# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S70
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

70 CONVENTION MINUTES

tremendous responsibilities which had been imposed upon him,
but that he was confident that he would not stand alone in these
days of stress and strain, when the very nature of the Bible is
under attack even in Lutheran circles. Above all, God would be
with him. He requested the prayers of the church and pleaded
especially with the professors to remain true to Scripture as the
inspired and inerrant Word of God; next to God Himself he would
have to depend upon them. Dr. Behnken pledged to do what God
would have him do according to the ability which God Himself
supplies.

Elections

Ballots were distributed containing the names of the 12 candi-
dates for vice-president.

Committee 1— Seminaries and Colleges

The resolution (TB 97, 4) setting up criteria for an exchange
study program was again taken up for further discussion. After
several changes in wording had been made by the committee, the
resolution was adopted. The convention resolved that an objective
study should be made of the mandatory retirement program for
our colleges (TB 99, 6), that the Board for Higher Education and
the Curriculum Commission should report in detail to the next
convention on the curricula (TB 116, 18), and that the Board
should continue its study of the procedures involved in engaging,
promoting, and transferring teaching personnel (TB 117, 19). The
committee presented a lengthy resolution proposing many Hand-
book revisions (TB 176, 5). Adoption was moved and seconded,
but discussion was postponed.

The Challenge of Opportunities in America

A filmstrip-panel discussion presentation explored the chal-
lenge of the mission opportunities in America. Home Missions,
Evangelism, Church Extension Funds, Student Service, and work
among the deaf and blind were the subjects discussed.

Committee 2— Missions

The convention acknowledged with thanks the mission bless-
ings and opportunities granted by God (TB 154, 1) and reiterated
the goal of 1,350 new mission stations during the decade ending
in 1965 (TB 156, 4). Resolution 5, designed to co-ordinate and
integrate the mission work of the Synod and the Districts (TB
156, 5), was adopted after the first resolved had been amended
several times to read: “1) That this convention request each Dis-
trict Mission Board and Circuit Mission Board to make a complete
and intensive survey of the mission opportunities in its area, using

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