# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1965_S71 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) Hiri 5 a NER En pba ote MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION 71 solved, That the Synod authorize male teacher training at the senior college level at Concordia College, Saint Paul.” This resolution was adopted. Next the com- mittee presented a resolution concerning the role of individual schools in the system (TB 274, 6-26, and TB 468, 469), with the committee substituting for Item 12 the original Paragraph 12 in the Convention Work- book. The convention amended Item 8 by placing a period after the word “offerings” and deleting the rest of the sentence. A motion requesting the Board for Higher Education to reconsider the high school question in Oakland failed to carry. Time elapsed be- fore the assembly could dispose of the amended reso- lution. Committee 4— Synodical Administration The convention granted the request of the Canadian Districts to operate as a unit in certain programs (TB 416, 4-28), adopted extensive Handbook revisions on various administrative matters after the committee agreed to include the Commission on Mission and Min- istry in the Church on p. 427 between lines 3 and 4 and to change “elect” to “appoint” on lines 3 and 7 on p. 431 (TB 425, 4-29), and decided to have the property duties of the Board of Directors studied (TB 435, 4-30). Committee 10-—— Pension and Welfare Program The assembly raised the minimum pension for re- tired workers to $150 per month and for widows to $90 (TB 219, 10-10, corrected), received the various pen- sion reports (TB 64, 10-01), declined Overture 10-14 Un on the withdrawal of contributions (TB 449, 10-19), and made many Handbook changes in the area of Sup- port and Pensions (TB 223, 10-16; TB 220, 10-11; TB 220, 10-12; TB 221, 10-13, with substantial corrections; TB 222, 10-14). Committee 5— Constitutional Matters The convention took steps to amend Articles XII and XIII of the Constitution on suspension and expul- sion (TB 457, 5-32). (In the afternoon session each of these two propositions was put to a vote separately and adopted without a dissenting vote.) The committee proposed a resolution regarding supervision of faculties (TB 456, 5-31). The convention declined to consider a substitute motion to refer this matter to the Council of Presidents. The amendment was made and seconded to insert “properly” before “charged” on lines 17 and 31 and to insert before the final word on line 34 the words “if the Board of Control fails to carry out its duty.” The time ran out before the vote could be taken on the amendment. Dr. Paul Empie, Executive Secretary of the National Lutheran Council, addressed the convention. President Elmer O. Luessenhop of the South Dakota District closed the session with prayer. Session 19 June 24, Afternoon President Herbert W. Baxmann of the South Wis- consin District conducted the opening devotion. Committee 9— Social Action and Welfare After voting on two proposed constitutional amend- ments (see minutes of morning session above), the convention commended the Board of World Relief (TB 346, 9-10) and the Districts and congregations for social welfare activity (TB 402, 9-12), decided to observe in 1968 the centennial of professional welfare work in our church (TB 402, 9-13), discouraged the use of the word “Lutheran” by private agencies (TB 403, 9-14), urged consultations with the Synod’s Department of Social Welfare (TB 404, 9-15), encouraged Districts to exam- ine their institutional chaplaincy programs (TB 405, 9-16), declined Overture 9-11 on relief funds (TB 406, 9-17), called for a radical commitment toward the poor (TB 406, 9-18, with “existing” inserted on line 30), declined Overture 9-20 on nationalistic teaching (TB 407, 9-19), and urged congregations to study the immi- gration proposals before Congress (TB 407, 9-20). Mr. Donald Anderson, Executive Secretary of the Lutheran Immigration Service, was introduced. The committee then presented a resolution encouraging an aggressive mission policy and the preparation of a statement on discrimination (TB 419, 9-21). By amendment the words “and assisted by the District officials’ was in- serted in line 14 (TB 420). An amendment with refer- ence to the Lutheran Human Relations Association was referred to the committee. An amendment to eliminate lines 37 and 38 on page 419 failed to carry. After the previous question had been moved, the reso- lution was adopted as amended. Committee 7— Parish Education The floor committee presented for the third time the resolution on federal aid for children attending nonpub- lic schools (TB 283, 7-03). The convention resolved by more than a two-thirds voice vote from this point on to limit all speakers on all issues to one statement not exceeding 2 minutes. After considerable discussion of the resolution the previous question was moved. When the question on the resolution was put to vote, the chair asked for a rising vote which showed that the resolution had been adopted 291 to 252. The committee presented once again the resolution on synodical finan- cial support for Lutheran schools (TB 282, 7-02), with the insertion of the words “be encouraged to” on lines 19, 29, 34. In this form the convention adopted the resolution. The minutes of the morning session were adopted _ as read. Committee 17 — Elections The convention adopted a resolution designed to improve election methods and procedures (TB 485, 17-01). Screening Committee The delegates approved the resolution of the spe- cial committee to decline to consider overtures sub- mitted late (TB 162).