# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S101
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONVENTION MINUTES 101

Session 21
June 26, Afternoon
President W. F. Janzow of the Southern Illinois District con-
ducted the opening devotion.
The minutes of the morning session were adopted as read.

Committee 16 — Nominations .

The Nominations Committee presented a resolution which was
adopted, permitting the President to fill vacancies on the various
boards of control.

Committee 1— Colleges and Seminaries

With respect to Resolution 50, the convention refused to delete
proposition 14. Proposition 9 was amended to read: “That the
Synod continue to train as high a percentage of its Christian day
school teachers as possible. We further recommend that, beginning
with women students entering in September 1962, only those hold-
ing a baccalaureate degree from one of the church’s teachers col-
leges or properly admitted to the profession by colloquy be certified
as Lutheran teachers. (Cf. Resolution 26 of the 1959 convention).”
The entire resolution was then adopted. Additional professorships
at various colleges were established (TB 431, 51). The committee
withdrew TB 187, 24, since the subject matter was covered by
TB 407, 23B. The committee was dismissed with thanks.

Committee 2— Missions

A statement on mission work was adopted but not included in
the Handbook (TB 462, 52, replacing TB 241, 34). A memorial re-
questing a change in selecting the Board for Missions in North
and South America was declined (TB 462, 53, replacing TB 242, 35).
Handbook revisions were adopted governing mission work (TB
267, 36) and the Executive Secretary and his staff (TB 270, 37).
On page 457, line 26, the word “functions:” was inserted over
paragraph “a” as a. heading. Church Extension Funds are to be
promoted more vigorously (TB 240, 33). The committee was dis-

missed with thanks.

Honorary Vice-Presidents

Upon recommendation of the College of Presidents, Dr. H.
Harms and Dr. W. F. Lichtsinn were declared Honorary Vice-
Presidents by the assembly.

Installation
Dr. W. F. Lichtsinn installed the President and the Vice-
Presidents in their respective offices.