# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S11
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Ev. Luth: Synodical Conference of North America. 1950 At

on the human Isaac that he could be not sacrificed, so we must
learn that we must be ready to sacrifice every human ambition,
yea, confess that man is nothing that God may be all in all. And
it is in this that our Synodical Conference can itself be blessed and
become a blessing to and among the Lutheran as well as other
churches of the world. Our Conference has, since its beginning in
the 70’s, been a bulwark and strong fortress among the churches,
by one thing alone, by faithful adherence and loyalty to the Word
of God. Numbers, popularity — nothing of this will gain for us the
end we seek and for which our Conference was established, the
favor of God. But in faithful adherence to the Word lies God’s
favor and in that will be found also the kind of success by which
men will be blessed.

Let us not win that we may lose, but lose that we may keep
what God in mercy has given.

NOTE: Dr. Yivisaker declared before the convention that the above address
had not been submitted to the other officials of the Synodical Conference for
approval, but that it presented his individual opinions. On recommendation by
the standing. Committee on Intersynodical Relations the convention resolved to
attach the following statement to the Presidential Address: “Missouri Synod
members of the Committee on Intersynodical Relations are not in agreement
with some of the opinions in the Presidential Address.”