# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S174 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 174 Church relations 51 cooperative endeavors 95 Evangelical Lutheran Synod 50-1, 101 guidance for 102 Lutheran Church in America 51, 96 Lutheran Church of Australia 51, 94 other Christians 96 resolutions 94-102 sister churches 94 unpublished reports and overtures 170-1 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 50-1, 101 See also Fellowship Church work deposit fee 124 Circuit counselors 122 Circuit 21 of California and Nevada Dis- trict 115-16 Civil disobedience 141 Close Communion 20, 87 Closing address 59-60 service 40 Colleges and seminaries 125, 126 capital funds 132 capital projects 126(2) consolidation of colleges 123 extension centers 128 faculties eligibility for 130 minority groups on 128 removal from 130-1 salaries 124-5 to teach Synod’s doctrine 127 four year programs 131 Handbook revisions 129-30 minority groups on faculties 128 self-evaluation 128 terminal schools 133 See also Names of various institutions Colloquies, Committee on 127 Colloquies and related matters 125 Commissions minority representations 105 younger persons on 114 See also Names of various commissions, e. g., Worship, Commission on Committees convention floor 17-18 minority representation 105 younger persons on 114 See also Names of various committees Communications, awards for outstanding Communications, Division of 79 Communion practice 87, 89 See also Close Communion Communism 140-1 Confirmation 134 Confirmation, Joint Commission on the Theology and Practice of 134 Concordia College, Oakland, Calif. 125 Concordia College, Portland, Oreg. 123 Concordia College, St. Paul, Minn. 123, 127 Concordia High School, Seward, Nebr. 126 Concordia Historical Institute 156 Board of Governors 153 Concordia Plans claim procedures 162 report 160 retirement fund 162(2) loans from 163 monthly minimum 160-1 withdrawal of funds declined 162 Concordia Publishing House 27, 148-9 articles of agreement amended 151 Board of Directors 112, 152 election results 41 depiction of persons 151-2 profits 151 Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. 33, 152 Board of Control 126 concn Teachers College, River Forest, expansion of Board of Control 20, 26, 27 Concordia Jeachers College, Seward, Nebr. Concordia Theological Monthly 152 Concordia Theological Seminary, Spring- field, 1. 152 Concordia Tract Mission 151 Congregational transfer See Transfer of membership Congregations must be served by member of Synod 119-20 Conscientious objection to war 91 Constitution, synodical 114 Constitutional amendment on referendum declined 121 Constitutional matters 113-21 Constitutional Matters, Commission on 80, 119, 122 Controller 157-8 Continuing education 125, 128 Continuing Education, Division of 125 Control, Boards of 124 Brazil 127 INDEX elections 35 electoral college 23 Convention Nominations, Committee for See also Nominations Convention Nominations, Board of, reelec- tion to 20 Convention, synodical administrative practices 116 assistant secretary 20 assistants to chairman 20 closing address 59-60 closing service 40 Committee of review of a 103 committees 17-18 arrangements 6, Church Relations 39, 32, 32-3, 40 minority report 98-9 to present resolutions before last day 38 Communications 21-2, 22, 27, 29, 34 Constitutional Matters 20, 24-5, 28, 34, 40 Higher Education 23, 26, 31, 33, 37, 38-9 Missions 20-1, 21, 28, 30, 35, 36, 39 Parish Education and Services 20, 24, 30, 33, 35 Registration 31 review of late reports and overtures 20, 27, 166 Social Action and Welfare 25-26, 26, 7 , 33-4, 36-7, 39-40, 147-8 Special Ministries and Sundry Matters 21, 29-30, 34 Stewardship and Finance; Retirement and Benefits 23, 25(2), 27-8, 30-1 Synodical Administration 26, 31-2, 2, 34-5, 37-8 Theological Matters 22- 3, 25, 28, 30, 38 to present resolutions before last day 38 Work Program Review 19, 35, 165-6 Young People’s Work 23-4, 24, 27, 33(2), 36 communion 20 communion service 19, 23, 29, 36 delegates 7-12 election of 117(2) representation 117-18 tabular survey 16 demonstrators 20 elections See Elections essay 61-72 frequency 105 installation of newly elected officers, boards, and commissions 36 minutes 19-20 . nominations See Nominations or Nomi- nations, Board for official appointments 20 official reporters 20 offering 34, 36, 40 opening service 19, 55-8 parliamentarian 20 parliamentary order 19 See also Parliamentary action, ques- tions and procedure recess declined 104 reports and overtures submission of 118-19 limitation 116-17 roster 7-15 sermon 55-8 sites 5, 154 (1971 Milwaukee (1962 Proceedings, 5) p. [1973 New Orleans (1965 Proceedings, p. 196) [1975 wer (1965 Proceedings, p. 196) {1977 Los Angeles (1967 Proceedings, p. 163)] [1979 Kansas City. Mo. (1967 Proceed- ings, p. 163) } synodical representatives 12-15 thanks extended 40 voting ethics 112-13 voting majority 121 youth representatives 114, 137 See also Convention workbook Convention Nominations, Committee for, election results 41 Convention workbook, filing fee declined 103 Conventions, District See District Counselors, Circuit See Circuit counselors COONOOR Conference 83 Cooperative endeavors 95 Coordinating Committee for Parish Ser- vices 104 Corporate positions on social action issues 141-3 Councils of churches, local 95 Council of Presidents 109, 123, 127 Deaf 81-2 decline district for 82 hymnal for 89 missions 39 . Death, questions concerning 89-90 Deaths during biennium 52 Delegates See Convention, synodical — delegates Depiction of characters in church litera- ture 151-2 Directors, synodical Board of 102 accreditation of welfare agencies 145-6 budget priorities re world hunger 143-4 capital district realignments 1 editorial and petiodica ? solicles 112 election results 41 joint tv sponsorship 149-50 lay higher education commission 107 membership 119 special resources development 110 synodical headquarters 104 Walther’s writings 153 Discipline, doctrinal 84-5, 89, 127 advisory committee declined 106 See also Doctrinal matters; Doctrinal su- pervision; Theological Matters; Unionism Dissent 141 District Atlantic, division of 121-2 boards minority representation 105 size 104 boards tor church extension 79-80 boards of education 132 boaras of missions 145 boards of social ministry 141, 145, 146-7 buaget planning 112, 158-9 California and Nevada, circuit 21 of 115- 1 Canadian 104 committee on ministerial health 143 constitutions 80 convention, representation at 117-18 deaf 82 English 117 tormation and realignment 102-3 Kentucky, boundaries in 120-1 missions budget 158-9 Northern and Southern Nebraska, rea- lignment of 121 Officials 134 presidents 52, 109, 127 realignment 120-1, 121-2 Southwest, feasibility of a new 121 District presidents See District Division of Synod declined 115 Divisional realignment of administrative structure 107-9 Doctrinal Concerns 93 Doctrinal matters charismatic movement 90 Doctrinal Concerns, clarification of 93 honor and uphold doctrinal statements 91 A Statement on Death, Resurrection, and Immortality 89-90 A Review of the Question “What Is a Doctrine” 90 Synodically adopted doctrinal statements i See also Discipline, Doctrinal; Scripture; Theological matters Doctrinal review 92 Doctrinal supervision 85-6, 109 See also Discipline, Doctrinal Draft See Selective Service The Edifying Word 61-72, 135 Editor-consultant in urban education 134 Editorial and Periodical Policies, Special Committee for Review of the Synod’s Editorial Commission for Official Periodi- cals 312, 149, 150-1 Editors of official periodicals 150-1 Educational research project 133 Electioneering and politicking 20(2), 37, 112-13 See also Elections — information on nominees and candidates; Question of privilege Elections 27, 34, 35, 38, 114, 122 First Vice-President 23, 24, 25, 26 ethics concerning 112-13 information on nominees and candidates 23, 112-13, 113 officers of Synod 6 President 19, 21(2), 22(2) release of tabulated results 24 results 41 Vice-Presidents 26, 28, 29, 31 See also Elections — First-President Eligibility for appointment to a faculty 130 Employment, fairness in 140 RERUN MAT NO MERE EOLA RIS OHSAS EMR PREM i NIE EERE Nt et OE AIR ON tre MAR pene tsCOnRC IH