# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S387
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Intersynodical and Doctrinal Matters 301

‘advisabiliy of bringing about the framing of one document of
eement.” (Report 602.)

13. Our official Committee on Lutheran Union suggests that
od again express deep gratitude to God for the remarkable
press made toward reaching doctrinal agreement and that it ex-
ss its willingness to continue negotiations as soon as we may be
ured that the American Lutheran Church is putting forth efforts
ing about a realization of the hope expressed at the Detroit
gn ention with respect to the other synods of the American Lu-
eran Conference.” (1941, p. 196.)

III. Recommendations:
Your Committee 3 suggests the adoption of the following reso-
tions: ~
“--1. That we express our deep gratitude to God for whatever
rogress by the testimony of His truth has been accomplished in
the direction of doctrinal unity for the welfare of His Church and
the glory of His name.
2. That we express our deep regret that the Lutheran Church
“of our country is not united, especially in these days of spiritual
indifferentism, apostasy, and unbelief, which have increased its
esponsibility to hold aloft the banner of purity of doctrine.

3. That we express our willingness to continue our efforts

toward bringing about true unity in the Lutheran Church of this
‘country both in doctrine and practice, but that we are determined to
‘do so only on the basis of the Word of God and the Lutheran Con-
fessions, lest we be unthankful to the Lord for our Lutheran heri-
‘tage, unfaithful to the trust which the Lord has committed to us, and
unworthy of the Lord’s continued blessings.
: 4, That we acknowledge with joy and gratitude to God that, ac-
cording to reports which we have received, many individuals and
groups within the American Lutheran Church have made efforts to
establish doctrinal unity with us; but we regret that the American
Lutheran Church as a body has not taken as firm an attitude in
reference to establishing doctrinal unity as under the circumstances
we had reason to hope for. .

5. That we continue our negotiations with the American Lu-
theran Church in an effort to establish doctrinal unity, because

a. They have requested us to strive together with them to attain
doctrinal unity, for which the need exists, and it is in accordance
with the Lord’s will that Christians should strive for doctrinal unity —
(1 Pet. 3:15; 1 Cor. 1:10);

b. The efforts made between our Synod and the American Lu-
theran Church have not been barren of good results and we have
the Lord’s promise that the testimony of His truth will not be in
vain (Is. 55:10, 11).