# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S231
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1935. 919

INTERSYNODICAL MATTERS.

Report of the Committee on Organic Union.
(Memorial 409.)

- In accord with the resolution of the last Delegate Synod your
Ven. President appointed A Committee on Organic Union, which is
“to investigate the feasibility and possibility of the organic union of
the synods constituting the Synodical Conference of North America
and to make recommendations on this matter to the Synod at its
next convention.” (Proceedings 1982, 165.)

The undersigned committee, after considerable correspondence in
this matter, met for a one-day session at Milwaukee on August 15,
1983. On the basis of prepared papers various. phases of organic
union were discussed: .A tentative plan was finally adopted, which
might serve as a basis for deliberations with similar committees of
the other synods. bot

Your Committee thereupon informed the presidents of the other
synods of the Synodical Conference that we are ready to confer with
their committees and requested them to assist us in bringing. about
a joint meeting of all committees. To date only the Norwegian Synod
has furnished us the names of the members of its committee. For
this reason nothing further could be done in the matter as far as
your Committee is concerned. ,

We rejoice that unity of doctrine and practise has been estab-
lished and maintained in the Synodical Conference these many years.
If we but strive to preserve and foster this inner unity, we may well
await further developments in the matter of outward union.

Awaiting further instructions, we are, with fraternal greetings,
Ture Committee on Orcanic UNIon.

Cart SCHINNERER, Chairman. W.O. WALLSCHLAEGER.
H. A. Mayer, Secretary. H. Srrasen.

Report of Committee 21: —

Since the Committee on Organic Union reports that the Slovak
and Norwegian brethren feel that the present language conditions do
not permit organic union on their part, and since the Wisconsin
brethren are to decide the matter at their convention in August, your
Committee recommends that Synod’s Committee on Organic Union
continue to function until the Wisconsin brethren have taken definite

action in August.
Action of Synod.

This recommendation was adopted.