# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1967_S34 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 34 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION An accessible President ? wise.” The amendment was adopted. An amendment to substitute “dogmatic statements” for “exegetical in- terpretations” in line 1, page 212, was defeated. It was resolved to limit debate to 2 minutes per speaker. The amendment was defeated: “That the Synod reaffirm that the teachers at our synodically governed schools are required to teach according to this resolution.” After the previous question was moved and passed, the entire resolution with the amendment was adopted with two dissenting votes (TB 210—212, 2-31). It was resolved to enter the statement by Dr. Robert Preus into the minutes (included in the minutes of the 16th session). Dr. Norman Temme led the devotion to close the day with a Litany of Intercession. Adjournment came at 10:10 p.m. The assembly had agreed at 9:30 that it would not adjourn until Resolution 2-31 had been disposed of. Session 16 Opening July 14, Morning Rev. Martin J. Hartenberger was chaplain for the devotion to begin the day. The theme was “God — Life- giving Spirit.’ The sermon was based on 1 Peter 1:2. The Litany to the Holy Ghost was used. Dr. Oswald C. J. Hoffmann Dr. Hoffmann gave the fifth section of his essay on the apostolicity of the church. It is the continuity of the apostles’ teachings. The church, to be truly apos- tolic, must believe, teach, confess, and preach Christ. The continuity of the apostolicity of the church is pre- served in the Gospel, Holy Baptism, and the Lord’s Supper. The church cannot forget the poor. It must proclaim and practice the Gospel. It is the faithful followers of Jesus Christ, justified by grace. Dr. Hoffmann received a standing ovation at the conclusion of his essay. Minutes On the recommendation of the secretary, Dr. Herbert Mueller, the convention resolved: (1) That Dr. Robert Preus submit his written statement to the President of the Synod; (2) That the President check the statement for accuracy in consultation with Dr. Robert Preus, Dr. Arthur Repp, and one or more of the vice-presidents of the Synod; (3) That thereupon the final statement be incorporated in the minutes at the direction of the President; (4) That this whole process be completed within the coming week (by July 21). The statement as drafted by Dr. Preus and agreed to by Dr. Repp was later in the session directed to be placed in the minutes by President Harms. It reads: “In drafting this resolution Committee 2 sought to re- main as close to the terminology of the Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions as possible and still to speak to the issues raised by the several memorials. The committee sought to present the basic teachings of Creation, Fall, and related topics in a clear and under- standable manner and to avoid doing exegesis. The committee had no intention of retarding sound and re- sponsible exegesis. /s/ R. Preus” Then the minutes of Session 15 were adopted as read. The assistant secretary asked that TB 398b, line 3, be corrected to read “Commission on Worship” instead of “Commission on Theology and Church Relations.” Dr. Harms announced that the committees would report in the following order: 11, 3, 14, 18, 2, 6, 5, 17. It was resolved that the total time for the discussion for each resolution be limited to 5 minutes, that each speaker be limited to one minute, and that a person may speak to a resolution only once. Committee 11— Communications and Public Relations The convention resolved to refer the matter of the election of the editorial commission to the Council of Administrators for study, the report to be presented to the 1969 convention (TB, 333, 11-15). With this Committee 11 completed its work. Committee 3— Church Relations The convention resolved that President Harms should acknowledge with gratitude the letter from Dr. M. Lohe, president of the Lutheran Church of Australia, and expressed its willingness to have conversations with that church about entering into altar and pulpit fel- lowship (TB 402, 3-24; see TB 401). With this Committee 3 completed its work. Committee 14— Stewardship and Finance The convention adopted the resolution to include the work of the Armed Forces Commission in the annual budget of the Synod and provided that a Mother’s Day offering be received for its work during the next 2 years (TB, 357, 14-15). It authorized the Board of Directors to take what- ever action is necessary to provide for capital funds after 1967 (TB 403, 14-16). With this Committee 14 completed its work. New York Convention Arrangements Committee The members of the New York Convention Arrange- ments Committee were presented to the convention: