# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1876_S57
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perish. But God gave grace that peace [illegible] through [illegible] in [illegible]
was [made]. Therefore it is rightly called: Formula Concordi[illegible]
[illegible]formula); for through it concord has really been [illegible] in our Church.

No time is so like those years from Luther's death to the origin of the Formula of Concord as ours. Then, too, there were so-called Lutherans of the most various colors. Let us therefore make our people acquainted with this precious confession, so that it may know not only how to conduct itself toward Papists [*Päbſtler*], Zwinglians, Arians and the like, but also toward false Lutherans.

The Conference welcomed this matter with joy and adopted the following resolutions on it:

1. That we call all our congregations' attention to it and encourage them to hold, on the Tuesday after Trinity Sunday, 29 May 1877, a service in memory of this great event.

2. That all editors of the various synodical organs be requested to bring up this matter in their papers and to make communications from the history of the Formula of Concord.

3. That the Conference approves and encourages that the Epitome be prepared for the people, with a historical introduction and explanatory remarks, and appear in print.

4. That Professor Walther be herewith requested and asked to undertake the latter work.

The dear Norwegians also, among whom the Formula of Concord is not an officially recognized confession, joined in these resolutions with joy and declared that they would take part in everything and do so with joy. For the Formula of Concord is nevertheless so beloved among them that they would gladly seize every opportunity to commend this confession to their people.

The wish was also expressed that the little book be translated into the English language.

VII. A Petition and Appeal

of a Pastor R. Köhler to the *Synodalconferenz* [Synodical Conference] was handed to a committee, which reported thus:

"The committee appointed to examine the dispute between him and his synod, presented to the Honorable Conference by Pastor R. Köhler, recommends to the Honorable Synodical Conference to dismiss this matter as not belonging to its competence, apart from the fact that the complainant has not even gone to the last instance in his own synod."