LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1917, Page 76

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76 Proceedings of 30th General Convention,

Conference tends toward general confusion, this plan is not acceptable
to us.” — Amendment: “That our General Body consider this matter
after a reorganization shall have taken place.” (See report, p. 114.)

In view of this resolution your Committee has deemed it useless
to continue its activities, but would like to recommend that Synod
declare itself ready and willing to take up this matter again, as soon
as the Wisconsin Synod is willing to consider this matter further.

Respectfully submitted to Synod by its Committee:

C. H. Broker. Frep PritzbaFr.

A. F,. W. Fepper. J. SCHINNERER.

Aua. KRinGEL. E. Tatas.

H. Mavuntter. Eve. Trerz.arr.

J. C. Meyer. O. Karser, Chairman.

Karu Eissretpt, Secretary.

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The committee to which this report was referred made the fol-
lowing recommendation : — ,

“Our Synod has been willing for decades to unite organically
with such synods as confess the same faith with us, is willing to-day
to do this, and hopes that with the gracious help of God this may be
accomplished in the near future. We recommend the appointment-
of a committee that may be ready to act further as soon as this is
agreeable to the Wisconsin Synod.”

Resolved, To accept the recommendation of the Committee. .

Resolved, That the General President appoint a committee that
shall be prepared to treat with the Wisconsin Synod as soon as the
Wisconsin Synod is so inclined.

INTERSYNODICAL CONFERENCES.

Report of CoMMITTEE.

For more than two years intersynodical conferences have been
held particularly in the Northwest, which have engaged the attention
also of those not directly taking part. One result of these conferences
is the following communication: — _

St. Paul, Minn., May 10, 1917.
To tHE Synop or Missouri, On10, anp Oruer States: —

We pastors of the Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio, and Missouri Synods,
assembled for an intersynodical conference at St. Paul, Minn., should
like to submit to Synod the result of our discussions on contro-
verted doctrines in a number of conferences, and enclose documents
for this purpose. We should like to suggest that Synod appoint
a committee to examine these documents in conjunction with similar
committees from the other synods, or that Synod take any other