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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1969, Page 141

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CHURCH RELATIONS 141

Youngstown, Ohio, implore the synodical convention in
Denver in 1969 to refrain from action which undoubtedly.
would prove precipitous in many local areas and to
decline to declare pulpit and altar fellowship with The
ALC, LCA, or any other church body until unity in
doctrine and practice is achieved.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Youngstown, Ohio

ELMER Wm. Griscuow, President

Rosert A. ZILKE, Secretary

W.H. Wernine. Pastor

(3-126)

To Desist from Fellowship Declaration
at This Time

Wuereas, There is widespread evidence that a decla-
ration of fellowship with The American Lutheran
Church would neither dissipate the confusion existing
within our own Synod nor resolve the diversities still
extant between The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod and The American Lutheran Church; therefore
be it

Resolved, That we implore the President of our
Synod in conjunction with the Council of Presidents
to desist from recommending to the Denver convention
that we declare fellowship with The American Lutheran
Church; and be it further

Resolved, That we also implore the Denver conven-
tion to desist from such a declaration at this time: and
be it finally

Resolved, That we as a Synod and as individuals
continue to deal and dialog in love with our fellow
Christians of The American Lutheran Church in the
prayerful hope that we might one day walk in fellow-
ship without compromise.

Ev. LurHeran Cuurcu oF Sr. JAMES
Shawano, Wis.

Rosert R. BEHNKE, President
Duane Raeper, Secretary

H. Parscu, Pastor

D. A. Scunoor, Pastor

C. E. Beyer, Pastor

(3-127)

To Delay Fellowship in Order to Reach
Certain Objectives

Wuereas, The consultations with pastors and mem-
bers of The American Lutheran Church has revealed
a difference in the understanding of pulpit and altar
fellowship; and

Wuereas, The continued difference in dealing with
lodge members would compel us to practice selective
altar fellowship: and

Wuereas, There has been a manifest difference in
the interpretation of the Scriptures, e. g.. evolution as
a suitable explanation of the process of creation: and

Wuereas, Fellowship with The American Lutheran

Church seems to imply de facto fellowship with the
Lutheran Church in America: therefore be it

Resolved, That action on pulpit and altar fellowship
with The American Lutheran Church be delayed in
order to —

1. Reach a mutually agreeable and clearly defined
statement on what we mean by pulpit and altar fellow-
ship:

2. Declare what The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod congregations will do about altar fellowship with
lodge members in The American Lutheran Church;

3. Establish disciplinary procedures in the practice
of pulpit fellowship: and

4. Explain how we can have pulpit and altar fellow-
ship with The American Lutheran Church and not with
the Lutheran Church in America, while at the same
time The American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran
Church in America have pulpit and altar fellowship.

Trinity LutTHeran CuurcH

Arapahoe, Nebr.

Ropert Exanp, Secretary
(3-128)

To Delay Declaration of Fellowship

Whereas, The matter of the declaration of pulpit and
altar fellowship between The Lutheran Church — Mis-
souri Synod and The American Lutheran Church is
a very important one: and

Wuereas, There seems to be much confusion and
uncertainty concerning the propriety of declaring such
fellowship at this time: and

WHEREAS, We, the members of Faith Lutheran
Church, York, Nebr., are convinced in our own minds
that real agreement in doctrine and practice has not
been achieved to the point where fellowship can be
declared: therefore be it

Resolved, That we. the Voters’ Assembly of Faith
Lutheran Church, York. Nebr., in lawful meeting as-
sembled, petition The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod, in convention assembled in Denver, to delay the
declaration of such fellowship until such time as differ-
ences in doctrine and practice are resolved by the two

synods, FaiTtH LUTHERAN CONGREGATION

York, Nebr,

C. G. Hortuus, Chairman
CrLaRENCE Knorr, Secretary
N. A. HaANNEMANN, Pastor

(3-129)

To Delay Fellowship and Study Jointly
Relationship of Gospel to Witnessing
Wuereas, By the grace of God. much has been done
concerning fellowship with The ALC on the grass-roots
level: and
WHerEAS, The slowness of the program in some

places (e.g. as we have found locally, The ALC has
not instructed the members concerning it) suggests that