# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1965_S314 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 314 Lay higher education See Higher education Training Institute 85 workers, full-time, roster in Lutheran Annual 195 See also Laity; Laymen Lay Workers Retirement Plan See Pension and welfare Laymen overseas witness 87, 88 See also Laity; Lay Leisure society, mission to 86 Libraries, public 183 Linguists 88 Liturgics 185, 186 Lodges See Fraternal organizations Luther Tower 142 Lutheran Church — Canada 111, 118 Lutheran Church in America 13, 106 Lutheran Council in Canada 111 Lutheran Council in the United States of America 106—111, 299—306 bylaws 299—306 constitution 107—109 Lutheran Deaconess Association Handbook additions, 138, 139 report of interim Deaconess Colloquy Committee 138, 139 thankoffering share 192, 193 Lutheran Education centennial 141 Lutheran Free Churches of Europe 83 Lutheran Hour 93 Lutheran Human Relations Association of America 166, 172 . Lutheran Lay Higher Education, Commis- sion on See Higher Education Lutheran Laymen’s League 93, 122, 195 Lutheran News 196 Lutheran Witness 180, 181 Lutheran Witness Reporter 180, 181 Lutheran Women’s Missionary League 93, 122, 142, 144, 145, 190 Lutheran World Federation 13, 111 Lutheraner, Der 180 Lutheranism, influence of 106 Manual for Convention Delegates, Advis- ors, and Floor Committees 122 Manual of Bynodical Operations 115, 116, Mappes, Ernest C. 65 Married students’ housing 142 Marty, Martin 127 Mass media 84, 86, 93, 181 Medical Mission Council 82 Medical missions 87 Members, new 78, 125, 126, 134, 135 Memorials See Overtures Mental retardation 167, 168 Messengers of Christ, Inc. 88 Mexico 86 Michigan District of the Lutheran Wom- en’s Missionary League 145 Midsouth District 115 Milwaukee 1971 convention site 195, 261 Milwaukee college 141, 144, 146, 149 “Mimeographed” reports and overtures 251—261 Minneapolis, Lutheran World Federation (1957) 111 Ministerial associations 111 Minnesota North and Minnesota South Districts of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League 142 Minutes convention 60—78 Handbook directive 126, 127 Miscellaneous See Sundry matters Mission church is Christ’s mission 80, 81 God's mission 79, 80 education for 154, 155 “Planning for the Church’s Mission”; presentation by Executive Director Walter F. Wolbrecht 21—28 Mission and Ministry in the Church, Com- mission on 88, 89 Missions 79—-94 advance site acquisition 87 “Affirmations on God’s Mission” 88 Africa 85, 93 Asia 93 blind 82, 86 Board for, single 81, 82, 117 Brazil 84, 137, 146, 151 campus ministry 86 capital investments 87, 93 Church Extension See Church Extension church-isolated students 87 church relations 104, 105 college and university 86 congregations to exercise creative leadership 83 deaf 87 Board for Missions to 82, 87 Director of Deaf Christian Education in the Far East 85 TOPICAL INDEX high school classes 86 Lay Institute training 85 oral deaf Sunday school program 85 England 84 Europe 83, 84 Evangelism resolutions 82 foreign, 70th anniversary 83 foreign students in the U.S.A. 84 Ghana 85 hostel facilities in Europe 84 intercultural outreach 93 interdependence 83 Japan 94 Latin America 86, 193 laymen overseas 87, 88 leisure society 86 linguists 88 Lutheran Free Churches of Europe 83 Lutheran Hour 93 Lutheran Laymen’s League 93 Lutheran Women’s Missionary League 93 mass media 84, 86 medical 87 Messengers of Christ, Inc. 88 Mexico 86 Mission and Ministry in the Church, Commission on 88, 89 mission consciousness 190 New Guinea 13 Nigeria 13, 85 overseas graduate work in theology 84 laymen 87, 88 prayer at beginning of floor committee report 79 “Report of Mission Self-Study and Sur- vey” 79, 88, 89, 93 site acquisitions 87 South Pacific 93 Taiwan 94 television mission in Japan and Taiwan 94 thankoffering share 193 theological principles to guide the de- velopment of missions 104, 105 town and country 83 Wheat Ridge Foundation 93 Wycliffe Bible Translators’ Institute of Linguistics 88 Missions, Board for, single 81, 82, 117 Missions, Division of 115 Missions in North and South America, Board for 82 See also Stewardship, Mission Educa- tion, and Promotion Missouri District 115 ‘Missouri in Detail” 97 mountain states disaster 165, 166 Mueller, Herbert 5, 60 Music Department of Concordia Publishing House 183 NEC radio and television network 181 Naether, Theodor 83 Name of Synod 124 National Council of Churches 104 National Evangelical Lutheran Church 13 National Lutheran Council 13 National Lutheran Parent-Teacher League 59 Nationalistic teachings 170 New Guinea 13, 141 New members 78, 125, 126, 134, 135 New Orleans 1973 convention site 196 New Testament books, authenticity of 100 Nigeria 13, 85 Nitz, A. C. 197 Nomenclature 115, 116, 122, 124 Nominations Committee See Convention Nominations, Board for North Riverside, I!., property 149, 151 North Wisconsin District of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League 144 Northern Hlinois District thankoffering for River Forest teachers college chapel 1 Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod 13, 1 Oakland college 144, 149 Oakland high school 141 Officers elected 74, 75 Old Testament prophecies of the Savior are fulfilled in Jesus Christ 100 Ordination of male teachers 127 Orthodox Catholics, doctrinal discussions with 13 Otten, Herman 133 Overseas graduate work in theology 84 laymen’s witness 87, 88 mission fields 13 Overtures identical or almost identical 249, 250 late 60, 198 “mimeographed”’ 251—261 unpublished 199—248 which shall be published 135 which shall be submitted to convention 135 who may submit 135 Parish Education, Board of 156, 157, 158, 1 Parish Education and Parish Services, Di- vision of 115 Parish education and services 152—161 adult education 156 confirmation instruction 155 dual enroliment 158 elementary schools 155 federal aid 152, 153 Handbook changes proposed 155—157 high school 155, 157, 158 mission, education for 154, 155 quality education 152, 153 school available to community 159 secondary schools 155, 157, 158 shared-time education 158 Sunday schools 156, 159 survey before establishing secondary school 158 synodical financial support for schools 153 vacation Bible school 156 weekday school 154, 156 youth education 156 Parish experience for staff members 142 Parish Life and Parish Education, Com- mission on 157 “Pauline View of Man” 102 Pension and welfare 172—177 additional contributions to pension fund 17 disability income subsidy 175 discontinuance of pension contributions after age 72, 173 earnings of pensioned workers 172 Handbook changes 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 17 minimum pension raise 174 Pension funds not available for Church Extension 191 tax deferral on 4% paid for worker by employer 175 withdrawal of pension contributions 177 Pension Fund Accounting Department 172 Pensions, Board of Support and 60, 112, Pentateuch 103 Periodical policies 180 Philippines 13 Pipe organ 186 “Planning for the Church’s Mission”; pres- entation by Executive Director Wal- ter F. Wolbrecht 21—28 Poor 169 Portals of Prayer 183 Portland college 141, 144, 146, 149 Porto Alegre 137, 146 Praesidium 117 Prayer fellowship 98 Presbyterian churches, theological discus- sions with 13 President, District See District President of the Synod See Administration Presidents, College of See Council of Pres- idents Presidents, Council of See Council of Presidents Presidents of educational institutions faculty committee role in election 145 retirement 145 Prince of Peace Volunteers 163 Professorships, additional 146 Public relations 177—182 Public Relations, Board for 116 Publications See Church literature and publications Purchasing agencies, centralized 116 “Quia”’ subscription to Lutheran Confes- sions 98 Race relations 154, 170, 171, 172 Rank of teaching personnel at synodical institutions 146 Records, official 180 Recruitment 139 Reformation, 450th anniversary (1967) 179 Reformed churches, theological discussions with 13 Registration, credentials, excuses 197, 198 Relief funds, surplus 169 Rempert, Raymond 187 Report and Recommendations of the Com- mission on Theology and Church Re- lations, Supplement to 101, 263—306 “Report of Mission Self-Study and Sur- vey” 79, 88, 89, 93 Reports “mimeographed”’ 251—261 unpublished 199—249 Research Committee of the Commission on Church Literature 102, 182