# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S286
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286 Intersynodical and Doctrinal Matters

debate between visiting theologians. It is more desirable that
a few men meet and in the fear of God study Scripture-passages and
the confessional writings and endeavor to apprehend their full
meaning.

No Meeting with the Commissioners of the United Lutheran
Church of America
15. Finally we must report that in this triennium we did not
confer with the Fellowship Commission of the Hon. United Lu-
theran Church of America. On account of the unwillingness of the
United Lutheran Church of America commissioners to accept the
paragraphs in the Brief Statement dealing with the doctrine of
inspiration it seemed useless to us to invite them to meet us, and
the United Lutheran Church of America Commission likewise did
not send us a request for a conference.
C.F. BromMeEr F. H. Bruny, Secretary
TH. ENGELDER W. Arnnt, Chairman
Karu KretzMann

Committee 3 on Intersynodical and Doctrinal Matters con-
sidered not only this report of the Committee on Lutheran Church
Union, but also the following overtures in the book of Reports
and Mtmorials. ,

Synodical Conference Resolution Re Lutheran Union
(Memorial 602)

At the convention of the Synodical Conference held in Chicago
in 1940 the Missouri Synod Committee on Lutheran Church Union
presented a long report, printed in the Proceedings of the Synod-
ical Conference, pp. 81—88. This report was submitted to a com-
mittee of the convention of the Synodical Conference, which re-
ported to the convention as follows:

“Your Committee on matters of Lutheran Church Union has
made a careful study of the material submitted in the convention
program and presents for your consideration the following findings
and resolutions based thereon:

“A. In the ‘Resolutions with Respect to Fellowship’ adopted
by the honorable Missouri Synod at its 1938 convention in St. Louis
it is stated (6c, p. 232): ‘As far as the Missouri Synod is con-
cerned, this whole matter must be submitted for approval to the
other synods constituting the Synodical Conference.’ This has
been carried out in all] good faith. Thus the Missouri Synod has
given its sister synods an opportunity to take part in its dealings
with the American Lutheran Church by offering constructive
criticism.