# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S4
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONTENTS

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Officers of the Synod ........... 0. ccc cee nnn een EEE nee EEE een renee Ene’ 6
Convention Arrangements Committee ...... webb bec e deen bebe bebe eee b bebe seen bebe teen nent ene e tee eee neneens 6
Registered Delegates and Representatives ............ 0... 00sec cece etree erent teen teen t ener es 7
Convention Floor Committees ........... 0.06 c cece cece enn Ent Cnn een enn e eee eee 17
Tentative Convention Schedule ........... 2.0000 ec eee eee e eee nent nn tenn n eden eet et et eta ee 19
Minutes of the Convention ......... 20.0.0. ccc cence eee eee nnn n ee eer n nee nnn ener eben een anaes 21
Election Results 0.0.0.0... 00. c ccc cece ee nnn eee EEE nent e nee e ene Eten terete nner eas 60
Standing Rules 2.0.0... 0 cc enn nnn En ED EEE ten ene enn nee net e trees 64
President’s Report—Ralph A. Bohlmann .............. 0.2 cece cen etn n ene enn n nen ee eas 65
Convention Sermon-—Ralph A. Bohlmann ............. 00.0. eee nnn n een e tne e eens 93
Devotional Essays on Luther Theme ............ 0.002 cece cece cen nent teen enn n teen een enees 97
1. Alive Through Baptism—Gerhardt W. Hyatt 2.2... 0... c ccc ccc etter enn e een ees 97

2. Captives of the Word—Robert Preus ......... 0.00.0 cece cece etn nn nent nnn renee 99

3. Simultaneous Saints and Sinners—Karl Barth ............. 0. cece ccc nent een nent tenet nee 101

4. Priests Before God—M. J. Stelmachowicz .......... 0.00 c ccc nett een eee e teen tate e tenets 104

5. Freed to Serve—Paul Zimmerman ........... 00. c ccc ne ene en Ene ee een Ete nen eens 107

6. Citizens of Two Kingdoms—David Schmiel ............. 000 ccc cece etn ene e ete e en tn nes 109
Special Events .......... 002.0 eee cece nnn Cn ene ee ene rene eter e etter tenes tes 113
Devotions 0.0... c cece ccc ccc cnc ce cece eee n eee nee ence nen nee eee need Edd nen nee Ee Dene eden Eben ERE EE Eas 115
Other PresentationS .....0.0. 000000 c ccc eee eee ene e nen REE een Eee EEE Tee EEE een eee 117
1. Greetings—J. A. O. Preus, Former President of the Synod ........... 6.06 cee eee e ene teen nee een eee 117

2. Greetings—David W. Preus, Bishop of The American Lutheran Church .............. 00.00 esses seen eee ees 119

3. Greetings—James R. Crumley, Jr., Bishop of the Lutheran Church in America ............. 000s see seen eens 121

4. Greetings—William H. Kohn, President of the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches ............... 123

5. Greetings—Robert V. Abolins, Vice-President of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ...... 124

6. Greetings—Reuben Swanson, President of the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. ............ 6-0 s cece eee eee 125

7. Address—Philip J. Ebeling, Chairman of the Lutheran Youth Fellowship ...............-- 5. sees eeeee eee 126

8. Address—John W. Vessey, Jr., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff .......... 0.60.0 e eee cence eee 127

9. Address—Jean Garton 00.0... 0c ene Ene E een eee een ern DERE Ener Enno es 129
ResolutionS ........0. ccc ccc cece eee nn ene e nnn EER enn Ene Eee EEE eRe EE enn E Ene rE ees 135
1. Missions, Evangelism, and Social Ministry ....... Lecce ee eee been eee eee eee e eee e teen teen eee een e beeen 185

2. Parish, Youth, and Communication Services ......... 6. c cece eee eee eee eee teen n nnn n ees 143

3. Theology and Church Relations ............ 0... e cece cece eter ten tent e net ener tee 153

4, Administration and Program Implementation ............. 0.06. c cece etn tenn e ees 163

5. Structure and Constitution ............ vee eee eee e eee eee n ene e Ree Deere eee e eee n EEE EEE Eee eee 173

6. Professional Education ......0.00 0.2 c ccc ene enn nee enn e entree Ene eee b nee n nee es 201

7. Nominations ........ 2. ccc ccc ee ee enn enn enn ene n eee n eee een e Ene eee Ente Eee ee 209

8. Registration, Credentials, and Elections .............6 0.0. . cece cece etn teen ener ent eee ee 209

9. Reference Resolutions 1.0.0.0... 00.0 cece ccc nee ene enn ener e nena teen n eee e nent ences 211
Late Reports and Overtures ..... cece eee een eee e ence nee n een e ene e ne tented DEED eee e ene eter tenet nets 213
Reports and Overtures Correlated with Resolutions .........-....... 20-25-05 sce c eee eee cece eee een tener e eens 215
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