# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S26
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26 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

invited study of the doctrine of the two kingdoms, and
recognized the complexity of some social issues (TB
165, 9-09).

Elections

Chairman Bruns of the Committee on Elections an-
nounced that out of 936 ballots no nominee for First
Vice-President of the Synod had received a majority.
The fourth ballot voted on the two highest nominees,
E. C. Weber and Roland Wiederaenders.

Social Action and Welfare

The Synod commended Dr. Werner Kuntz on his
retirement as Executive Secretary of the Board of World
Relief with a rising vote of thanks (TB 157, 9-01). Dr.
Kuntz responded briefly.

Synodical Administration

The chairman of Committee 4, Dr. E. C. Rakow, pre-
sented Mr. Paul Schedler, who made a presentation of
a medal to Dr. Oliver R. Harms on behalf of First
Lutheran Church in San Diego and the Lutheran clergy
in California.

The Synod accepted the report of the First Vice-
President (TB 119, 4-01) and Sections I, II, III of the
report of the Board of Directors (TB 119, 4-02). It
established general principles for formation or realign-
ments of Districts (TB 120, 4-03) and made additions
to 3.03 of the Bylaws of the Handbook regarding these
matters (TB 121, 4-04).

It adopted the report of the Board of Directors that
the synodical headquarters be retained in St. Louis and
encouraged the purchase of property for this purpose
(TB 127, 4-14).

It declined the overture calling for a review com-
mittee of the doctrinal content of proposed convention
resolutions (TB 122, 4-05).

It retained the Commission for Services to the Men-
tally Retarded and attached it to the Division of Parish
Education and Services (TB 130—131, 4-20).

Elections

Chairman Bruns announced that Dr. Roland Wieder-
aenders was reelected as First Vice-President of the
Synod. A standing ovation greeted the announcement.

Announcements
Various announcements were made regarding com-
mittee meetings and open hearings.

Concluding Devotion

The concluding devotion was held by Rev. Albert
Pero Jr., assisted by Mr. Sterling Belcher and the Mount
Calvary Lutheran Children’s Choir.

Session 6
Opening July 15, Morning .

Rev. H. F. Lindemann and seven assisting pastors
officiated at the presession Communion service at
7:45 a.m.

At the 8:30 opening devotion Rev. Albert Dominick
edified the assembly by his sermon on Isaiah 54:10 with
the theme “The Peace of God.”

Essay

Dr. Richard Caemmerer read the second portion of
his essay. He spoke about “The Edifying Word in the
Congregation” on the basis of Ephesians 4:11-16.

Procedures

Chairman Bruns outlined the procedures for the
election of the remaining four Vice-Presidents and
called for the nominating ballot.

The minutes of the fifth session were adopted as read.

Resolved, That the text of Dr. Schiotz’s address be
published in the ProcrEpi1ncs.

Vice-President Roland Wiederaenders took the chair.

Higher Education

Chairman E. C. Weber of Committee 6 introduced
Dr. Lester Bayer, who in turn introduced Mr. David
Roschke, the 1969—70 student body president at Con-
cordia Senior College, Fort Wayne. He expressed some
of the concerns of the young visitors about higher
education.

The convention returned to discussing an amend-
ment to Resolution 6-05. The amendment was lost. The
convention adopted the resolution to give discretionary
power to various boards for consolidating junior colleges
(TB 100, 6-05).

It declined an overture to form a panel for a critical
evaluation of the synodical educational system (TB 100,
6-06) and encouraged increasing of student aid and
vigorous recruitment efforts (TB 101, 6-07). To this
resolution an amendment was added “that special em-
phasis be given to the recruitment and subsidy of full-
time church workers from minority groups.”

Dr. Harms resumed the chair. He ruled that the
Board of Control of River Forest can be expanded from
seven to nine members under the provisions of the
Handbook.

Dr. Robert J. Marshall

Dr. Harms presented the Rev. Dr. Robert J. Marshall,
president of the Lutheran Church in America. Dr.
Marshall, using liturgical phrases, brought the greet-

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