# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1916_S108
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108 Proceedings of the twenty-sixth convention

This committee report was deliberated by the convention very thoroughly. The final result was as follows:

Point 4 was adopted.

Concerning points 1-3 it was resolved to postpone the matter for two more years and in the meantime to refer it to the individual synods and districts of the Synodical Conference (*Synodalkonferenz*) for deliberation.

IV. Doctrinal Watch [*Lehrwache*].

The following petition lay before the convention on this matter:

"To the Honorable Synodical Conference, assembled at Toledo, Ohio. To the attention of the Honorable President C. Gausewitz.

"As far as we know, the mutual supervision of the synods belonging to the Synodical Conference, as regards doctrine, extends only to the examination of the synodical reports.

"We are of the opinion, for obvious reasons, that this supervision ought to be extended also to the periodicals appearing within our circle, such as 'Lehre und Wehre,' 'Theol. Quartalschrift,' 'Hom. Magazin,' *Theol. Quarterly* and the like.

"We therefore ask the Honorable Synodical Conference to give this matter its attention once.

"On behalf of the Marquette County Special Conference, with due respect,
"Walter J. Plischke, Secretary.

"P. S. Rev. R. Schroth, the delegate of the South Wisconsin District, will be ready to represent this matter before the conference."

In addition, Rev. R. Schroth, who is named in the P. S. of the petition, set forth in an oral report very thoroughly what had moved the conference to make this petition, and what blessing it expects from the step recommended.

The petition was referred to a committee for a report. The following is the report of this committee:

"To the Honorable Synodical Conference.

"Your committee takes the liberty, with regard to the petition of the Marquette Conference, of submitting the following:

"1. We hold that no arrangement which the Synodical Conference could make can abolish the personal responsibility, neither of the individual members of the synods belonging to the Synodical Conference nor of the synods as such, for the doctrinal content of the publications appearing within the Synodical Conference.

"2. We hold, furthermore, that no arrangement which the Synodical Conference could make can deprive the individual brother or the brothers who take offense at an article or at individual expressions of an article