LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1962, Sheet 103

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DOCTRINAL MATTERS 103

6.39 a; 6.81; 6.83; 6.91f; 6.115; 7.01 b; 7.03; 7.07 a,c;
7.63b; 8.79c; 8.155¢; 11.23 a, b; 11.49; 11.51; 11.113;
12.03 a; XIV); and

Wuereas, Adequate provisions have been established
for disciplinary action in such cases where a pastor,
teacher, professor, official, or congregation needs to be
dealt with in matters of doctrine and practice (see
Constitution, Art. XIII, and Bylaws V, Suspension, Ex-
pulsion, and Appeals); therefore be it

Resolved, That the request for extraordinary action
in Memorials 343, 344, 348, 350 A, 350B, and 354 be
declined; and be it further

Resolved, That the responsible officers of the Synod,
the Districts, and the colleges and seminaries continue
to discharge their responsibilities of supervision of doc-
trine and practice in our Synod and inaugurate prompt
and effective disciplinary action when warranted; and
be it finally

Resolved, That all members of the Synod assist these
responsible officers of the Synod in these important
matters by remembering them in their prayers and
following the orderly procedure set forth for all in the
Synod’s Constitution and Bylaws.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Preserve and Promote Pure
and Correct Teaching

RESOLUTION 3-10

Memorial 341, p. 169, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, Our gracious God in His Word has placed
it upon the conscience of all the members of our church
body to be Scriptural in doctrine and practice and to
be constantly on guard against any weakening of the
Scriptural stand of the Synod; therefore be it

Resolved, That we thank God for the blessing of
purity of doctrine and practice He has granted to our
Synod without any merit on our part; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod and all its members
courageously, forthrightly, and joyfully present our
Scriptural doctrine and practice to the world through
preaching, teaching, and private witnessing; and be
it further

Resolved, That those entrusted with the solemn
duty of preparing future pastors, teachers, and mis-
Sionaries at all our colleges and seminaries continue to
teach in full accord with the sacred Scriptures and our
Lutheran Confessions; and be it finally

Resolved, That the administrations of said institu-
tions, together with the boards of control, exercise care-
ful supervision over the curricula and that they be
urged to apply proper disciplinary action when
necessary.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Fellowship on Mission Fields

RESOLUTION 3-11
Report 301, Il, D, E, p. 147, Reports and Memorials

The question of fellowship relations on mission fields
is relatively new in our circles, This question is be-
coming more acute as congregations on mission fields
organize themselves into daughter or sister churches,
The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod should have
stated policies regarding fellowship in mission fields,
and for that reason the following resolution is offered:

Wuereas, The Synod has until now not articulated
a policy regarding proper relations with sister churches
in mission fields outside the United States (e.g., India
Evangelical Lutheran Church and Evangelical Lutheran
Church of England); and

WHEREAS, Questions regarding fellowship relations,
the training of pastors, teachers, catechists, and evan-
gelists, and other concerns are constantly arising;
therefore be it

Resolved, That the Commission on Theology and
Church Relations, in consultation with the mission
boards involved, continue to study these and related
problems involving daughter and sister churches in
mission fields outside the United States, develop policies
and guidelines for the Synod’s Boards for Missions, and
make a full report of its findings with specific recom-
mendations to the next convention.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Relations in the
Lutheran Synodical Conference
RESOLUTION 3-12

Report 301, I, B; I, B; and Memorial 348, pp. 140—142,
146, 147, 171, 172, Reports and Memorials

Unprinted Memorial 360, p. 67, Today’s Business

In surveying 90 years of fraternal fellowship and
joint work in the kingdom of God as a member of
the Lutheran Synodical Conference, The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod finds many reasons for sin-
cere thanksgiving to the Lord of the church for His
undeserved blessings. At the same time we share a
sense of deep regret with many fellow Christians of the
Lutheran Synodical Conference over the deterioration
of fraternal relations within the Conference. May our
Synod in a spirit of repentance and in rededication to
our joint responsibilities seek the grace of God and His
blessing on our determination to heal the breach in the
Lutheran Synodical Conference.

Wuereas, Our Synod subscribes to the doctrinal basis
(Article II) and the purpose (Article IV) of the Lu-
theran Synodical Conference (see Constitution of Lu-
theran Synodical Conference — Proceedings, 1958,
p. 108); and

Wuereas, The Committee on Doctrinal Unity of our
Synod and the synodical officials have made persistent
efforts to continue in doctrinal discussions with official