Blast from the past! 1982: LUTHERANS’ MISSOURI SYNOD HEALING FROM BITTER POLITICAL DISPUTE OF 70’s

" ‘We have put those years behind us,’ said Dr. Karl Barth, a leading synod conservative elected this year to head the Concordia Seminary…’The professors are now thoroughly committed to the doctrinal position of the synod,’ Dr. Barth said. ‘As for the students, for them that controversy doesn’t mean a thing.’ … Dr. Bohlmann’s relatively gentle manner and low-key approach to dissent have contributed to the peaceful mood in the church. He is aware of the congregations that violate some synod policies but has told district presidents, the regional heads of the church, to go slow on heavy-handed discipline.’ " Glad such disputes and issues are far in the past and everything worked out so calmly! https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/13/us/lutherans-missouri-synod-healing-from-bitter-political-dispute-of-70-s.html