Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1920, Page 22

front cover inside front cover Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48

22 Verhandlungen der ſiebenundzwanzigſten Verſammlung

Es lag der Synodalkonferenz folgendes Aufnahmegeſuch vor:
Milwaukee, Wis., August 19, 1920.

To the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North
America: —

The minutes of the annual meeting of the Norwegian Synod of
the American Evangelical Lutheran Church held 1919 contain the
following resolution under the caption, “The Synod's Relation to the
Synodical Conference”: “The Synod shall make application for ad-
mission into the Synodical Conference, and shall elect representatives
to attend its next meeting.”

As representatives elected by this meeting of the Synod it be-
comes our privilege in behalf of the Norwegian Synod to present
this application to renew the fraternal relations with your worthy
body, which were severed in the early eighties of last century.

During these years there have been many of our fathers and
brethren in Christ who have sincerely regretted that organic re-
lations with your worthy body should at any time have been severed.
Among these are the few who remain faithful to the doctrines and
principles of the old Norwegian Synod, and who now constitute “The
Norwegian Synod of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church.”

We, therefore, on behalf of the Norwegian Synod of the American
Evangelical Lutheran Church, petition for membership in the Evan-
gelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America.

(Signed.) GEORGE A. GULLIXSON.
L. P. JENSEN.

Dies Geſuch wurde einem Komitee übergeben, das folgendermaßen
berichtete:

Ihr Komitee, das mit der Prüfung des Aufnahmegeſuches der
„Norwegiſchen Synode der Amerikaniſchen Ev.⸗Luth. Kirche“ (The Nor-
wegian Synod of the American Ev. Lutheran Church) betraut worden
iſt, verſammelte ſich am Nachmittag des 20. Auguſt um halb zwei Uhr
mit den Vertretern dieſer Synode und beſchloß nach ſorgfältiger Prüfung
der Konſtitution derſelben und Beſprechung mit den anweſenden nor⸗
wegiſchen Brüdern, der Ehrw. Synodalkonferenz folgende Empfehlungen
vorzulegen:

1. daß „Die Norwegiſche Synode der Amerikaniſchen Ev.⸗Luth.
Kirche“ als Glied der Synodalkonferenz aufgenommen werde;

2. daß wir dieſe Brüder mit großen Freuden begrüßen, ſie in ihrem
Kampf für die Wahrheit ermutigen und ihnen Gottes reichen Segen für
die Zukunft wünſchen;

3. daß wir erkennen müſſen, daß „Die Synode für die Norwegiſche
Ev.⸗Luth. Kirche Amerikas“ (The Synod for the Norwegian Ev. Lu-
theran Church of America) zu unſerm großen Bedauern durch ihr Feſt⸗

22 Proceedings of the twenty-seventh convention

The following application for admission lay before the *Synodalkonferenz* [Synodical Conference]:

[Printed in English.]
Milwaukee, Wis., August 19, 1920.

To the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America: —

The minutes of the annual meeting of the Norwegian Synod of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church held 1919 contain the following resolution under the caption, “The Synod's Relation to the Synodical Conference”: “The Synod shall make application for admission into the Synodical Conference, and shall elect representatives to attend its next meeting.”

As representatives elected by this meeting of the Synod it becomes our privilege in behalf of the Norwegian Synod to present this application to renew the fraternal relations with your worthy body, which were severed in the early eighties of last century.

During these years there have been many of our fathers and brethren in Christ who have sincerely regretted that organic relations with your worthy body should at any time have been severed. Among these are the few who remain faithful to the doctrines and principles of the old Norwegian Synod, and who now constitute “The Norwegian Synod of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church.”

We, therefore, on behalf of the Norwegian Synod of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church, petition for membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America.

(Signed.) GEORGE A. GULLIXSON.
L. P. JENSEN.

This application was handed to a committee, which reported as follows:

Your committee, which was entrusted with the examination of the application for admission of the "Norwegiſchen Synode der Amerikaniſchen Ev.⸗Luth. Kirche" (The Norwegian Synod of the American Ev. Lutheran Church), met on the afternoon of 20 August at half past one with the representatives of this synod and, after careful examination of its constitution and discussion with the Norwegian brethren present, resolved to lay the following recommendations before the Rev. Synodical Conference:

1. that "Die Norwegiſche Synode der Amerikaniſchen Ev.⸗Luth. Kirche" [The Norwegian Synod of the American Ev. Lutheran Church] be received as a member of the Synodical Conference;

2. that we greet these brethren with great joy, encourage them in their struggle for the truth, and wish them God's rich blessing for the future;

3. that we must recognize that "Die Synode für die Norwegiſche Ev.⸗Luth. Kirche Amerikas" (The Synod for the Norwegian Ev. Lutheran Church of America) has, to our great regret, by its holding fast to the "Opgjör"