LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1932, Page 114

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154 Proceedings of Thirty-Fifth Regular Convention,

IV. CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS.

Intersynodical Matters.
(Report of Committee 20.)

In reference to the Brief Statement of the Doctrinal Position of
the Missouri Synod.

These theses were drawn up by resolution of Synod (see Proceed-
ings of the 34th Regular Convention, p. 113) by a committee appointed
by Dr. Pfotenhauer and consisting of Dr. F. Pieper, Prof. W. Wenger
Secretary, Rev. E. A. Mayer, Rev. L. A. Heerboth, and Dr. Th.
Engelder. They were published in the Concordia Theological M onthly
of May, 1931, and in pamphlet form were mailed to all the pastors of
Synod. The pastors are to be commended for having studied this doe-
trinal statement, both at conferences and privately. Many changes
were suggested, but these suggestions dealt with widening the scope of
the theses, pointed out changes in phraseology, requested additional
proof-texts, etc., but none called into question the correctness of the
doctrine contained in the theses.

Your Committee carefully studied the theses and the suggested
changes submitted by pastoral conferences and individual pastors, but
did not feel called upon to widen the scope of the theses by adding
additional paragraphs nor to add additional proof-texts nor to make
unnecessary changes in phraseology. Your Committee confined itself
to proving the correctness (Scripturalness) of the doctrine and to
making only such changes in phraseology as were very evidently de-
sirable and to call attention to mistakes in printing.

Unprinted Memorial 56 of the Northwestern Conference of the
Brazil District (expressing surprise that the theses do not cover all
doctrines, neither refer to our practise).

Recommendations of Committee 20: Since the doctrinal state-
ment was drawn up by resolution of the synodical convention of 1929,
and since much time and labor have been expended upon the drawing
up of this statement and their consideration, therefore we recommend
that the request of the Northwestern Pastoral Conference of Brazil
be denied.

Unprinted Memorial 85 (asking that the English text of the theses
be also made the official text).

Your Committee recommends that Synod comply with the pe-
tition.

Requested Changes: —

In the event a reprint of the theses is made, your Committee rec-
ommends that in paragraph 8 of the theses, on Redemption, the words
“but without sin” be added after the words “into His divine person”

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and in the German text after the words “uns gleiche’ the words be
added “doch suendlose.” It further recommends that in paragraph 8
the word “begotten” be used in the English translation instead of
“born.”

It also calls attention to the following typographical errors and
changes : —

1) In paragraph 9, in the German text, the comma is to be placed
not after “nicht,” but after “rechtfertigt.”

2) In paragraph 17, in the German text, the quotation is Rom. 3,
93. 24 instead of Rom. 5, 24.

3) The reference to the Samaritans in paragraph 26 should con-
form to the German text and therefore read Samaritans: Luke 17, 16.

4) Paragraph 28. Instead of the words in the English text “as the
real cause of the origin and continuance of divisions in the Church”
it should read “as causing divisions in the Church.”

5) Paragraph 31. The quotation is to be Eph. 6,4 instead of 6, 6.

6) Paragraph 34. The quotation is to be John 18, 11 instead of
John 8, 11.

7) Paragraph 38. The words in the German text: “den Rest,”
“das uebrige,” “die Wahl,” should be put in quotation-marks.

8) Paragraph 39. The quotation from the Triglotta should be
correctly quoted, thus: “diese Lehre nicht anders denn also, dass sie
uns dadurch zum Wort weist, Eph. 1; 1 Kor.1, zur Busse vermahnt,
2Twm. 8, zur Gottseligkeit anhaelt, Eph. 1; Joh. 15, den Glauben
staerkt und unserer Seligkeit uns vergewissert, Eph. 1; Joh. 10;
2 Thess. 2.” ; 2?

We recommend that the theses be adopted as a brief Scriptural
statement of the doctrinal position of the Missouri Synod.

We recommend that Synod adopt these theses. We recommend

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W. E. Houenstuin, Secretary.
Synod adopted this report.

Report of Committee 20 on the Hanssen Case.

(Regarding a protest against several members of the former Intersynodical
Committee. )

Ihr Komitee hat den Protest des Herrn Pastor Theodor Hanssen
sorgfaeltig geprueft, findet aber, dass der Protest unberechtigt ist, und
empfiehlt deshalb der Ehrw. Synode, den Protest zurueckzuweisen.

Your Committee has carefully considered the protest of Pastor -
Theo. Hanssen, but finds that the protest is not justified and therefore
recommends to the Hon. Synod the rejection of the protest.

Synod adopted this report.