The Four Waltherian Cults - LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic) should be called the Tiny Four, because the size of ELCA impresses them so much - like the fragrance of a city dump in July.
Let's just calm down and figure out what I am saying through experience, attendance at their meetings, serving in the WELS and the much worse Church of the Lutheran Confession (sic).
All Four Waltherian Cults are loyal (but dishonest) concerning their doctrinal virginity. But Missouri and WELS, even a bit of the ELS favored Justification by Faith and taught it.
Stretch out the time frame - Carl Gausewitz produced a Small Catechism used by the entire Synodical Conference, one of many catechisms like the Schwan, no doubt.
Missouri produced a beautiful set of Luther's works in German, a work of art in publishing. Modern Missouri sold Luther trinkets in 2017, probably made in Red China.'
The ELS left the Big Norwegians over their fondness for Objective Faithless Justification.