# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S436
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

436 Two Radio Addresses

ambassadors who have gone into many countries to project against
the sky-line the spires of churches built solely and only by a,
strict adherence to the Scriptures. One of the features of this
program was the simultaneous singing in twelve different lan-
guages of the great Lutheran hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is
Our God.”
Issued by the Synodical Press Committee

Ap. F. Meyer, Chairman

Wo. F. Bruenine, Secretary

J. F.E. Nicketspure, Treasurer

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Blue Network, June 26, 1941, National Broadcasting Co.

This is Walter Van Kirk reporting on the Fort Wayne Con-
vention of the Evangelical Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other
States. Once again the delegates are assembled in the Gymnasium
of Concordia College in order to listen to this broadcast. And .
once again I desire to extend to the Convention the greetings of
the National Broadcasting Company.

Luther once said, “Who has the youth has the future.” The
truth of this has been amply demonstrated, and often painfully
demonstrated, in recent years. And these spiritual descendants
of Luther are resolved that the youth of America shall not be
mobilized by forces hostile to the Christian faith, A number of
resolutions have been adopted here designed to strenghten and
broaden the Lutheran program of Christian education. Under
the direction of the Christian Board of Education the Missouri
Synod is instructed not only to maintain existing parochial schools
for religious instruction but wherever possible to add to the
number of these schools. It is recognized that, if the young people
of America are weaned away from the Church, the future of our
nation will be dark indeed.

For three days now I’ve been listening to the Convention
debate the question of unity among Lutherans. Differences among
Lutherans have to do with both doctrine and practice und the
meeting of confessional loyalty. But there can be no doubt that
the Missouri Synod eagerly and, I might add, unanimously desires
to achieve a closer union among Lutherans generally, but more
particularly, at this stage, with the American Lutheran Church.
As a matter of fact no fewer thon 65 memorials from large anc
representative conferences were laid before the Convention urging
the Synod to continue its efforts looking toward unity. And by
unity I mean doctrinal unity as a first step, and after that perhaps
organic union. The Missouri Synod is very clear in its own mind
that whatever is done in bridging the chasm of disunity among
Lutherans must be done strictly in keeping with Christ’s prin-

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