# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1971_S249 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) : i } i i i s * Philippines anniversary of work in LI1 Lutheran Church in the 130 Politicking 162 Pollution studies, scholarships 182-3 Portland, Oreg. See Concordia College, Portland Preface “From Milwaukee” 5 Prefield training program for missionaries 111 President of Synod address 21, 47-8 appreciation, vote of 151 convention representatives 15 “Declaration of Determination” 167 defamations alleged 120-1, 162-3 (2) doctrinal supervision 160 election procedure 169-70 executive responsibility 148, 161-2 fact-finding committee 55-6, 120, 145 induction date 145 nomination 169-70 report 21, 51-63, 151, 227-44 Presidents, District See Council of Presi- dents; Districts Presidents, synodical schools, election 173 Press relations 63, 163 Preus, Jacob A. O. See President of Synod Preus, Mrs. Jacob A. O. 35 Prince of Peace Volunteers (POPV) 108 Prison reform 196 Prisoners in Indochina 197-8 Profanity in public media 205-6 Project Compassion 196 Project Equality 197 Project Timothy 108 “Protest, state of,’”’ and membership privi- - leges 153 Public defender system 196 Public rebuke of public sin 129 Public relations Board for 15, 203 convention delegates and press 21 press and internal synodical affairs 63, 163 Synod's internal public relations 151 Publications See Church literature and communications Racism Christian action 198 elimination in administration 145-6 Radio Station KFUO 15, 204, 206 Raedeke, Theodore 23 Ramming, Leonard 26, 181 Rauscher, Raymond C, 210 Reduction of synodical units and staff 141 (2) Reformed-Lutheran discussions 129 Registration, credentials, excuses 217-8 floor committee (no, 15) 20, 39, 217-8 minutes 21, 39 report 217-8 representatives at convention 7-17 resolutions 217-8 SELC District 217 Reinke, Ralph 28 Relations, church See Church relations; Fellowship Relief See Social Ministry and World Re- lief, Board of Reports correlated with resolutions 225-6 late 221-3 See also specific headings Representation conventions 62 synodical administration, geographic 140, 180 Representatives See Convention: represen- tatives Research and Statistics, Department of convention representative 15 report of 152 southwest District study 140 Resolutions 107-219 binding nature 51-5, 117-20 correlated with reports and overtures 225-6 Resurrection, ‘‘“A Statement on...” 126 Retarded, Commission for Services to the Mentally 15, 178 Retirement plans See Concordia Retire- ment Plan; Pension Plan for Pastors and Teachers Retirement policies, Handbook revisions 151 Review, doctrinal, of publications See Doc- trinal Review, Board of Rights of members, statement on 166-7 River Forest See Concordia Teachers Col- lege, River Forest Rosin, Walter convention minutes, synodicail Assistant Secretary 21-46 president, St. Paul's College 30 INDEX SELC (Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches) 25, 130, 138 SELC District 21, 22, 25, 130, 138, 217 STAPOC (Special Training Assistance Pro- gram for Overseas Churchmen) 108 St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Chicago 127 St. John's College, Winfield Board of Control election results 46 continue 172 convention representatives 14 St. Louis See Concordia Seminary, St. Louis St. Paul. Minn. See Concordia College, St. Paul St. Paul Lutheran Church, Julesburg, Colo. 139 St. Paul’s College, Concordia, Mo. 14, 46 Salaries District guidelines 207 professors 176 teachers 178-9 San Francisco night ministry 154-5 Sao Leopoldo See Concordia Institute, Sao Leopoldo Sao Paulo See Concordia Institute, Sao Paulo Saskatoon seminary, LCMS theological chair 176 Saxon Free Church of Germany See Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Germany Schnabel, Robert 30 Schools See Higher education; Parish edu- cation Scripture 55, 56, 115 Seconding mission personnel 109-10 Secretary of Synod Board of Directors secretary 142 Commission on Constitutional Matters 160 “From Milwaukee,” preface 5 full-time position 141 Handbook revisions 169-70 induction date 145 Manual of Operations 142 President and Vice-President election procedures 169-70 report of 152 representatives at convention 15 role in synodical affairs 141 SELC District 21, 22, 25, 130, 138, 217 Selective fellowship 132-3 Selma, Ala. See Alabama Lutheran Acad- emy and College, Selma Seminaries See Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis; Concordia Theological Semi- nary, Springfield; Higher education; Higher Education, Board for Sermon, convention 65-6 Seward See Concordia Teachers College, Seward Sister churches 130-1, 131-2 Size reduction, synodical units and staff 141 (2) Social action and welfare 189-99 Affirmations 61, 191-2 cultural standards and priorities 198 ecology 193 floor committee (no. 9) 19 higher education degree programs 197 housing for Spanish-speaking people 190 Indian American 190 medical assistance program 193 minutes 23, 30, 34. 36, 38, 41, 44 overtures, submission of 169 prison reform 196 prisoners in Indochina 197-8 “Project Compassion” 196 “Project Equality” 197 refugees from Pakistan 190-1 resolutions 189-99 world hunger 62, 193-5 (10), 198-9 See also Social Concerns, Commission on; Social Ministry and Worid Re- lief, Board of; World Hunger; in- dividual subjects Social Concerns, Commission on amalgamation with Board of Social Ministry and World Relief 151 “Christian Reflections on Abortion” 128 convention representatives 14 report 190 Social Ministry Affirmations 23, 30, 61, 191-2, 193 Social Ministry and World Relief, Board of Commission on Social Concerns, amal- gamation with 151 convention representatives 14 cultural standards and priorities 198 Districts, assistance to 189 ecology 193 higher education degree programs 197 Indian American 190 Pakistan, refugees from 190-1 President's report 60-1 249 “Project Compassion” 196 “Project Equality” 197 report 189-90 Social Ministry Affirmations 61 world hunger 194-6 World Relief materials 193 South Vietnam 199 Southeast Asia 197, 199 Southwest District 140 Special and sundry matters 26-7, 32, 41, 206-10 Special and Sundry Matters Floor Com- mittee (no. 11) 19 Special ministries coordinating structure Special Training Assistance Program for Overseas Churchmen 108 Spitz, C. T. 27 Springfield See Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield “State of protest,’’” membership privileges “A Statement on Death, Resurrection, and Immortality”’ 62, 126 “Statement on Ethics” 23, 28, 31, 45, 162-3, 169 “A Statement . . . Regarding Lutheran Unity” 43, 45, 135-6, 138-9 Statements, doctrinal See Doctrinal mat- ers Statements, financial, synodical 212 Statistical Yearbook 143 Statistics convention registration 17 Department of Research and Statistics Stegemoeller, Harvey 30 Stewardship, Board of convention representatives 15 election results 45 mission funds 110, 113 reorganization 211, 215 report 212 Stewardship and finance 210-17 conferences, informational 215-6 floor committee (no. 12) 19 fund raising, stewardship 211 investments policies and information 212, 216 minutes 24, 28, 31, 43 President's report 61 resolutions 210-17 statements of synodical finances 212 support program for synodical schools See also Stewardship, Board of; Work program review Stewardship Services, Division of 215 Structure, church government See Admin- istration: structure Students minority groups, aid for 177 representatives at convention 16, 155 representatives on faculty committees Studies, assignments 143 Study program, exchange 115 Suffrage, woman 116-7 Sundry matters See Special and sundry matters Supervision of doctrine 115, 126-7, 160 Support See Pensions and Support, Board 0) Survivor Plan See Concordia Survivor Pian Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches 25, 130, 138 Synodical Administration Floor Committee (mo. 4) 19, 141 Synodical Service Commission appointments to 166 convention representatives 14 Handbook revisions 151 report of 152 Tabular survey of convention 17 Teachers public school, as leaders 180 salaries 178-9 voting privileges 153-4 Television appreciation to stations 204 “This Is the Life” anniversary 39, 205 Television, Board for Lutheran convention representatives 15 report 39, 204 utilization of opportunities 205 Tenure, elected and appointed officers 144-5 (2) Termination, elected and appointed offi- cers 144-5 (2) Theological matters 113-30 “Abortion: Theological, Legal, and Med- ical Aspects’ 122 censorship 62, 117 floor committee (no. 2) 19