# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S236
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236 Intersynodical and Doctrinal Matters

Fiduciary Committee in Matters of Doctrine and Practise

Report of Committee 16:

With reference to Memorial No. 3 (unprinted) entitled “Con-
cerning Truth,” an overture to Synod requesting a synodical rul-
ing on various expressions culled from synodical periodicals and
from other publications circulating within the Synod, and

With reference to Memorial No. 23 (unprinted), recommend-
ing “Doctrinal Control over Non-official Church-papers having a
wide circulation” within Synod, and

With respect to a communication concerning “Synodical Con-
trol over Organizations in the Church,” and

With reference to a communication directed against sugges~
tions of employing “the power of Synod as a means of enforcing
agreement by means of resolutions and censorship,” and with ref-
erence to a number of other unprinted overtures submitted to
Committee 16,

Your Committee recommends the following resolutions:

Wuereas, These memorials and communications cover a wide
field and involve many instances of diverging opinions concerning
serious points or matters; and

Wuereas, It is physically impossible for Synod to deal ade-
quately with these matters during the limited time of its sessions
either through a committee or on the floor; and

Wuereas, In many cases there is every reason to hope that
under thoughtful guidance and proper admonition most, if not
all, of the points at issue could be adjusted; and

Wuereas, A smaller body of brethren especially suitable for
purposes of guidance and adjustments of these and similar criti-
cisms and strictures might more deliberately and adequately at-
tend to such matters in a satisfactory and mutually profitable way;
therefore be it

Resolved, That we recommend to Synod that it instruct its
President to appoint a standing committee of five brethren of known
theological acumen and of recognized practical experience to which
the President, who according to our Constitution has the super-
vision regarding the doctrine and administration of all officers of
the Synod and all such as are employed by the Synod, shall, ac-
cording to his discretion, refer the memorials and communications
submitted to our committee as well as similar memorials and
communications of the future for adjustment; and be it

Resolved, That the functions of this committee be strictly fidu-