# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1920_S16
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16 Proceedings of the twenty-seventh convention

apparently felt strengthened by the position of the Synodical Conference, it nevertheless took its steps independently of the Synodical Conference and independently of our committee.

Second, the Norwegian Synod had already been fused with the United Church into one body. It was therefore questionable whether the Norwegian Synod still existed as such.

And finally our committee reported that the above-mentioned minority party of the Norwegians had taken a stand against the resolutions of its synod and had published a report on the conduct of its synod. Our committee laid this report before the convention. Our committee had received numerous letters from individual Norwegians and was not clear whether it had the commission to negotiate with such individuals.

The Synodical Conference expressed its regret that, owing to a death and a serious illness, the planned conference had had to be omitted, and instructed the committee to negotiate with the Norwegians as soon as ever practicable, especially as such a wish had also been expressed from that side, and authorized it also to undertake any other doctrinal discussions that seemed to it appropriate.

There follows now the report of 1920:

Report of the Committee that was to negotiate with the Norwegian Synod.

Immediately after the close of the proceedings which the Rev. *Synodalkonferenz* [Synodical Conference] held in August 1916 at Toledo on the Norwegian matter, your committee sent Dr. Stub (on 18 August 1916) the following communication:

"Yesterday afternoon the Synodical Conference in Toledo, Ohio, resolved:
1. to express its heartfelt regret that, owing to the death of a member of your committee and the illness of another, the planned conference with the representatives of the Synodical Conference could not take place;

"2. that this conference, precisely also on account of the wish expressed by you ("I know that he — Dr. Stub — is very anxious to meet with your committee" — Rev. J. A. O. Stub to Com. of Syn. Conf., June 14, 1916), take place as soon as practicable;

"3. that our committee shall have authority to hold any other conferences.

"It will give us the greatest pleasure to learn from you that your recovery has advanced so far that you can occupy yourself with this subject again. As regards the meeting, we are also willing to spare you all hardship and to assemble at the place most convenient to you in any case, that is, in St. Paul, as soon as you express this wish.