# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S116
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116 RESOLUTIONS

Circuit 21 of the California and Nevada District to the
Southern California District provided all technicalities
can be settled satisfactorily between the Boards of Di-
rectors of the Districts involved.

Action: Adopted (2).

To Transfer First Church, Windsor, Ont.,
to Ontario District
RESOLUTION 5-09

Overtures 5-49, 5-50 (CW, p. 245)

Wuereas, First Lutheran Congregation of Windsor,

Ont., and the Michigan District have requested that the
congregation be transferred from the Michigan District
to the Ontario District; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod authorize the transfer of First Lutheran Congre-
gation of Windsor, Ont., from the Michigan District to
the Ontario District of The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod.

Action: Adopted (2).

To Transfer Holy Cross, Belding, Mich.,
to Michigan District
RESOLUTION 5-10
Overtures 5-51 (CW, p. 246); 5-64U (URO, p.58)

Wuereas, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Belding,
Mich., has made application and the Board of Directors
of the English District has endorsed said application
that the congregation be transferred from the English
District to the Michigan District; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod authorize the transfer of Holy Cross Lutheran
Church, Belding, Mich., from the English District to the
Michigan District.

Action: Adopted (2).

To Transfer Christ Church, Superior, Wis.,
to Minnesota North District
RESOLUTION 5-11

Overture 5-60U (URO, pp. 56—57)

WHEREAS, It has been brought to our attention that
Christ Lutheran Church of Superior, Wis., has not offi-
cially been transferred from the North Wisconsin Dis-
trict to the Minnesota North District although approved
by both Districts; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod transfer Christ Lutheran Church of Superior,
Wis., to the Minnesota North District of The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod.

Action: Adopted (2).

To Retain Convention Arrangements
RESOLUTION 5-12
Overtures 5-23, 5-24 (CW, p. 236)

Wuereas, The present practice of appointing conven-
tion committees and processing overtures is a satisfac-
tory procedure of long standing; and

Wuereas, Article 1.27e of the Bylaws provides for
adequate democratic safeguards; and

Wuereas, The committee has been assured that no
overtures in compliance with Bylaw 1.27f have ever
been withheld for action by the Synod; and

Wuereas, There are no compelling reasons to change
the present practices; therefore be it

Resolved, That Overtures 5-23 and 5-24 be declined.
Action: Adopted (5).

To Amend Bylaws re Reports and Overtures
RESOLUTION 5-13

Report 5-02; Overtures 5-18 to 5-22 (CW, pp. 227—229,
235—236)

Preamble

The right to present overtures to a delegate conven-
tion is a valued right, which the Handbook, Section 1.27,
restricts to members of the Synod only. The Special
Overtures Committee was charged with the task of
studying the question whether this right should be
further restricted or extended. While recognizing the
fairness of allowing as many people as possible to pre-
sent overtures, the committee recognized as well the
desirability of a limitation on the number of overtures
in order not to impair the efficient conduct of a conven-
tion. To accomplish this twofold goal, the committee
recommended that the right to submit overtures be
denied to all individuals and to limit it to certain duly
constituted groups of individuals in the Synod as de-
tailed in the proposed amended Bylaw 1.27.

If anyone has a matter which he feels should be
presented to the Synod and his proposal has merit,
there are sufficient avenues open to him to accomplish
this. By requiring that all overtures be submitted by
such a group, there is greater likelihood that the over-
tures will reflect more considered judgment and perhaps
more refinement in language; therefore be it

Resolved, That the convention adopt the following
amended wording of Bylaw 1.27 a:

1.27 Reports and Overtures

a. The principal business of a synodical convention shall
be the consideration of reports and overtures.

1. Reports to a convention of the Synod may be sub-
mitted only by the President, a Vice-President, the Secre-
tary, the Treasurer, the Executive Director, the Controller
of the Synod, a board or commission of the Synod as listed
in Sections 2.03 and 2.05, and other individuals or duly
constituted groups of individuals who may be required or
permitted by the Bylaws, by action of a prior synodical con-
vention, or by the President to report to a convention. A re-
port shall not include an overture unless the report is sub-