# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S85
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONVENTION MINUTES 85

Justus Kretzmann, Florissant, Mo., and seconded by Mr. Orville
Olson of Louisville, Ky. The convention also approved detailed
plans for the reorganization of the synodical education system in
Brazil (TB 264, 31), provided for the appointment of boards of
control at the colleges in South America (TB 265, 32), authorized
additional professorships at these institutions (TB 266, 33), declined
at this time to make the deaconess-training program an official
activity of Synod (TB 353, 35), decided to keep the seminary in
Springfield instead of moving it to the West Coast (TB 353, 36), °
directed the Board for Higher Education to study further the nature
and scope of pastor and teacher training in the western part of the
United States (TB 354, 37), re-established the high school fresh-
man year in Portland (TB 358, 42), made changes in the Handbook
with reference to teacher colloquies (TB 358, 2), broadened the
housing policy for appointed teaching personnel (TB 355, 40),
adopted a set of basic principles for a revised policy governing
the purchase of faculty housing (TB 356, 41, as amended), and
specifically authorized the Board of Directors to buy and sell
campus property between conventions. (TB 119, 21)

Committee 16 — Nominations

The convention approved a slate of candidates for the Church
Extension Board and the Board of Appeals.

Committee 3— Intersynodical and Doctrinal

The convention now took up again the doctrinal resolution of
Today’s Business 108, 9. Pastor B. H. Jackayya of India on a point
of privilege stated that he had been misquoted in the daily news-
papers. After considerable discussion the amendment to strike
certain words from paragraphs B and C, previously reported in
the minutes, was defeated. Mr. Herzog of the English District
raised the following parliamentary inquiry and asked that it be
incorporated in the permanent record: “How long shall the Synod
stand and thwart the will of God which is expressed also through
the local congregation?” Dr.Behnken answered that there is no
barrier between God and the congregations, that the Synod only
supervises the doctrine of the member congregations, which is one
of the great purposes of the Synod. A move to table Resolution 9
indefinitely failed to carry. When the previous question had been
successfully moved, the convention adopted Resolution 9. Pastor
Robert Lindemann of New York requested that his “Nay” be re-
corded in the minutes. Dr. Behnken made a closing statement to
the effect that this resolution does not stand on the same level
with the Lutheran Confessions, that it is not to be used as a club,