# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1954_S194
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194 Proceedings of the Forty-Third Convention,

representation from each constituent synod. To these committees
they shall assign for study such areas of doctrine and/or practice
as need clarification and settlement among us. These areas are to
be determined by the Presidents of the constituent synods and the
President, Secretary, and three Vice-Presidents of the Synodical
Conference. These committees shall report to the President and
Vice-Presidents of the Synodical Conference, who shall make their
reports available to the constituent bodies; and be it further

9. Resolved, That in the meantime the issues which disturb
the unity of the Synodical Conference be thoroughly discussed
and considered on the basis of God’s Word and that we to this end
suggest that these matters be studied by the constituent synods
and in (1) joint meetings of the theological faculties; (2) mixed
pastoral conferences; (3) other smaller groups; and (4) the ses-
sions of the convention of the Synodical Conference.

Action by the convention: Adopted.

The following delegates asked to have their negative vote
recorded:

Julian Anderson W. Amacher Paul Eickmann
Raymond Brei W.F. Wichmann L. Raabe
Norman Gurath Ralph E. Swantz W. Schumann
O. E. Overn Emil Vierhuf T. Hoffmann

G. W. Fischer A. Schweppe R. Wiechmann
Carl Thurow E. Kirschke H. Gieschen
J.C. Dahlke R. Siegler F.E. Stern

Emil Trettin Walter Pankow ( Harry Shiley
Erwin Scharf Wm. Arndt A. Zimmermann

H. Fritze William Arras

Morton A. Schroeder: “I wish to have my ‘No’ vote recorded
because the words of the Floor Committee report: ‘without, how-
ever, passing judgment pro or con on the doctrinal content of the
Common Confession,’ are diametrically opposed to action taken
by my synod in plenary convention in 1951 and 1953.”

The following advisory delegates asked to have their protest
recorded:

C. M. Gullerud R. Fenske C. L. Schweppe
O. J. Eckert L. Wehrwein E. Reim

M. J. Witt E. Fredrich W. Lindloff
Chr. Albrecht H. A. Sitz M. J. Lenz
Paul Albrecht Luther Voss A. Halboth
Carl Lawrenz K. A. Gurgel H. H. Eckert

E. Schaller A. C. Keibel W. Sprengeler
O. Siegler Louis Karpe

The following negative votes and protests against the adop-
tion of individual paragraphs of the above report were recorded
by request:

Paragraph One: G. Fischer, Norman Gurath.