# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S250 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 250 Intersynodical and Doctrinal Matters I - ~The first group of overtures included the report of the Com- mittee on Doctrinal Unity, No. 601, as well as memorials presenting: views on this report and on the general situation with regard to the union movement, A second group of overtures, Nos. 609—611, page 303, paragraph 11. A fourth group of overtures, Nos. 617 and 618, concern membership in the National Lutheran Council. The unprinted memorials concerned various questions contained also in the printed memorials. ' With regard to the report of the Committee on Lutheran Unity . and the overtures pertaining thereto, the entire picture has been Paragraph 8, b, c, d. This document, or doctrinal affirmation, as agreed upon by our Committee and a subcommittee of the A. L. Cc. Commission has already been submitted in a preliminary ‘way 1. With reference to Overture 602 the Committee recommends the following definition of “a Scriptural doctrine”: A Scriptural doctrine is a truth contained in, expressed by, or properly drawn from Scripture. 2. With reference to Overture 616, calling for lay representa- tion on the Committee on Doctrinal Unity, your Committee 3 recommends: That the personnel of the Committee on Doctrinal Unity henceforth include three theological professors, three pas- tors in office, and two laymen, 3. We recommend that our Committee on Doctrinal Unity be instructed, as soon as the document is in shape to be presented, to make it accessible to all members of our Synod, not only pastors and teachers, but also to congregations, in order that all members: of our Synod everywhere may have an Opportunity to study the docurnent carefully and be ready for a final vote in the convention | of 1947. This document will, therefore, after acceptance by the respective bodies, clearly supersede all previous doctrinal docu- ments and. resolutions as accepted by Synod in 1938 and 1941.