# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S25
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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“adopted at the 1981 convention of the Synod: As a result
 ofthose changes, several members of the present Board
“of Directors would have been ineligible for re-election
-for an additional full term. After discussing the issue

and declining a proposed amendment, the delegates
accepted the resolution (5-03A, TB 176) for the purpose of

-“yemoving the 12 year limitation. (The committee

requested insertion of the words “those provisions of” in
the resolve for clarification).

Slate for First Vice-President

-- Secretary Mueller, reporting to the convention,
indicated that Dr. Ralph Bohlmann, Dr. Guido Merkins,
and Dr. Charles Mueller had declined nomination for
the office of First Vice-President. Consequently, the
slate for First Vice-President would consist of Dr.
Richard Hinz, Dr. Gerhardt Hyatt, Dr. J oseph Lavalais,
Dr. Walter A. Maier, Jr., and Dr. Robert Sauer unless
amended by the delegates. Following this presentation
the convention adopted the slate as presented.

Professional Education

President Bohlmann described the scope of work
which had been under consideration by the Floor
Committee on Professional Education and introduced
Dr. Arnold Kuntz, President of the Southern California
District and chairman of the floor committee, to the
delegates. In an audio-visual presentation Dr. Kuntz
reviewed for the convention the work of this committee
which would come under consideration by the delegates.

Following the presentation, consideration of Res.
6-01 (TB 143), entitled, “To Attract New Support for
Existing Trust Funds” was begun. The resolution asked
the Department of Stewardship and Financial Support
to make every effort to attract new financial support for
existing trust funds and encouraged the members of the
Synod to support the efforts of the development staff of
the department. The resolution was adopted as pre-
sented. Res. 6-02 (TB 143), directing the Board for
Professional Education Services to develop and distri-
bute a standardized format to be used by synodical
colleges and seminaries in reporting to synodical con-
ventions, was considered and adopted as presented.

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Dr. Walter Rosin, executive secretary of the Board
for Professional Education Services, introduced Dr. E.
P. Weber, retiring president of Concordia College,
Portland, to the delegates. Dr. Weber was cited for his 25
years of service as president of the college and 41 years
of ministry in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Following the presentation of a set of inscribed bookend
plaques, the delegates adopted Res. 6-19 (TB 153) and
expressed their thanks to God for Dr. Weber’s ministry
by the singing of the common doxology.

Immediately after the presentation of Res. 6-03 (TB
143), calling for a study of the synodical system of
colleges, the delegates declined a call to cease debate on
the resolution.

Elections

President Paul Wendling, chairman of the Floor
Committee on Registration, Credentials, and Elections,
introduced the ballot for the First Vice-President of the
Synod. After he explained election procedures, ballots
were distributed, and after voting was completed,
the ballot was declared closed.

Professional Education

Resuming discussion of Res. 6-03 (TB 143) the con-
vention considered several amendments which were
proposed. Included among these were amendments to
eliminate the words “Board of Directors of the District
in which the institution is located” in lines 47—49 (TB
145) and to substitute the words “after consultation
with the above named entities” in lines 38—39 (TB 145)
for the words “the concurrence of three of the four above
named entities is required.” An amendment to the last
amendment calling for a substitution of the words “the
concurrence of two of the three following entities be
required: the Board of Regents, the Board of Directors,
and the Council of Presidents” in lines 38—39 and the
words “concurrence of two of the three following entities:
Board of Regents, Board of Directors, and Council of
Presidents” in line 56 was also considered. After further
discussion the delegates agreed to cease debate on the
amendment to the amendment, the amendment, and
the resolution and then declined both the amendment to
the amendment and the amendment and adopted the
resolution as originally presented.

Parish, Youth, and Communication Services

After giving an overview of the work with which
Committee 2 had been asked to deal, President Bohl-
mann introduced Dr. Arnold Kromphardt, President of
the Eastern District and chairman of the Floor Commit-
tee on Parish, Youth, and Communication Services. In
an audio-visual presentation, Dr. Kromphardt gave the
convention an overview of the work of Committee 2 with
which it would be dealing in the remainder of the
sessions. ;

After having done so, he introduced Res. 2-01 (TB 49),
which asked congregations to encourage their young
people to be active in the ongoing work and mission of
the congregation and encouraged the congregations to