# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S291
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

‘Publication Matters , 291

981)" and substituted the following: “Work on the EHle-

ble date of publication will be made in the near future
ugh the regular synodical channels,” we urge the Committee
46 ce ontinue to give to this Elementary Catechism the same diligent
tudy as was accorded the new synodical Catechism and to submit
xt of the same to pastors and teachers for constructive criticism ©

‘ fore publication is made.

Catechism Correction
(Memorial 707)

Let me say at the outset that I am presenting to you a matter
“tremendous importance to our beloved Church. And I ask
yur pardon for the error I made at. the last convention of present-
‘ing an “Unprinted Memorial” in behalf of such an important and

ar-reaching matter pertaining to our Catechism. I had to yield to
€ committee’s contention immediately that we could not hope’
O.-carry this matter in a great convention when we had to begin
with an “Unprinted Memorial.” .
.°' Ina nutshell I will say: “Given and shed for you” in the Sixth
Chief Part of the Catechism is not in the Holy Word of God nor
in Dr. Luther’s German Catechism.
See for yourself. Doctor Luther: Fuer euch gegeben und
"vergossen zur Vergebung der Suenden. Now place quotation
marks where they ought to be, and you will see: “Fuer euch ge-
geben” und “vergossen zur Vergebung der Suenden.” That is the
only.way to read it according to the sacred Word of Jesus. You
. will readily see what I am contending for. You will also see that
“Given and shed for you” is an impossible translation into English.
that at last should be corrected. The following translation could
be defended: “Given for. you” and “shed for the remission of
sins.” But look at’ your Savior’s words, which ought to be quoted
verbatim from the Holy Word: “Given for you: ” and “shed for you
.for the remission of. sins,”

To each guest at ‘His Table the Son of God says twice, “For
you.” So we should say it twice in our English Catechism, ' And
the two statements which the Redeemer made about the benefits
of*this Holy. Sacrament should appear in our English Catechism
clear and emphatic. Where Jesus emphasized the glory of this
Sacrament with two marvelous statements, we dare not jumble
them together in such an unsatisfactory translation.as we have in
our English Catechism.

We certainly do not wish to do as Rome does when it says to
the laity that they receive the. blood of Christ with the body and