# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S313 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 312 SPECIAL AND SUNDRY MATTERS Bicentennial Committee, representation on this committee could include a wide geographical base. The committee, as itis envisioned, would assist all members of the Synod todevelopa deeper appreciation for their Lutheran heritage. Details of the Synod’s celebration of the 400th anniversary in 1883 will be available to the new committee if desired. Other anniversaries that we would do well to note in the coming biennium are these: 1981 —150th anniversary of arrival of K. F. A. Gutzlaffin Macao, China, first Lutheran Missionary to China (July 8, 1831) —125th anniversary of first teachers conference in the Missouri Synod, held in Milwaukee, Wis. (Aug. 13, 1856) 1982 ~—400th anniversary of birth of Johann Gerhard, “Arch- theologian of Lutheranism” (Oct. 17, 1582) —175th anniversary of the birth of F. W. Hussmann, first secretary of the Missouri Synod (Nov. 9, 1807) —125th anniversary of the death of F. W. Barthel, first treasurer of the Missouri Synod (Feb. 12, 1857) —125th anniversary of arrival of Missouri Synod mission- ary Ottomar Cloeter at Crow Wing, Minn., to begin mission work among Indians (June 12, 1857) —100th anniversary of the organization of the Southern District (Feb. 8, 1882) —75th anniversary of the opening of Seminario Concordia (Concordia Seminary) at Porto Alegre, Brazil (May 1, 1907) —75th anniversary of the dedication of Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, N.C. (June 2, 1907) —75th anniversary of dedication of Concordia College, Portland, Oreg. (Dec. 15, 1907) —v7dth anniversary of the organization of the Atlantic District (June 5, 1907) 1983 —500th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther (Nov. 10, 1483) —300th anniversary of the death of John Campanius, first Lutheran missionary to the American Indian (Sept. 17, 1683) —200th anniversary of the birth of Nicolai F. S. Grundtvig, Danish Lutheran theologian and poet (Sept. 8, 1783) —175th anniversary of the birth of J. K. W. Loehe (Feb. 21, 1808) —100th anniversary of the dedication of the “new” Jeffer- son Avenue Concordia Seminary buildings (Sept. 9, 1883) Local interest groups, Districts, conventions, conferences, societies, and others are urged to help celebrate these anniversaries. Financial Summary The old adage says that an army can travel only as far as the provisions for its soldiers permit. The Institute, too, can provide care, preservation, and services only to the extent that the financial resources permit. Financial shortages in many different categories have created considerable consternation, particularly as inflation reduces even the funds that are available. The tables that follow indicate the various sources of Institute income for operations, services, and internal func- tions during the past biennium. A. Type of Income 1979 1980 1. Synodical Budget.......... $118,791 $135,710 2. Membership and Other ..... 29,300 29,990 3. LLL Microfilm Support .... 2,000 2,000 Total ........ 2... ee, $150,091 $167,700 The following are tables reflecting the projected needs for Institute funding to continue its operations and services in the coming three years. B. Projections 1981 1982 1903 1. Synodical Budget.......... $159,665 $164,625 $192,410 2. Membership and Other .... 44,610 31,220 36,605 3. LLL Microfilm Support .... 2,000 2,000 2,000 Total ......0........... $206,275 $217,845 $251,015 C. Capital Improvement Funds The following funds were contributed by many individual friends, organizations, congregations, auxiliaries, and of course, the many dedicated members of the Institute to the capital improvement fund goal of $360,000. This goal represents the funds necessary to equip and furnish the expanded facilities to be completely functional and efficient, since the initial synod- ical grant of $516,000 provided for only the construction of the new addition. 1979 1980 $135,385.25 $39,398.19 Total Gathered for Capital Improvement Fund Since 1977: $241,478.76 Goal of Capital Fund Drive: $360,000 Still Needed: $118,521.24 Furnishings and Equipment... Transfer of Records The 1979 convention revised the procedures covering the transfer of official records to the Institute that are significant and necessary for the proper preservation of Lutheran histor- ical resources. While these revisions in some instances require special efforts on the part of institutions and auxiliaries, the Institute is pleased to report that many have already implemented the new provisions while others are in the process of doing so. The continued and full implementation of these provisions will bring immense benefits to future institutional adminis- trators and synodical and District leaders, not to mention the future researchers of Lutheran history, because they will be able to consult comprehensive and orderly archival records, Conclusion The dollars and cents that the components of the Synod and the Synod itself save through a good record-keeping program are almost inestimable. The Synod operates one of the best systems among American denominations. Records created in the offices of synodical boards, commissions, institutions, and agencies throughout the country, which are no longer of operational value, are appraised. Those with permanent value are preserved by the Institute and the others destroyed. In addition, the Institute has been privileged to render unique and specialized services to a large number of groups, congregations, scholars, amateur historians, and a host of others. We thank all who have supported archival-historical work in the Synod with their prayers, resources, and contributions. Gerhardt Kramer, President Aug. R. Suelflow, Director 9-03 Report of Commission of Adjudication The Synod Commission of Adjudication was formed by action of the Milwaukee convention, 1971. The first appeal that resulted in a hearing and a decision was submitted to the commission in 1976. From 1976 to the present, the commission has processed three appeals fully through the hearing and decision stages. It has processed other appeals by adjusting them to the mutual satisfaction of the parties to the dispute or by referring the appellant to the appropriate District Com- mission of Adjudication in cases where it did not have jurisdiction. As a result of its experience with such hearings and adjusted settlements of disputes, the Synod Commission of Adjudication has made recommendations to the Synod Board of Appeals for some changes in the rules of procedure. At synodical conventions in 1975, 1977, and 1979, representatives