# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S349
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"Appeal Matters 349

wnt of Trinity Ev. Luth. Church, Oak Park, I.
, ' (Memorial 903)

e. fear of God and awe of His Word Trinity Congregation
ally reviewed its disciplinary procedure and the Opinion
s Board of Appeals’ in the case of O. H. Pannkoke and

e f find that’ the Board of Appeals has failed to make any
gon a basic issue of the case, to wit, the acceptance of the

sioa7 over the protest of Trinity Church and the continuance of
membership” in spite of rulings of both the Southern
(Jan. 11, 1938) and English (Dec. 13, 1939) Districts affirming

the souls involved, to the Scriptural and constitutional function-
f our Synod, and to the Scriptural authority and constitutional
s prerogatives of every member congregation of Synod. The Board
10£. Appeals renders no judgment, on this disorderly situation
although the issue was officially placed before it by the Transcript
“the Records of Trinity Church (pp: 12—17), by the Findings of
¥ Southern and English Districts, by letter of Trinity Church on

i lan,’8, 1943, by the officers of the English District in a communica-~ .

nm of Feb. 13, 1943, and by éral statement by the pastor of
Trinity Church, supported by officers of the English District offi-
‘ially present, to the Board on Feb. 16, 1943, at Fort Wayne, Ind.,

- which last-named statement entry in the minutes of the Board
was specifically requested.

We hold that to acquiesce in such procedure would be to for-

a feit one of a congregation’s inherent, basic rights as a member of:

Synod — the right to have its disciplinary action honored by every
sister congregation until such time as a case has been finally
djudicated— and that such renunciation of its Scriptural and
dical prerogatives should not be asked and may not be re-

“ purposes of synodical membership and the synodical fellowship.
‘.*” “When the disorder perpetuated by the Board of Appeals’ silence
on this irregularity of “dual membership” has been resolved, the
congregation. will stand ready to adduce evidence for its further
conviction ; that argumentation employed in the Decision rendered
does -not accord with Scripture, established. church practice,
and fact _. *. Trinrry Evancenican LUTHERAN CHURCH
_E: F, Fepizr, Chairman

P. C. MERRYWEATHER, Secretary

ty.Church’s jurisdiction — an issue fundamental to the welfare |

ired of a congregation. To do so is to disavow and nullify the: