# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1916_S69
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1916. 69

[Printed in English.]

stitution at their coming annual meeting, nevertheless, although this
may not happen, purpose to unite with the United Church under the
aforesaid Constitution and in accordance with said Conditions of
Union and Articles of Union;

“Be it hereby resolved,

“a. That in case the Hauge Synod at the coming annual con-
vention should not, by the adoption of the Conditions of Union and
Articles of Union and Constitution, decide on a consolidation of the
three church-bodies, the Norwegian Synod obligates itself to con-
solidate with the United Church into one organization under said
constitution and in accordance with said Conditions of Union and
Articles of Union, with such changes in the Conditions and Articles
of Union as may be considered necessary because of the fact that the
consolidation is to be consummated between two and not three church-
bodies;

“b. That the Constitution and Conditions of Union and Articles
of Union be accepted as applicable to the church-body formed by the
Norwegian Synod and the United Church in the event that the
Hauge Synod should not decide to join in a consolidation of the three
church-bodies;

“c. That, in case the Hauge Synod should not in the aforesaid
manner decide to enter a consolidation of the three church-bodies,
the Church Council is hereby authorized to make such necessary
changes in the Conditions and Articles of Union as it may find
necessary as a result of the fact that the Hauge Synod does not enter
the union of the three church-bodies, and that the Conditions and
Articles of Union with such changes shall in every respect be binding
for the Norwegian Synod with reference to the United Church.

“No. 3. — Whereas the Conditions of Union and Articles of Union
between the Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church
of America, the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, and
the Hauge Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod of America, for
a consolidation of these three into one church-body, as also a con-
stitution for the proposed church-body, have been adopted at this
meeting;

“Whereas the meeting has adopted a motion which determines
that the Norwegian Synod will unite with the United Church into one
church-body under this constitution, and these Conditions and Articles
of Union, in case the Hauge Synod does not enter into a consolidation
of the three church-bodies;

“Whereas the Articles of Union specify, among other things,
(1) that the consolidated church shall be incorporated, and (2) that
the necessary provisions be made that all property belonging to the
respective church-bodies become the legal property of the consolidated
church-bodies,