# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S48
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

48

MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

his intention to act in as pastoral and evangelical a way

as possible.

The convention was then brought to a close as it had
begun in the name of the Triune God, Father, Son, and

Holy Spirit.

Wa ter Rosin, Assistant Secretary

Election Results
Nominating Ballot

(Congregations)
President:

* J. A. O. Preus 2,678
O. C. J. Hoffmann 1,172
R. P. Wiederaenders 46
Charles S. Mueller 17
Guido Merkens 15
August Bernthal 14
Emil Jaech 12
William Kohn 12
Edwin C. Weber 10
Arnold G. Kuntz 8
John H. Tietjen 7
W. Harry Krieger 6
Paul E. Jacobs 6
George Rode 6
Oliver R. Harms 6
Herman R. Frincke 5
First Vice-President:

R. P. Wiederaenders 945

* Edwin C. Weber 851
Walter Maier 343
A. Bernthal 324
G. A. Merkens 252
Theo. F. Nickel 140
O. C. J. Hoffmann 113
Paul E. Jacobs 71
W. Harry Krieger 64
J. A. O. Preus 61
Emil G. Jaech _____ 37
Charles S. Mueller ________ 37
Wililam H. Kohn 34
Kar] L. Barth 31
Moses S. Dickinson 28
Arnold G. Kuntz 25
Lloyd H. Goetz 21
Herman R. Frincke 21
George Rode 20
Carl A. Heckmann 18
Rudolph A. Haak _______._-:17
Rudolph P. F. Ressmeyer___—s- 16
Bertwin L. Frey 15
Martin W. Lieske 14
Arlen J. Bruns 14
George F. Wollenburg 13
Wilbert E. Griesse 13
Walter W. Stuenkel 13
Frederick A. Niedner 12
Ellis Nieting 12
John H. Tietjen 11
Theo. A. Raedeke 11
Paul A. Zimmerman 9

Election Ballot
(2

606
declined
declined
24
37
31
17
340

declined
431
54
352
101
31

486

356
79

Waldemar E. Meyer
Harold E. Brockhoff

Arthur H. Ziegler
Paul G. Bretscher
Paul W. F. Harms
Herman C. Scherer

August T. Mennicke

Philip L. Fiess

E. H. Happel
Walter M. Schoedel
John E. Ellermann
Richard J. Schultz

Herman F. Neunaber

Ralph A. Bohlmann

Elwood H. Zimmermann __

Oliver R. Harms

Nominating Ballot

(Congregations)

MOOT OT OT TH 1 1 99 100 OO Ow)

Other Vice-Presidents:

Nominating Ballot

(2) Guido Merkens 599

(4) W. A. Maier __ 493

(3) Theo. F. Nickel 492
A. Bernthal 415

(5) W. H. Krieger 400
M. Dickinson 321
Emil Jaech 277F
Paul Jacobs 215
William Kohn 124
Paul Harms 113
Charles Mueller 99+
Karl! Barth 45
O. C. J. Hoffmann 42
Arnold Kuntz 29
Theo. Raedeke 25
Oliver Harms 20
Paul Bretscher 19
F. Niedner 15
B. L. Frey 15
R. A. BohImann 15
A. Mennicke 14
Ellis Nieting 12
H. R. Frincke 11
Arlen Bruns 9
L. Goetz 8
W. Griesse 8
C. A. Heckmann 8
G. F. Wollenburg 8
Herman Scherer 8
R. Ressmeyer 7
H. F. Neunaber 7
E. H. Happel 7
Walter Stuenkel 7
J. E. Ellermann 7
R. Haak 7
H. Brockhoff 6
Robert Preus 6
E. H. Zimmermann 6
J. H. Tietjen 6
R. J. Schultz 6
A. H. Ziegler 6
Martin W. Lieske 5

¢ Declined

Election Ballot
qd) (2)

Election Ballot
(2)

628
532
550
482
497
412
2
285
277
295
9
94

481
564

The following are the results of balloting for officers and boards of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
other than the President and Vice-Presidents.
Those individuals who have been elected are indicated by means of an asterisk (*) to the left of the candidate’s

name.

Secretary

Hyatt, G. (SE)
* Mueller, H. (Mo)
Weiss, D. (IW)

Total

Majority

Vote

299
712
44
1,055
528

Treasurer

Borgelt, M. (MnS)
* Carpenter, M. (Mo)

Total

Majority

Vote

363
687

1,050
526

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