# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S81
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONVENTION MINUTES

Limit Speakers

It was moved and seconded from the floor that nonvoting dele-
gates be limited to three minutes of speaking. After the Chair
had ruled that in exceptional cases a point of privilege could be
raised, the motion carried.

Registration Committee

Secretary Birkner read the names of those who had not yet
completed their registrations.

Committee 2— Missions

Resolutions were adopted encouraging our brethren in Eng-
land (TB 173, 27), in Germany (TB 173, 28), and in Africa (TB
175, 30). The Synod decided to make part-time arrangements for
a resident counselor in Europe (TB 174, 29). A Bible was presented
and a rising vote of thanks was extended to Miss Angela Reh-
winkel for thirty-eight years’ service in India (TB 170, 24). During
these moments various missionaries home on furlough from foreign
lands were introduced from the rostrum. Missionary Carino pre-
sented to the President a carving of the Lord’s Supper executed
by the Lutherans in the Philippines. The convention decided to
create, with the concurrence of the Board of Directors, a third
executive position for the Board for Missions in Foreign Countries
(TB 167, 20) and to enter the Middle East as a new mission field
with the approval of the Board of Directors (TB 168, 21). During
this time Dr. Kirsten of Germany addressed the convention.

Committee 16 — Nominations

The slate of candidates for the Commission on College and
University Work and for the Board for Young People’s Work was
adopted with the addition of Mr. Milford Brauer, Minneapolis, to
the latter slate.

Committee 6 — Constitutional Matters

The Committee on Constitutional Matters began its lengthy
report on the work of the Synodical Survey Commission. The
preliminary resolutions 1 and 2 on page 306 were adopted. The
reading was not completed.

Committee 3—Intersynodical and Doctrinal

Discussion was renewed on Resolution 9 (TB 108) presented
by the Committee on Intersynodical and Doctrinal Matters. The
mover of the amendment “are asked individually to subscribe to
and” withdrew his amendment. The delegate who had seconded
the amendment agreed. Since no objection was offered, withdrawal
of the amendment was agreed to by common consent. In answer