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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1969, Page 99

Scan: The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
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CHURCH RELATIONS 99

Synod immediately withdraw from and disassociate it-
self completely from the Lutheran Council in the United

States of America. IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Oceanside, Calif.

MITCHELL J. PRIFOGLE, Pastor
WituiaM E. Guipotti1, Chairman
DonaLp FLoyp, Secretary

(3-16)

To Study Advisability of Continuing
Membership in LCUSA

Wuereas, The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
was led to believe that joining the Lutheran Council in
the U.S. A. would make the operation of many of its
departments more efficient, while we cannot see that
they have become more efficient; and
Whereas, Our Synod was led to believe that joining
the council would bring about a substantial saving in
manpower and cost by overlapping departments, which
again we cannot see has been accomplished; and
Wuereas, Our information regarding the council and
its operations are insufficient to make an intelligent
judgment; therefore be it
Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod make a study of the advisability of continuing
its membership in the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A.
and report to the next convention of our Synod.
OGALLALA CIRCUIT PASTORAL CONFERENCE
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA DISTRICT
Avert Kouts, Counselor

(3-17)

To Decline to Participate in Annual
and Special Appeals for Funds by LCUSA

Wuereas, The Synod is already budgeting $808,000.00
for interchurch cooperative work; and

Whereas, The Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. too
must live within its budget; and

Wuereas, LCUSA is planning an annual appeal for
funds; and

Whereas, “Eagerness to share God’s gifts meaning-
fully with friend and foe alike” already characterizes
the activity of Christ’s followers in our church; and

WHEREAS, The stewardship departments are con-
stantly encouraging Christians toward “a_ sacrificial
sharing” that “is both visible and proportionately sub-
stantial” lest ‘the integrity of their witness is vitiated”
—and just another financial appeal will not solve this
problem; and

Wuereas, Steps toward “emergency relief and com-
munity development” so “essential to any constructive
alternative to violent revolution” have been and are
being taken; therefore be it

Resolved:

1. That The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
continue to emphasize through its synodical and District

stewardship departments an “eagerness to share God’s
gifts meaningfully with friend and foe alike” as a char-
acteristic of followers of Christ;

2. That the Synod through synodical and District
stewardship departments continue to emphasize that
the members of “Missouri” also “participate in an afflu-
ent society to such an extent that unless their sacrificial
sharing is both visible and proportionately substantial,
the integrity of their witness is vitiated,” and so en-
courage members to support all of the Synod’s out-
and in-reach programs more adequately;

3. That the Synod through synodical and District
stewardship departments remind all members that the
“factor of the physical and mental well-being is so
closely related to world reconciliation and peace that
emergency relief and community development are es-
sential to any constructive alternative to violent revolu-
tion”; that such emergency relief and community devel-
opment be adequately supported by the Synod’s mem-
bers through existing channels;

4, That the Synod decline to participate in the an-
nual and seemingly endless special appeals for funds by
the Lutheran Council in the U.S. A,;

5. That the synodical and District stewardship de-
partments take note of the contents of this memorial
and incorporate the basic principles enunciated into
their stewardship programs.

Rev. GerHarpt J. C. GERIKE
Des Moines, Iowa

ALC FELLOWSHIP
(3-18)

To Commend Synodical Officers for
Fellowship Endeavors

Wuereas, It is the avowed object of The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod (Handbook, Art.II, a) “to
unite in a corporate body the members of the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church who acknowledge and remain true
to the Book of Concord of the year of our Lord 1580
as a true exhibition of sound Christian doctrine”; and

Wuereas, The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod in
convention assembled in New York, 1967, declared that
sufficient unity exists for altar and pulpit fellowship;
therefore be it

Resolved, That we commend Dr. Oliver R. Harms
and his colleagues in the Praesidium for their forthright,
courageous, and dedicated leadership in endeavoring
to take the necessary steps toward full realization of
altar and pulpit fellowship with the American Lutheran
Church and that we assure them of the support of our
congregation and its continued prayers for success in

such endeavor. Our Savior’s LUTHERAN CHURCH

Madison Heights, Mich.

ELMER C. DreEIM, Chairman
PauL H. Scuwan Jr., Secretary
Wa.pemar R. KIssLING, Pastor