# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1914_S33
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1914. 33

morbid sentimentality, a powerless benevolence, aimless philanthropy, a useless waste of strength, but a clear, strict, purposeful pursuit of a firmly fixed goal, namely the rescue of lost sinners. — The love of Christ also would not be put off, deterred, or discouraged by opposition, persecution, failure. Jesus said to the Jews: "Many good works have I shown you from my Father; for which of those works do you stone me?" (John 10:32.) But he did not let himself be put off by this. Many of his disciples even murmured at his teaching and went back and walked no more with him. (John 6:60–66.) But he did not let himself be put off by this. Judas betrayed him, Peter denied him, the others forsook him. But he did not let himself be put off. In this we are to become like him. — Christ also showed love toward his enemies. "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13.) Christ, however, died for the ungodly. "But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Rom. 5:6–8.) Christians too are to love their enemies. "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you." (Matt. 5:44.) — Finally, Christians are to take the love of their Savior as a model also in this, that his love remained constant. His love was not like a passing downpour, but flowed on evenly like a stream. "Having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end." (John 13:1.) He is indeed Jesus Christ yesterday and today and the same forever. (Heb. 13:8.)

Business Proceedings.

I. Our Relation to the Reverend Ev. Lutheran Norwegian Synod.

Two years ago the *Synodalkonferenz* [Synodical Conference], at its convention at Saginaw, Mich., had delegated Professors W. H. T. Dau, D. F. Pieper and Director J. Schaller as a committee to the Reverend Ev. Luth. Norwegian Synod, in order "also to present orally before the Rev. Ev. Luth. Norwegian Synod" what had been set out in a letter of the Synodical Conference to the Norwegian Synod. This committee, through its chairman, Prof. W. H. T. Dau, submitted a report in which it gave a historical survey