Synodical Conference Breakup

1961 - Concerning Church Fellowship (CLC document)

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In 1961, the men who formed the newly created Church of the Lutheran Confession wrote a public statement to clearly articulate their views on church fellowship and practice in thesis and antithesis form.Concerning Church Fellowship: A Statement of Principle

Essay - The ELS Background of the CLC

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Now don't go thinking that I've forgotten about the ELS as a part of the Synodical Conference. I haven't. It's just that I hardly have any documents from that synod at all so if you have some you'd like to share I'd be happy to post them.I don't know who wrote the following essay but it was most likely written by a CLC man some time after 1968.The ELS Background of the CLCQuotes of note:"While

1961 Committee No. 2 Report - WELS

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Finally, enough WELS members were convinced that discussions with the LC-MS were at in impasse and they were able to terminate fellowship because a majority voted for it.Committee No. 2 Report, 1961 WELS Proceedings, p. 197-199Quotes of note:"WHEREAS, Our admonitions have largely gone unheeded, and the issues have remained unsolved...""WHEREAS, The Commission... reports that differences... have

1960 "The Deepening Wedge of Error" - Essay

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In 1960, Pastor Paul F. Nolting writes about the errors creeping into the Wisconsin Synod. His essay focuses on four areas:1. The Doctrine of Fellowship"If the Synod ever [breaks with the LC-MS], it will be making a long overdue right decision for the wrong reason."2. The Doctrine of the Call"One pastor after another has had his divine call terminated in one of two ways: either by direct vote on

1959 Report of Floor Committee No. 23 Re: A Call for Decision

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Floor Committee No. 23 was set up in order to deal with the memorial called A Call for Decision. Here is their report:Floor Committee No. 23, 1959 WELS Proceedings, p. 211-212Quotes of note:Not really any quotes except that this committee (and the Synod) disavowed any serious charges made by the memorial A Call for Decision.

1959 "A Call for Decision" Revisited

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The 1959 memorial to the WELS convention entitled "A Call for Decision" was circulated to other interested parties to see if they would like to sign it as well.Here it is again, with all 30 signers:A Call for Decision, 1959 WELS Proceedings, p. 209-211

1959 Committee No. 2

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What follows is the WELS Floor Committee No. 2 (Church Union) report to the 1959 Convention.Report of Floor Committee No. 2 (Church Union), 1959 Proceedings, p. 194-197Quote of Note:"That we instruct our Church Union Committee to continue its efforts... until agreement on doctrine and practice can be reached, or until an impasses reached..."

1959 Memorial to the WELS Convention

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Here is another memorial urging the WELS to sever fellowship with the LC-MS on the basis of Romans 16:17,18. The signers of this memorial also mention their agreement with a memorial called A Call for Decision. 1959, Memorial, Wisconsin Synod Proceedings, p. 181-182 Quote of note: "Our failure to [sever fellowship with the LC-MS] has had this twofold effect: