# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1989_S30
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

30 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

istered as of 11 a.m., July 10, with the ballots for the sev-
eral offices for the boards and commissions of the Synod.
Prior to the actual voting, Dr. Kuntz led the assembly in
noonday prayers.

Session 6
Afternoon, July 10

Opening Devotions

The delegates were led in an opening devotion by Dr.
Arnold G. Kuntz, convention chaplain.

Minutes

The minutes were corrected and approved. The correc-
tions included changing the number of votes recorded for
Ralph A. Bohlmann on page 187 from 509 to 589; changing
the number of votes recorded for August T. Mennicke from
501 to 509; and changing the number of voters listed on
line 30 of Today’s Business, page 192 from 1,134 to 1,087.

Higher Education (6)

Rev. Erhardt Bauer, president of the Northwest Dis-
trict, presented an opening statement for higher education
in which he expressed gratitude for the work carried on
by the executive secretary, Dr. Michael Stelmachowicz,
and the other leaders in higher education, including es-
pecially the chairman of the Board for Higher Education
Services, Rev. John Schildwachter, and the members of
the board.

By way of clarification, Rev. Bauer noted that Overture
6-33 would not be considered at this convention. He also
pointed out that the several overtures dealing with pas-
toral certification have been referred to the BHES’s Stand-
ing Commitice on Pastoral Ministry.

Res. 6-01, Today’s Business, page 89, to celebrate the
125th anniversary of Concordia College, River Forest, Hl.,
was presented to the assembly. The chairman called upon
Dr. Eugene Krentz, president of “RF,” who reminded the
delegates of the historic vision which has led to these 125
years of blessing to the church. Northern Illinois president,
Rev. Theodore Laesch, presented a plaque to Dr. Ralph
Bohlmann on behalf of the college and the constituency.
The resolution was adopted unanimously and was cele-
brated with the singing of a hymn.

The committee chairman called upon Rev. Ulmer Mar-
shall to present Res. 6-02, Today’s Business, page 89, which
calls for the development of Concordia College, Selma, Ala.,
to eventually become, with the assistance of the Board for
Higher Education Services, the Board of Regents, and the
accrediting agency, a four-year, degree-granting institu-
tion. Dr. Michael Stelmachowicz provided additional in-
formation. The question was called on Res. 6-02 and was
sustained. The resolution carried by a margin of 990 to 31.

Special Greetings

Dr. Herbert Chilstrom, bishop of the Evangelical Lu-
theran Church in America (ELCA), addressed the conven-
tion, stressing both the history and the new beginnings of
the ELCA. He noted that the long-range future for his
church body looks very bright, and he expressed appreci-
ation for the fact that while he and President Bohlmann
do not agree on each and every point of doctrine, they do
hold as a high mutual priority the need to continue to
dialogue. Bishop Chilstrom underscored the values dis-
covered as the LCA and the ALC looked toward their sim-
ilarities rather than their differences. He stated the
principal beliefs of the new church body, including the in-
spiration of Scripture. He agreed that the foremost task
facing all Christians is that of telling the unbelieving world