# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1929_S8
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8 Proceedings of Thirty-Fourth Regular Convention,

denounced as bigots. The well-being and prosperity of the Church is
sought in the merger of church-bodies even at the cost of truth. Sad
to say, this destructive virus of unionism has infected also many
Lutheran circles. This modern striving after external union despite
spiritual disunion brings to one’s mind the words which God spoke -
to Israel by the prophet Isaiah: “Say ye not, A confederacy, to all
them to whom the people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye
their fear nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of Hosts Himeelf, and
let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread.”
God grant that the remembrance of the great events in the

history of our Church may be to us all a call of admonition and
, encouragement not to seek the well-being of the Church in all manner
of unions at the expense of truth, but rather to let it be our great.
care to hold fast for ourselves and our children our rich inheritance
as embodied in our Lutheran Confessions. Then, even though we,
with our brethren in the Synodical Conference, must feel ever more.
the sting of isolation, the true fountain of Israel will richly flow for
us in the Word of God; heaven will stand open; we shall have
a cheerful conscience, sweet comfort in life and death, and unfailing*
strength for a life of godliness. And God will use our testimony ‘as
a guide for many also outside of our Synod. May God bless the
coming jubilees unto such glorious consummation! We ask it in
Jesus’ name. Amen.

President’s Report.

A detailed report of your President may be dispensed with. All:
delegates have received a copy of the Reports and Memorials. In this
pamphlet they have been sufficiently informed with regard to the work-
of the Church during the past three years and have been advised ag.
to the program of work lying before the convention.

Our Synod has again been permitted to do its work in a time of:
national peace. The work of our institutions and missions has pr
gressed, even though here and there difficulties arose that occasioned
no little trouble, and even though the building program voted by th
last convention could to a large extent not be carried out because our
congregations failed to supply the necessary funds. As a result, th
Board of Directors and the other boards affected often found thei
hands tied. This convention will have to give due attention to th
finances of Synod.

No change has taken place in our relation to the sister synods §
in the Synodical Conference. Our unity of spirit found hearteni
expression at the sessions of the Synodical Conference held in Omah
last August. Our brethren in Australia request that, after many
years, we again send an official representative to visit them as an
evidence, and for the confirmation, of our unity in the faith. Our