# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1992_S198
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

LATE REPORTS AND OVERTURES

taining the right to brotherly dissent, members of the
Synod are expected as part of the life together within the
synodical fellowship to honor and to uphold the resolutions
of the Synod”; and

Wuereas, Bylaw 2.35 provides, “Every member of the
Synod shall diligently and earnestly promote the purposes
of the Synod by word and deed”; and

Wuereas, Chapter VI of the Bylaws provides that the
Boards of Regents are “subject to general policies set by
the Synod” (Bylaw 6.01) and are to “become familiar with
and develop an understanding of pertinent synodical and
Board for Higher Education Services policies, standards,
and guidelines” (Bylaw 6.03 a); and

Wuereas, Bylaw 3.69 m provides, “All boards and com-
missions shall be responsible and accountable for their ac-
tivities to the President of the Synod (Art. XI, B, 1-4)
between conventions of the Synod and ultimately to the
Synod in convention (Art. XI, A, 1-2)”; and

Wuereas, Bylaw 3.73 provides, in part, “All officers,
boards, and commissions shal] be accountable to the Synod
for all their actions . . .”; and

Wuereas, The refusal of the majority members of ithe
BOR to comply with the Constitution and Bylaws: of the
LCMS and to honor and obey the final and binding deci-
sions of the COA has caused and continues to cause! di-
vision and conflict and great damage to cTs and the
LCMS; and

Wuereas, The BOR cannot effectively or properly carry
out its function and responsibilities, and the welfare of crs
and its faculty, staff, and students cannot be maintained
if individuals remain members of the BOR but refuse to
comply with the Constitution and Bylaws of the LCMS;
and

Wuereas, Article XI, A, 2 of the Constitution of the
LCMS provides, “The Synod at all times has the right to
call its officers to account and, if circumstances require it,
to remove them from office in accordance with Christian
procedure”; therefore be it

Resolved, That the convention condemn the action of
the majority of the BOR which refused to honor or obey
the final and binding decisions of the COA and thus openly
and publicly violated the Constitution and Bylaws of the
LCMS; and be it further

Resolved, That all members of the BOR (Orvil Roetman,
Stuart Tietz, Melvin W. Bredemeier, William F. McNally,
and August Mennicke) who voted for the resolution stating
that the BOR would not honor and obey the final and bind-
ing decisions of the COA be removed as members of the
BOR, effective immediately; and be it finally

Resolved, That the Synod, by convention, accept nom-
inations and elect individuals to complete the terms|of
those members of the BOR removed from office.

First Lutheran Church
Manhattan Beach, CA
Malcolm Heib, President
Janet Owen, Secretary
Identical or similar:

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L8-47B-H
Grace, Platte Center, NE Ernest Mueller, President
St. Peters, Platte Center, NE Donald W. Sjuts, President
Redeemer, St. Clair Shores, MI Earl Hildebrandt,
. ’ President
Christ, Mason City, IL David Bergman, Chairman
, Our Savior, Crookston, MN Jerome Wendorff, Chairman
Christ, Oak Park, IL Robert Failing, Chairman
; Pilgrim, Decatur, IL Phil Beach, Chairman

L8-48

To Ratify the Honorable Retirement .
of Dr. Robert D. Preus
Wuereas, The Board of Regents of Concordia Theolog-
ical Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., resolved to honorably re-
tire Dr. Robert D. Preus as president of the institution on
July 27, 1989; and

“i Wuereas, The honorable retirement of Dr. Preus has -

: been the subject of litigation and adjudication within the
} synodical Commission on Adjudication and Commission on
; Appeals-of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod; and
‘ Wuenreas, The dispute concerning the honorable retire-
: ment of Dr. Preus has caused considerable pain, suffering,
jand dissension within The Lutheran Church--Missouri
! Synod; and
Wuereas, It is in the best interests of Dr. Preus, Con-
‘cordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., and the
‘Synod at large, that this dispute be laid to rest; therefore
the it
{ Resolved, By the Synod in convention that the honorable
iretirement of Dr. Robert D. Preus from the presidency of
"Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., by res-
olution of the Board of Regents of Concordia Theological
!Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., is hereby ratified and ap-
proved in its entirety, any decision of any other boards or
jcommissions of the Synod notwithstanding.

| Board of Regents
' Concordia Theological Seminary
: Fort Wayne, IN
| : Stuart D. Tietz, Secretary
,

‘L8-49

To Refuse to Debate CTS
' Board of Regents/Dr. Robert Preus Case
on Convention Floor

| Wuereas, The Synod in convention is incapable of func-
tioning in any way as a tribunal due to limitations of time,
legal expertise, and availability of all pertinent and nec-
‘essary data; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod in convention recognize the
authority of Bylaw 8.69 and refuse to debate the CTS
Board of Regents/Dr. Robert Preus case on the convention
floor.

Decatur Circuit
: Indiana District
Daniel J. Brege, Circuit Counselor