# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S145
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1935. 188

Whereas, A committee of the New York District Pastoral Con-
ference, consisting of Pastors O. C. Busse, Wm. Koepchen, and Louis
S. Wagner, after a careful study of the Army regulations and the
training manual of the United States Army, The Chaplain, His Place
and Duties, “prepared under the direction of the Chief of Chaplains,”
finds nothing that is contrary to the doctrines, tenets, and practises of
the Lutheran Church (for both the Army regulations and the training
manual state very clearly: “The chaplain will give such religious
ministration as the rites and practises of his Church may warrant”;
Army Regulations No. 60-5, e.g., state: “In matters touching upon
methods of work and professional training which do not involve
church doctrine, supervisory authority over chaplains is vested in the
Chief of Chaplains”); and

Wuereas, The number of our Lutheran boys in the Regular
Army as well as in the Citizens’ Military Training Camps is ever on
the increase; and

Wuereas, Provision should be made for their spiritual care
through Lutheran chaplains; and

Wuereas, Under present conditions, Lutheran chaplains must re-
ceive their endorsement from the General Committee on Army and
Navy Chaplains of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in
America; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other
States cause the appointment of a committee to be known as the Army
and Navy Commission of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Mis-
souri, Ohio, and Other States, as provided for under the provisions of
the Army Regulations No. 605-30 (see p. 7, par. 19, of the training
manual, The Chaplain, His Place and Duties); and be it further

Resolved, That this commission be empowered by the Synod to
recommend men of our Church for chaplaincies, to supervise the call-
ing and recalling of these men, and to be entrusted with the authority
to demand regular reports from all the Lutheran chaplains of our
Synod in the United States Army on their work ‘and activities; and
be it further

Resolved, That the personnel of this commission consist of at
least three members, two of whom ought to hold commissions as chap-
lains in the Regular Army, National Guard, or the Officers’ Reserve.

Respectfully submitted for the ATLANTIC District,

ARTHUR Brunn, President. Karu Krerzmann, Secretary.

Report of Committee 8: —

We have been warned, on the one hand, of the difficulties attach-
ing to this service, and, on the other hand, we have been assured by
brethren that our principles will be honored by the Government.

Resolved that the President at once appoint a committee which