# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S23 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION the following results of the election for First Vice- President: August Bernthal _..... 352 Guido Merkens Moses Dickinson -. .. 58 Theo. Nickel _.. _ Walter Maier —_..........- 54 Edwin Weber —.... Since no candidates received a majority of the 1,010 votes cast, the four receiving the highest number of votes will constitute the next slate for the office of First Vice-President. Nominations The following additional nominations were received from the floor: Board of Control, Fort Wayne TEACHER Herold C. Gersmehl LayMAN Herbert H. Nordsieck Board of Control, Milwaukee Pastors Elmer A. Neitzel William Rohlwing 23 Board of Control, Selma PasTOR Simon J. Bodley Board of Control, Seward PasToR Harold T. Stelzer ‘TEACHER Louis B. Herring Board of Control, Springfield PasTORS Secretary Gerhardt W. Hyatt Treasurer Victor Mennicke (see Minutes, Session 5) Board of Directors Pastors Harlan J. Hartner Clemonce Sabourin Marcus T. Zill LAYMAN Paul F. Bente Committee for Convention Nominations Pastors Clarence W. Knippa Arthur H. Ziegler TEACHERS Richard H. Engebrecht Richard P. Sauer LayMEN Marvin F. Borgelt Melvin H. Doering Evelyn R. Hampe Edgar E. Parent Barbara I. Sager Commission of Adjudication Pastor Enno O. Gahl LayMEN Walter A. Christopher Gerhardt S. Jersild Commission on Mission and Ministry Pastor Raymond T. Eissfeldt TEACHER Walter H. Hartkopf Commission on Theology and Church Relations Pastor Albert Pero (see Minutes, Session 5) TEACHER Stephen A. Schmidt Board of Appeals Pastors Milton T. Berner George A. Loose LAYMEN Walter F. Rogosheske Evangelism Pastor Arnold H. Heuman Board for Higher Education Pastors Richard C. Dickinson Harry G. Coiner Philip C. Gehlhar Jaroslav Pelikan Rudolph F. Rehmer LayMEN John Quincy Adams Milton W. Beckmann Leo C. Fay Elmer Jagow Lowell A. Schoer H. W. Wearth (See Minutes, Session 5) Board for Missions Pastors Edward F. Heinicke Richard H. Meyer Will Herzfeld (see Minutes, Session 5) LayMEN Bernhard J. Mueffelman Joseph L. Hughes Board for Parish Education TEACHER Julius Jenkins Board for Stewardship PastTOR Joseph G. Lavalais Board of Youth Ministry Pastor James B. Marshall YoutTH Elizabeth J. Griesse Board of Control, Ann Arbor PasTOR Arthur J. Spomer LayMEN Leonard O. Roellig Merrill F. Wyble Board of Control, Austin Pastor George Fickensher Board of Control, Oakland Clyburn Duder Ernest L. Gerike TEACHER LayMAN Harry G. Hebel Edwin G. Lawrence Board of Control, Winfield TEACHER Thomas G. Kent Board of Control, Porto Alegre, Brazil Board of Control, Portland PasTOR Walter A. Anderson Board of Control, St. Louis LAYMEN Elmer F. Kraemer PasTOR Jay Pfotenhauer (see Wernes Norberto Minutes, Session 5) Sonntag After these nominations had been received nomina- tions were closed and the slate of candidates as amended was adopted by the convention. Closing Devotion The afternoon session was closed with a devotion led by Dr. Edwin Weber, First Vice-President. Session 3 July 8, Afternoon Opening Following the opening devotion led by Pastor Rich- ard Lessmann, Chairman August Mennicke of the Elec- tion Committee distributed the ballots for the First Vice-President of the Synod. A motion “That this con- vention formally ask each delegate to vote, not accord- ing to any published list of candidates, but solely as the spirit moves him or her” was declined. President Preus pointed out that in spite of this action of the convention the delegates are nevertheless bound by the Bylaws. Parish Services Rev. Wilbert Griesse, chairman of the floor commit- tee for Parish Services, introduced the report for the committee and presented Mr. Melvin Kieschnick, Exec- utive Secretary of the Board of Parish Education, to the convention. Using an alarm clock as an audio visual aid he stated that the Lord has called us to awaken to a new day, but we are often reluctant to wake up. God’s call awakens us to the needs and opportunities of Chris- tian education and to its glorious call “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” Christian education is a daily, lifelong call, a call to get up early because it takes time to carry out Christian education adequately. Like the ticktock of the clock it permeates life. With its alarm it calls us to commitment and rings for all of us.