# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1962_S57 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION 57 John W. Boehne, Jr., Statement During the previous presentation, Dr. J. W. Boehne, Jr., who declined renomination to the Board of Direc- tors, was privileged to make a farewell statement from the rostrum. Committee 6— Constitutional Matters The delegates approved Handbook changes concern- ing the Commission on Constitutional Matters (TB 209,4) and declined a memorial taking exception to certain appointments to 1962 convention committees (TB 210,5). The committee offered a resolution propos- ing Handbook changes concerning the right of the Pres- ident to suspend (TB 211,6); the chair ruled that each of the two “Resolveds” be considered separately. Under the first “Resolved” the chair then asked whether “pro- fessor” should not be removed since the paragraph referred to District Presidents. The resolution was referred back to the committee. The next resolution offered called for biennial conventions (TB 371,7). Since this involves a constitutional change, the chair called attention to the necessity of a two-thirds affirmative vote and to the Handbook provisions regarding the sub- mission of any affirmative action to the congregations. The resolution was adopted by a standing vote of 431 to 186. On a point of order a delegate asked for a recount. The chair put the question of a recount to the conven- tion, which declined the suggestion. Committee 5— Young People’s Work Mr. William Sornborger, president of the Walther League, presented a Walther Cross to be worn by the present and all succeeding Presidents of the Synod. The convention authorized the Board for Young Peo- ple’s Work to enter into a joint executive office arrange- ment with the Walther League on a three-year trial basis (TB 380,1) and enlarged the Board for Young People’s Work (TB 381,2). Concordia Publishing House Concordia Publishing House gave a special presenta- tion with slides. The meeting adjourned with a table prayer spoken in unison. Session 8 June 25, Morning Prof. Willis Laetsch discussed the doctrine of Bap- tism in the opening devotion, defining Baptism as the divinely instituted act of applying water in the name of the Triune God, who is present and effectively offers His gift and works acceptance of the same. The liturgist was President Alfred Buls of the Southern Illinois District. The minutes of the Saturday morning session were adopted as read. Elections Committee The following election results were announced: Board of Appeals: Pastors Theodore Zeile, Lorenz Wun- derlich, Walter Lichtsinn, Carl Eberhard, William Krue- ger, Herbert Bohlmann; Teachers Delbert Schulz, Herbert Gross; laymen Julius Friedrich, Elmer Theis, Carl Thrun; Board for World Missions: Pastors Victor Bartling, Lorman Petersen, Arnold F. Meyer, Paul Martens, Alfred M. Rehwinkel, Henry Simon; laymen Paul F. Bente, Jr., Charles G. Obermeyer, Marvin F. Borgelt, Carl Zschiegner, Alfred E. Jordan; Board for European Affairs: Pastors Martin Naumann, Waldo J. Werning, John Oppliger; laymen O. A. Dorn, Louis Menking. Boards of Control — St. Louis: Pastor George Loose, laymen August Beckemeier, Eugene Fincke, Ralph Petering; Springfield: Laymen Edmund Kuhl- mann, Herbert Schwomeyer; River Forest: Teacher Walter Hartkopf; laymen Edgar Elbert and Lawrence Forster; Seward: Teacher Fred Kaufelt; laymen Donald Kolterman, A. C. Bek, Oscar Wilk. Committee 4— Parish Education The convention adopted resolutions encouraging Bible institutes in all circuits (TB 229,16), urging the creation of family-life education committees in all con- gregations (TB 404,17), making provisions for more effective marriage education and counseling (TB 404,18), continuing the Coordinating Council (TB 405,19), and approving the appointment of five addi- tional persons to the staff of the Board of Parish Educa- tion (TB 407,21). The committee presented a resolution (TB 406,20) reaffirming in greater detail the Synod’s official position on state aid to nonpublic schools. A mo- tion to postpone this resolution for further study failed to carry. After it had been amended to include the additional paragraph: “Whereas, State or Federal aid to any educational institution must be accompanied by controls of some sort and to some degree,” the resolution was adopted. Committee 12— Public Relations and Mass Media The committee requested that resolution TB 243,7 be canceled. Resolutions were then adopted with refer- ence to the Lutheran Witness and Der Lutheraner com- mending the boards and editors (TB 388,8), continuing the publication of Der Lutheraner (TB 388,9), reaffirm- ing the previous decision to place responsibility for editorial policy decisions in the editorial board (TB 389,10), continuing the readership surveys concerning format and frequency of publication (TB 390,11), en- couraging more expeditious theological review of arti- cles (TB 390,12), concurring in the aims and purposes of the two periodicals as stated in their report to the convention (TB 391,13), and endorsing the appointment of editors for an indefinite period (TB 392,14). Committee 13 — Special Ministries and Miscellaneous After deaconess graduate Nobuko Sasaki from J apan had been introduced, Committee 13 presented its re- port. The assembly declined the memorial regarding the sale of individual Communion ware (TB 250,20), decided that convention sites should be designated 10 years in advance (TB 246,14), approved the publication of a convention handbook and referred the resolution