# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S306
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294 Proceedings of Thirty-Sixth Regular Convention,

C, a. Report of Committee. 2¢ C:—:

Your Committee, which dealt with unprinted Memorial. 96 A,
submitted by Pastors Theo, Hanssen and EF. F. Melcher, entitled
“A Synodical Mistrial in Matters of Doctrine,” relating ta the go-
called “Chicago Intersynodical Theses” and our Missourian eollo-
quents, has given the appellants q sympathetic hearing and a liberal
amount of time to presentatheir case. It has conferred with the men
involved ag well as such other persong’-g¢ ‘have a mature opinion in
this matter, We have carefully studied all documentary material,

mittee.19 of the convention, should be restated: “Every suspicion
concerning the personal position of the colloquents in faith and doc-
trine, inclusive of any accusation of impure motives of any kind,
should ‘not be- entertained.” This Position was reaffirmed by Synod
in Milwaukee in 1982, ; a

. Your Committee recommends: — ©

a) That the appeal in question be rejected;

b) That the appellants be ‘requested in brotherly love hence-
forth’ to ‘cease agitating in this matter, - ; se

. Action of Synod.
This report was adopted, .
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C,.b. Report of Committee 22 C:—
Your Committee has carefully considered unprinted Memorial
26 B, entitled “Renewed Doctrinal Protest and Repudiation of Error,”
submitted by Pastors’ Theo, Hanssen,. , Melcher, and others, relating
to an exegetical treatise offered in the Concordia Theological Monthly,
Vol. 1932, pp. 187—196, based on Hos. 2, 16. 17 we

Your Committee begs leave to report : —~

a) That it has not concerned itself with the Chinese . Term,
Question, which is touched upon at length in the appeal, since this
question is made the subject of specific study on the part of a com-
mittee functioning at this time.

b) That your Committee has carefully studied the treatise ini
question, In addition to this it has widely consulted competent

grounds ‘for the” protest and accusation of the appellantai) 4°

Action of Synod.
Synod adopted this report. ”