# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1914_S36
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36 Verhandlungen der fünfundzwanzigſten Verſammlung

„Auch eine engliſche Faſſung dieſes Schreibens wurde von der
Ehrw. Synodalkonferenz beſchloſſen. In dieſer Faſſung lautet das
Schreiben folgendermaßen:

“ ‘The Venerable Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran
Church of America, in care of its President, the Reverend
Professor H. G. Stub, D. D., St. Paul, Minn.

“ ‘Esteemed and beloved fathers and brethren in Christ, —

“ ‘It is just forty years ago since the Evangelical Lutheran
Synodical Conference of North America was organized. Your
venerable Synod was a party to this organization, and thereby entered
into the most intimate fraternal union with the other Synods of the
Synodical Conference. About ten years later your venerable Synod
severed its organic connection with, but did not cease its fraternal
relation to, the Synodical Conference. On the contrary, this relation
was continued and cultivated in a true and pleasant manner by your
sending delegates to the Synodical Conference, by joint conferences
of your pastors with ours, by pulpit and altar fellowship, and by your
cooperating with us in missionary and charitable endeavors. Even
at the last meeting of the Synodical Conference, which was convened
at Saginaw, Mich., August 14 to 19, 1912, we rejoiced greatly to have
with us as your representatives two members of your venerable Synod,
the Reverend Professors Dr. H. G. Stub and Dr. J. Ylvisaker, who
gave expression to the fraternal relation existing between us. The
fact that this relationship, this intimate fellowship, which unites
your venerable Synod with the Synods of the Synodical Conference,
exists despite the existing differences of nationality and language,
moves us to address this letter to you, which emanates from cordial
brotherly love; and we request you, esteemed fathers and brethren,
to receive it in the same spirit.

“ ‘The fraternal relation existing between us implies solemn
duties, among them the duty of brotherly admonition and appeal.
This is proved by express directions of God’s Word and by the
beautiful example of the ancient Christian congregations. The
Synodical Conference has taken notice of the union movement among
the Norwegian Synods of our country to which your venerable
Synod is a party. For two days, during one of which your venerable
delegates were present, the Synodical Conference was engaged in a
thorough discussion of the union theses, the so-called “Opgjoer,”
which you have published; we have carefully examined the “Opgjoer”
by the rule of the Scriptures and the Confessions. This was done
because the union in question affects Norwegian church bodies which
thirty years ago, and at sundry times since then, have controverted
and rejected the doctrinal position of the Synodical Conference, es-
pecially as regards the doctrine of Conversion and Election. We are