# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S134
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134 Proceedings of the Forty-First Convention,

Resolved, That the committee be urged to continue its discus-
sion of the subject as speedily as possible in order that a sound
Scriptural resolution of the discussion may soon be reached.

WuereEas, the committee’s discussion of unionism and church
fellowship (Proceedings, pp. 128—130) on the basis of section 28 of
the Brief Statement of the Missouri Synod is a correct exposition of
the teaching of God’s Word on the subject; therefore be it

Resolved, That the report of the Intersynodical Relations Com-
mittee be adopted. ;

Action by the convention: The convention adopted the com-
mittee’s resolutions,

3. Re Offense

Wuergas, The committee’s discussion (Proceedings, pp. 130 to
133) of giving and taking offense correctly presents the. teaching
of God’s Word and proposes a fraternal method of dealing in such
cases; therefore be it

Resolved, That the report of the Intersynodical Committee on
principles and procedure be adopted; and be it further

Resolved, That Section III and paragraph 1 of Section IV
(Proceedings, p. 132) be included in the By-Laws of the Synodical
Conference; and be it further

Resolved, That the Note (Proceedings, p. 132) be recommended
to the several synods for their attention.

Action ‘by the convention: The convention adopted the com-
mittee’s resolutions.

4. Re Association of Lutheran Seminarians

With regard to the report of the Intersynodical Relations Com-
mittee on the matter of membership in the Association of Lutheran
Seminarians, we recommend, since the representative of the sem-
inary involved expresses the feeling that its faculty has not had
full opportunity to discuss the matter with the Intersynodical Rela-
tions Committee, that representatives of the faculty be given an
opportunity for such discussion with the Committee and that there-
after such findings as the Committee shall ‘reach be referred to the
responsible officers of the Synod of which the seminary is a part
for proper solution.

Action by the convention: The convention adopted the com-
mittee’s recommendation.

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Re Unprinted Memorials by Pastors G. Schweikert, A. C. Rolf,
C. Bramscher, R, W. Morhardt, H. Prekel, F. R. Weyland,
P. T. Melcher, Dr. P. E. Kretzmann, Mr. H. Friedrichs

The first section of these memorials reads as follows:

“In the name of God, on the basis of Scyipture and because our
conscience is bound in Scripture, we urgently beseech the conven-
tion first to handle the doctrinal disagreement in the Synodical Con-
ference before proceeding to any other business.”

We recognize the prime importance of consideration of doc-
trinal matters in a confessional fellowship based on the Word of

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