# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S251
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. Intersynodical and Doctrinal Matters ~ | 251

With reference to Overture 612 the Committee recommends:
In view of the developments pointing toward’ the ac-
ceptance of the one document decided upon by the. Fort
Wayne Convention, there no longer seems to be a need
to restudy the Intersynodical Chicago Theses of 1929 and

the American Lutheran Church Declaration of 1938.

; 3 In view of the whole situation as it confronts our Synod at

time with reference to the highly desirable God-pleasing unity

faith and doctrine, your Committee earnestly recommends the
ntinuation of intersynodical conferences, preferably on the basis
the one document which, we trust, will shortly be before us. |

ever, the attention of our members of Synod is called to the
olution of 1941 which warns all concerned against forcing the
issue and establishing any form of outward fellowship (prayer,
wlpit, or altar fellowship), since this would militate against the
aw of love and the spirit of fellowship.

II .

“ 6..With regard to the overture concerning the objections raised
-by our brethren in the Norwegian and the Wisconsin Synods, we
recommend that Synod respectfully call the attention of our
' brethren to the Proceedings of the Fort Wayne Convention, where
.the request of the brethren was fully respected, page 303, para-
‘graph 9: “That, after favorable action"has been taken by our Synod
‘and the American Lutheran Church in reference to the one doc-

trinal agreement prepared, our Synod take no further action: with
"the American Lutheran Church until our Synod has submitted the
entire matter to our sister synods in the Synodical Conference and
the American Lutheran Church has submitted the entire matter
to its sister synods in the American Lutheran Conference, and all
this has resulted in favorable action.”

. Il.
With regard to Memorials 614 and 615, your Committee recom-
mends the following: .
"We reaffirm the position taken at the Fort Wayne Convention,
. page 303, paragraph 11, “that in the meantime it be understood that
“no pulpit, altar, or prayer fellowship has been established between
“us and the American Lutheran Church; and until such fellowship
has been officially declared by the synods concerned, no action is
., to be taken by any of our pastors or congregations which ignores
the fact that we are not yet united.”
However, joint prayer at intersynodical | conferences, asking
God for His guidance and blessing upon the deliberations and dis-
‘cussions of His Word, does not militate against the resolution of