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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 413

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414 SPECIAL AND SUNDRY MATTERS

9-23

To Thank God and Pray for All
Officials of Synod Who Have Been
Under Attack from the Secular
and Religious Press

WHEREAS. President J. A. O. Preus. First Vice-President
Edwin C. Weber, Board Chairman Waldo J. Werning and Ewald
J. Otto, and many others have been vilified and attacked both
in certain elements of the secular press and in much of the re-
ligious press during the past several years: and

WHEREAS. Such attacks have not deterred them from their
duties to the Lord of the church and to His Word and Gospel,
thus showing that God has indeed given them His blessed Spirit
of faithfulness and loyalty and strength: therefore be it

Resolved. That we as a Synod state, before all, our opposition
gracious God, who has bestowed such gifts and blessings upon
these leaders in the time of testing; and be it further

Resolved. That we as a Synod request the convention chap-
lain to prepare a prayer of thanksgiving and of supplication to
our God through Christ Jesus for all our synodical officials and
leaders: and be it finally

Resolved. That this prayer be used in convention and also
be distributed to all congregations of the Synod to be used in
their services of worship.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Bremen, Ind.

William E. Heimlinger, Chairman pro tem
Dan L. Miller, Secretary

Raymond A. Mueller, Pastor

9-24
To Thank Officers and Boards

WHEREAS, Our synodical President and Vice-President, the
Board of Directors, the Board of Control at St. Louis, and the
Board for Missions have all faced very difficult days because of
difficulties in our Synod: and

WHEREAS, They have accepted this burden and much
criticism, graciously and with Christian patience: therefore be it

Resolved. That we extend our thanks and support for their
efforts in behalf of our Synod these past 2 years and assure
them of our continued support and prayers.

Mt. Hope Lutheran Church
Boulder, Colo.
Joseph Nicol, Secretary

To Urge Members of Synod
to Be Aware of Courses and
Textbooks Used in Public Schools

WHEREAS, It is becoming increasingly common to find many
public schools using courses and textbooks containing content
in stark contrast to what The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
has historically taught in its confirmation classes; and

WHEREAS, Three main areas of concern deal with evolution
versus creationism and humanistic values versus Biblical
morals and courses on the literature of the Bible taught from a
historical-critical point of view: and

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States is under-
mined when one side of these issues is given without either
giving the other side or else totally dropping courses that are also
the subject of the religious field; therefore be it

Resolved. That members of the Synod become more aware of
the courses and literature our young people are being taught
in the public schools: and be it finally

Resolved. That concerned groups of parents gather for the
purpose of using the Constitution of the United States in support
of either dropping altogether religious subjects from the cur-
riculum or else presenting these sujects fairly with opposing
points of view.

St. James Lutheran Church
University City, Mo.

John Essen, President

Carl Meinecke, Secretary
Tom Baker, Pastor

9-26
To List Presidents of Congregations
in “Annual”

WHEREAS, The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod since its
inception has shown a vital lay leadership: and

WHEREAS, Our church body continues to show great spiritual
power through such organizations as the Lutheran Laymen’s
League and the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League: and

WHEREAS, Congregations themselves ought to be identifiable
not only in terms of the pastor but also through a lay leader:
therefore be it

Resolved, That beginning with The Lutheran Annual of 1977
the president of each congregation be listed alongside the pastor
in the ‘Directory of Congregations.”

Lutheran Church of St. Luke
Philadelphia, Pa.
Bruce J. Lieske, Pastor

9-27

To Remain Aware of American Civil
Religion

WHEREAS, Christian citizens throughout the land will prop-
erly join all other citizens in 1976 in celebrating the 200th anni-
versary of the United States as a nation: and

WHEREAS, American civil religion, which has become a
recognized genre of religious commitments, is based ona variety
of humanistic presuppositions: and

WHEREAS, The citizenry’s national thanks to God will reflect
a variety of theological positions: therefore be it

Resolved, That we join our fellow citizens and fellow Chris-
tians in expressing thanks to God for the many blessings on our
nation but that we use this opportunity to continue to give
distinctively Christian expression to our literature and worship
as we thank and praise God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
for His many blessings bestowed on our nation.

Faculty

Concordia Teachers College
River Forest, III.

Merle L. Radke, Secretary

9-28

To Help Rebuild Landmarks in
Perry County

WHEREAS, The bicentennial of our country is coming rapidly
upon us, it behooves us as a church that enjoys the blessings
of religious liberty to reflect and give thanks to God for His
blessings on our church and to remember what it cost our fore-
fathers to establish the church when they came to the U.S. A.
and, specifically, to Perry County, Missouri: and

WHEREAS, It was here that they established the first log-
cabin college (seminary) in 1839 under the leadership of Dr.
C. F. W. Walther, and this beginning of secondary and higher
education in our church still stands preserved in the grove of
Trinity Lutheran Church, Altenburg, Perry Co., Missouri; and