# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1992_S26
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

26 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

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The Praesidium

Res. 8-01A was placed before the convention. The res-
olution calls for a clarification of the role of the Board of
Directors of the Synod in regard to various corporate and
legal entities.

A motion was made to table 8-01A until 4-02 has been
determined.

Question was called on the motion to table and was
carried by a voice vote. ‘

The motion to table failed by a voice vote.

An amendment was offered and supported to delete
lines 50-51 from section 3.182 and the word program from
line 36 of section 3.190 of the resolution.

The work of the committee was delayed due to the or-
ders of the day. Seventeen minutes had been devoted to
the discussion of the motion to amend.

Closing Devotions

The delegates were led in closing devotions by the Chap-
lain of the convention.

Session 5
July 13, Morning
Opening Devotions
The assembly was led in opening devotions by the Rev.
Dr. Wil Sohns, chaplain to the convention.
Lifelight™ Bible Study ,

Dr. Earl Gaulke, the LifeLight Bible Study leader, in-
troduced the delegates to the group study for today. The
Rev. Dr. Arnold Kuntz, past President of the Pacific South-
west District and member of the Board of Directors of the
Synod, addressed the Word of God to the conventioneers.

Special Recognition wo

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Dr. Erwin Kolb presented a special plaque of recognition
on behalf of the LifeLight Bible Study series to Mrs. Betty
Duda, Mrs. Alberta Barnes, and Mrs. Ida Mall, repre-
senting the International Lutheran Women’s Missionary
League.

Special recognition was accorded Rev. Timothy Huber,
Lavern Schmidt, Denise Mulhy, and members of St. Peter
Lutheran Church, Lodi, Calif., for the role they played in
field testing the LifeLight Bible Study program for the
Synod’s Board for Parish Services.
Special Greetings .

Special greetings were extended to the convention by —
Mrs. Ida Mall, pesident of the International Lutheran
Women’s Missionary League. Mrs. Mall highlighted the
work of the LWML.

Special Recognition

Dr. Thomas Armour, president of the Mill Neck Foun-
dation, presented the John of Beverly Medal posthumously
to Dr. George R. Kraus of Concordia Theological Seminary,
Fort Wayne, and Dr. Daniel H. Pokorny of Concordia Sem-
inary, St. Louis. The awards were accepted by Mrs. Kraus
and Mrs. Pokorny on behalf of their husbands.

Committee 5: Structure and Organization

Before the committee could begin its business, a point
of order was raised regarding Part III of the President's
Report, claiming that elements of the report were im-
proper. The chair ruled the point of order out of order. The
convention sustained the chair by a 58.3 percent vote.

Dr. Loren Kramer, chairman of Committee 5, intro-
duced Res. 5-01B.

Motion was made to refer 5- O1B to the original task
force.