# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1986_S45
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

44 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

into the future. President Bohlmann thanked God for the
many fine gifts He has given our church through graduates
of St. John’s College. The convention then sang “Hail! Saint
John’s College, Hail!”

Res. 6-08 (TB 167—168), to give thanks to God for the
blessings of St. Paul’s College, Concordia, Mo., was adopted
as the convention arose and sang the doxology. Res. 6-10
(TB 168~169), to support the agreement concerning St.
Paul’s High School through the 1988-89 academic year,
was adopted.

Recognition

The chairman introduced Dr. Walter L. Rosin, secre-
tary, and Dr. Norman Sell, treasurer of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod. He congratulated them on their
reelections, and prayed God’s blessings upon their impor-
tant work.

Leadership and Organization

Committee 5 continued with the presentation of Res. 5-
02A. The convention adopted a resolution to dispense with
the reading of the balance of Res. 5-02A, and require only
reading by title, as well as having the committee point out
the changes between the resolution as it was printed in
Part B of Today’s Business and the version as printed in
Sunday’s edition of Today’s Business.

The convention adopted Res. 5-02A, Section B (TB 246,
line 67, to page 254, line 27). Res. 5-02A, Section C (TB
254, lines 31-45), and 5-02G (TB 255, line 10, to page 256,
line 35) were also adopted.

Res. 5-02A, Section M (TB 256, line 69, to page 257,
line 27), was adopted, after the convention declined an
amendment to lines 11 and 15 on page 257. A division of
the house was requested, which the chairman declined.
The convention sustained the ruling of the chair.

Committee 5 presented Res. 5-02A, Section N (TB 257,
line 31, to page 260, line 29), and the convention adopted
it with changes in line 55, inserting the word “made” be-
tween the words “not mandatory” and the phrase “by these
Bylaws” following the word “mandatory,” and in line 65
changing the words “actual members” to “constituency.”
The convention declined to delete lines 22~27 on page 259.

Greetings

The chairman introduced Rev. Arnold Rakow, president
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England. President
Rakow thanked The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
for its partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Church
of England. He expressed appreciation for Lutheran
Church Extension Fund assistance and synodical subsidy,
and shared the hopes of expansion in England to open six
new missions by the year 2000.

Leadership and Organization

The convention adopted Res. 5-21 (TB 156-157), to ex-
pand auxiliary membership eligibility. Res. 5-02A, Section
O (TB 260, line 31, to page 263, line 68) was introduced.
Request

President Bohlmann expressed his sorrow because rec-
ommended voting lists had been distributed before ballot-

ing for the Nominations Committee had even begun. He
pleaded with the convention that individuals involved in
distribution of recommended voting lists cease and desist
from such action at once.

Devotions

The closing devotions were led by Rev. Carlos Puig, sec-
retary for Hispanic Ministry, Board of Mission Services,
using the Worship Guide, pages 35-36.

Session 12
July 24, Afternoon

Opening Devotions

Mr. Richard Bimler, executive secretary, Board for
Youth Services, led the opening devotion, using the Wor-
ship Guide, page 36, and LWCC, page 130. The youth rep-
resentatives participated in the devotion, singing a song
and leading the prayer.

Minutes

The convention approved the minutes for Sessions 7 and
8, Tuesday, July 22, as printed in Today’s Business, pages
393-406, with one correction on page 397, line 25, changing
the name “Hermann” to “Meyer.”

Announcements

Convention manager Marvin Siebels provided airport
transportation information, and Paul Devantier informed
the delegates that a resource packet would be available
Friday, which would assist them in reporting convention
highlights to their congregations. A resolution introduced
to adopt the remaining proposed Bylaws from Committee
5 in total was put on hold until Committee 5 again ap-
peared before the convention.

Elections Committee

The Elections Committee reported first ballot results
for members on the Nominations Committee and fifth bal-
lot results for a layperson on the Board of Directors. Ballot
tallies were:

Nominations Committee
DISTRICT PRESIDENTS
Ballots cast 2,139, required for election 535

Bode, Gerhard ........-...5 00sec cece cence eee eee 136
Fink, Ronald ............ 0.002 e eee eee ence eect ees 85
Heins, John .......... 0... eee e eee ete eee eee eens 72
Hinz, Richard ........2... 00. c eee e eee eter cena 124
Kapfer, Richard ............. 20-20 e eee e ee eee eee eee 66
Kramer, Loren .........--..020e ees ee eee e eee e eee teens 64
Kromphardt, Arnold .........-..2.-.005 eee rere ee 58
Kuhn, Robert ............. 000. - eee eee eee eee tenes 239
Lutz, Arleigh ...........0 0.000. e eee eee ee tenes 41
Mulder, David ............2. 2202 e eee eter eeeeeee 39
O’Shoney, Glen .......2.. 0.00 e ek cece eee eens 114
Oswald, Orval ......... 0... cece cee eee eee 169
Petersen, John ...............2.00000 00> cece eeeeeaee 55
Sohns, Wilbert .............20 00. cece eee ener eens 207
Spitz, Paul 2.2.2... eee eee ee eee 108
Weber, Paul ........... 20... cece e eee e ceteris 171
Wendling, Paul ...............0260 cece eee ee eee eee 302
Zimmermann, Elwood ............0.. 00sec eee ener eee 91
PASTORS
Ballots cast 5,139, required for election 514
Aurich, Vern .......... 0.00 ence ec eee eee ere eeneee 51