# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S500
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

14, ELECTIONS

Since the Floor Committee on Elections has the duty of conducting the elections during the convention
and reporting the results, no reports or overtures were assigned to it for study and report.

15. REGISTRATION, CREDENTIALS, EXCUSES

(15-01)
To Give Speaking Rights
to Youth Representatives

Wuereas, Some of our synodical Districts (as well
as other church organizations) have made it possible
for youth to serve on District floor committees, and this
participation of youth has been helpful and salutary:
therefore be it

Resolved, That we memorialize The Lutheran Church
— Missouri Synod, in convention at Denver, officially
to appoint a select number of observer-participants from
the youth of the Synod (as approved by the synodical
President) to serve as advisory members of convention
floor committees: and be it further

Resolved, That these youth observer-participants be
given full opportunity of speaking on the floor of the
convention and taking part in floor committee discus-

sions. Tue LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION

Charlotte, N.C.
D. A. WARNICKE, Secretary
(15-02)
To Grant Youth Representatives
Speaking Privilege
Wuereas, Both the campus pastors and the youth
committee chairmen formally requested the President

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of the Synod to make it possible for each District to
have one high school youth and one college youth as
official youth representatives to the Denver convention;
and

Wuereas, President Harms informed all District
Presidents that he was making this special arrangement
and encouraged them to provide youth representation;
and

Wuereas, Many such youth will be present at Den-
ver with the official status of observer (they can attend
sessions of the convention and they can attend and
speak at open hearings of the convention committees) ;
and

Wuereas, These youth might also be able to make
a valuable contribution to the discussion on the floor
of the convention: therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod, in convention at Denver, take direct convention
action at the earliest possible time on the convention
agenda to officially grant the District youth representa-
tives the right to speak on the floor of the convention.

YouTH COMMITTEE
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA DISTRICT
Hersert F. Scumipt, Chairman