# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1986_S38
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

38 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The
chairman introduced Rev. Elroy Treit, president of Lu-
theran Church—Canada; Rev. Edwin Lehman, president of
the Alberta-British Columbia District; Rev. Roy K. Holm,
president of the Manitoba and Saskatchewan District; and
Dr. Albin Stanfel, president of the Ontario District. The
convention joined in singing the Canadian national an-
them, “O Canada,” and Hymn 276, “Oh, for a Thousand
Tongues to Sing.”

Lutheran Church—Canada president Elroy Treit was
asked to address the convention, following which Dr. Bohl-
mann asked all Canadian delegates to rise and be recog-

LAYPERSONS
Ballots cast 927, required for election 464

Gloria Hoban ...............0.0 222 eee eee eee eee
Helen Morris ......0.0.0.00000 ccc ccc cece cee eneeee
Robin L. Zimmerman .............----0222+2002

Board for Mission Services
LAYPERSONS

Ballots cast 1,014, required for election 508

Oscar Hackbarth .......... 000 cece cece eee
William J. Jorns ........... 02 cece ener ee ee eee
H. David Thurston ............-. 22 e cece ee eee

Board for Parish Services
PASTORS

Ballots cast 2,031, required for election 508

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nized. He thanked the brothers and sisters in Canada for J. Barclay Brown ...........0-200e cece eee ee eens 451
their continuing loyalty to Jesus Christ, and expressed Norbert Oesch ............ 6... ++ 2s seen eee e eee ee 504

: : . Daniel D. Otto ......... 0.0. 287
thanks for service on the Board of Directors by Mr. David Clemens Pera ...........2.-00 0: ceee eee eee eens 245 :
Goertz of St. Catharines, Ont., who was called to his eter- Daniel Preus ........ 000.000 cece cence enne eens 544 :
nal home recently. President Bohlmann pledged the love TEACHERS }

of members of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod to

Ballots cast 1,034, required for election 518

the brothers and sisters in Canada. He noted that with Allen eet Trtrsersstsr ers sse ese se ess sc eee s es te ;
this action the Synod will realize a decrease in member- LAYPERSONS

ship, but our decrease is to increase Jesus Christ, Lord of
the church, to make our mission of sharing the Gospel in
Canada more effective. The convention arose and sang the
doxology.

The convention adopted Res. 3-09 (TB 68), reaffirming
the position of The Lutheran Church—Missouri on the ser-
vice of women in the church, after declining amendments
to make changes in lines 32, 53, 54, and 55.

Ballots cast 2,042, required for election 511

Carol A. Ebeling ........0. 0.2 c cece cece eee eee
Pearline E. Jones .............. sees cece renee
Marlys Kehm .......... 0. cece cece teenies
Keith Klafehn .............20. 20 e cee e eee eens
Dorothy Molyneaux .............. 00 cece eee eens

Board for Professional Education Services
LAYPERSONS

Ballots cast 1,017, required for election 509

Res. 3-10 (TB 68), reaffirming the position of Synod on William Ahibr ANd... esse eee reeset teense ron
the ordination of women, was adopted, as was Res. 3-11 Mary Helen Kelly 2 a9
(TB 69), declining overtures on a new dogmatics text. Edwin Kurth .............000eeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 133

Res. 3-12 (TB 69), encouraging continued confessional
witness, was adopted, after declining an amendment to
line 66. Afterward it was agreed that committees have the
option to summarize whereases when presenting resolu-
tions to the convention.

Board for Youth Services
Synodical College Representatives

Ballots cast 1,026, required for election 514

Robert Baden ........... ccc ccc ccc eens
Richard Shuta ................. 22. e cece eee eee

Commission on Adjudication

Elections Committee PASTORS
Results of the second general ballot were shared in Dad Ca eee ne nn cccveseeee 459
printed format with the convention. The names of individ- Beryl Droegemueller ...............0eeeceee eee e ees 309
uals elected are in italic type. Victor Hellman .............. 0... 416 i
Robert Kuhlmann ......... 0... ccc cece ee eee necro 362 }
Board of Directors Carl E. Mehl ........... 00 cece eee cece eee 493 ‘
PASTORS LAYPERSONS ;
Ballots cast 1,034, required for election 518 Ballots cast 1,008, required for election 505
Kenneth W. Behnken ................----002002 eee 219 Theodore Fleischer ............-...- 2... e cece eee eens 199
Donald Black .......... 00.2.0: cece e ene eee e eee ee eens 281 Edward H. H. Garber ......... bebe cece eee e eee eens 327
Richard L. Thompson ......... 0.00000 c cece eee neees 534 David Jarratt .......... 0c cece eee eee nes 482
LAYPERSONS ,
Ballots cast 3,025, required for election 505 Commission on Appeals
C. P. Coyner ...... 00. c ccc cece ee ce een eee eeees 123 PASTORS
John L. Daniel ............. 02-0 cee cee eee eee ees 424 Ballots cast 1,013, required for election 507
Walter Kayser ...........02- 202 ee cece ese eee e eee ees 306 Theodore Mueller .............. 00s cece eee rete eens 229
Gilbert LeHaine ...............cccecee ee ceeeeeeeeees 312 Edward Saresky ............-00 cece eee eee e eee eees 395
Harold M. Olsen ..........0 000 e cece cece e cence reece 412 Otis Sauls 2.0.2... eee eee nen eee 389
Paul W. Purdy ........... 0.00 cece cee cece ence eees 410 LAYPERSONS
Orrin Rinke ... 2.2.0... 000 e eee ene ees 150 Ballots cast 1,019, required for election 510
Sam Rutigliano .............00 00020 e cee eee eee 195 John Kelley (Jack) .......... 0.6. c eee eee eee eee eee 289
Lester Schultz ........0.0.0.00 0.00. e cece ee eee eee eee eee 477 William Killion ...........-.-. 2c. ceueeee cece ee eeeeee 480
Rose Wallace ...........0. 000 e cece cece eee terete eeee 216 Gordon D. Tresch .........--... cece cece eee e eee eeeeee 250
Board for Evangelism Services Commission on Theology and Church Relations
PASTORS PASTORS
Ballots cast 1,031, required for election 516 Ballots cast 1,045, required for election 523
Thomas Glammeyer ........---.-2.-0 0000s eee eeeeeee 438 Arthur Drevlow ..........00 0000 c cence een ete 540
Darwin Karsten ..........0 000 ccc c cece ee ete 593 John Fritz 2.0.02... ee eee teen e ene 505