives the pastor their hand and kneels, whereupon the pastor, laying
on his hand, speaks as follows, etc. After the *declaratio*, top of
p. 23, instead of the Aaronic Blessing, which is given at the very
end, something like Jude 24–25 should stand.

— 6. Marriage, pp. 24 ff. The opening sentence should read: "Since
you both, bridegroom and bride, dear friends in Christ, according to
divine order," etc. Instead of "have as spouse": "receive as spouse
from God's hand." After "as long as you both shall live," insert
both times: "then answer Yes." Instead of "obedient" [archaic]:
"obey." The instruction to join hands comes after the exchange of
rings, not before. Instead of "the like" (p. 25, line 15): "such."
Pp. 28–29 should read: "such Thy creation, order . . . graciously
preserve among us." P. 28, line 8 from top, instead of "wherefore"
[archaic]: "for the sake of which." P. 28, line 7 from bottom, insert
between "call upon" and "God": "with us."

— 7. The Chief Service, pp. 41 ff. P. 41, line 5, should read:
whereupon the congregation joins in with "All Glory Be to God on
High." At the end of this verse (or of the whole hymn) the pastor,
turning to the congregation, which rises, sings: "The Lord be with
you." Two lines later: The pastor then intones one suitable antiphon,
or on high festivals two. If these contain words of adoration, he
faces the altar while giving them; but at words of assurance and
exhortation, he turns toward the congregation, e.g., in Advent, etc.
In the rubric, p. 43, middle, after the words "with an apostolic
greeting" it should continue (with what follows struck): "thereupon
he reads the text of his sermon." P. 44, after the Absolution, before
the Prayer of the Church, the following is to be inserted: "Beloved
in Christ! Since we are all members of one body, whose head is
Christ, so should each member care for the other, and all pray for
one another. This we will gladly do from the heart, at the command of
our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us pray!" P. 47, lines 13–14, instead of
"this couple": "this betrothed pair." P. 49, in the thanksgiving for
a stillborn child, the word "also" in line 5 is to be dropped, and
John 13:7 should read: "What I do you do not know now, but you will
understand afterward." P. 51, line 1 from top, instead of "earthly":
"whole." What the pastor has to sing could, right in the order for
the chief service, be provided with the musical notation. P. 56, in
the distribution formula, instead of "youres" [archaic] should stand:
"your."

— 8. Day of Repentance, pp. 97–101. The Day of Repentance is
observed on Invocavit Sunday, or also on the last Sunday of the
church year, namely, etc. The Litany is to be provided with musical
notation. But since it is used in very few congregations, the
Day-of-Repentance prayer from Lochner (p. 154) is additionally to be
included. P. 100, in the Litany, instead of "infants at the breast"
it should read: