# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S115 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) RESOLUTIONS 115 Not to Divide the Synod into Two Bodies RESOLUTION 5-06 Overtures 5-33, 5-34 (CW, p. 241) Wuereas, The Synod exists, under God, as an instru- ment of reconciliation and unity; and Wuereas, Overtures 5-33 and 5-34 fail to recognize the unity in the Gospel of Jesus Christ which we as a Synod are privileged to enjoy; therefore be it Resolved, That these overtures be declined. Action: Adopted (2). To Revise Bylaws for Committee for Convention Nominations RESOLUTION 5-07 Report 5-01, IV, A; Overture 5-28 (CW, pp. 225, 237 to 239) Resolved, That the following sections in the Bylaws, 2.139 to and including 2.153, be amended as follows: 2.139 Election of Committee for Convention Nominations a. No change. b. The Committee for Convention Nominations is an ad hoc convention committee, to which limitations on holding multiple offices do not apply but whose members may not succeed themselves. c. Present b becomes c. 2.141 Publication of Names of Committee for Convention Nominations and Solicitation of Suggestions for Can- didates a. The names of the members of the Committee for Con- vention Nominations shall be published in the official syn- odical publications by the Secretary of the Synod at least 12 months prior to each convention. b. Members and congregations of the Synod shall be in- vited to suggest to the committee names of suitable candi- dates for the various elective offices, boards, and commissions of the Synod. Qualifications of each candidate suggested are to be submitted together with the names. c. The Committee for Convention Nominations shall so- licit from the District Presidents, District Boards of Direc- tors, Circuit Counselors, and other likely sources names of men who are regarded as suitable candidates for election to the various offices, boards, and commissions of the Synod. Qualifications of each candidate suggested are to be sub- mitted together with the names. d. All suggested names and information for considera- tion by the Committee for Convention Nominations shall be submitted to the committee no later than 6 months prior to the synodical convention. 2.143 Duties of Committee for Convention Nominations a. The first meeting of the Committee for Convention Nominations shall be at the call of the President of the Synod, at which meeting the committee shall name its chair- man and secretary. b. No change. c. Present a becomes c. d. Two candidates shall be nominated for each position. e. At least 5 months prior to the convention the commit- tee shall determine its complete list of candidates and alter- nates, obtain the consent of the persons it proposes to nominate, and transmit its final report to the Secretary of the Synod in ample time to provide for its publication in a preconvention issue of the official publications of the Synod and also in the official convention book of reports and overtures (Convention Workbook). This report shall contain pertinent information concerning each candidate, such as age, occupation or profession, District affiliation, residence, and specific experience and qualifications for the office in question. Eliminate present 2.145. See 2.141¢ above. Eliminate present 2.147. See 2.141¢ above. 2.145 Report of Committee for Convention Nominations a. The chairman of the Committee for Convention Nom- inations shall submit the committee’s report in person to the convention at one of its earliest sessions, and immediately thereupon nominations may be made from the floor of the convention. Any delegate making a nomination from the floor shall have secured prior written consent of the can- didate whom he wishes to nominate. He shall immediately submit in writing to the chairman of the Committee for Convention Nominations this document and pertinent infor- mation concerning his nominee as detailed in 2.143e. No further nominations shall thereafter be accepted, except in the event that the Synod in convention creates a new elec- tive office, board, or commission for which no candidates have previously been nominated. b. Present 2.151¢ becomes 2.145 b. 2.147 Order of Names on Ballot The names and District affiliations of the candidates in all elections—at least two for each position—shall be placed on the election ballot in alphabetical order and with- out any distinctive mark, except where regional representa- tion is a synodical preference or requirement. 2.39 Duties of the Secretary of the Synod e. Publish the names of the members of the Committee for Convention Nominations in the official synodical period- icals at least 12 months before each convention of the Synod. and be it also Resolved, That the Commission on Constitutional Matters change “Board for Convention Nominations” to “Committee for Convention Nominations” wherever the former appears in the synodical Handbook. Action: Adopted as amended (5). (2.141 b was amended by eliminating after “candidates” the words “accompanied by supporting information” and by adding the second sentence. The following amendments were moved and seconded but failed to carry: 1. To change 2.139b to read: “may succeed themselves but once”; 2. To eliminate “District affiliation” from 2.147; 3. To drop “age” from 2.143 e; 4. To reverse the designation of the committee as an ad hoc convention committee (2.139 b). The committee inserted “written” into “prior consent” and added “this document and” in 2.145a before the reso- lution was adopted.) To Transfer Several Congregations from California and Nevada District to Southern California District RESOLUTION 5-08 Overtures 5-46 to 5-48 (CW, pp. 244—245) Wuereas, Congregations of Circuit 21 and the Boards of Directors of the California and Nevada District and the Southern California District have requested that the five congregations of Circuit 21 of the California and Nevada District be transferred to the Southern Cali- fornia District for various reasons including geographi- cal; therefore be it Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod authorize the transfer of the congregations of