# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S145
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4. SYNODICAL ADMINISTRATION

To Transfer Trinity, Onarga, IIl.,
from Northern Illinois
to Central Illinois District

RESOLUTION 4-01
Overtures 4-26A, 4-26B, 4-26C (CW, p. 194)

Wuereas, The Boards of Directors of the Northern
Iinois and Central Ilinois Districts have given their
approval; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod transfer Trinity Lutheran Church, Onarga, IIL,
to the Central Illinois District.

Action: Adopted (3).

To Transfer St. Paul’s, Venango, Nebr.,
from Nebraska to Colorado District

RESOLUTION 4-02
Overtures 4-27A, 4-27B, 4-27C (CW, p. 194)

Wuereas, The Boards of Directors of the Nebraska
and Colorado Districts have given their approval;
therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missuori
Synod transfer St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Venango,
Nebr., to the Colorado District.

Action: Adopted (3).

To Receive into Membership Christ
the Cornerstone Congregation, San Diego

RESOLUTION 4-03
Overture 4-33 (CW, p. 195)

Whereas, Christ the Cornerstone Lutheran Church
was duly organized under the sponsorship of the
Southern California District and the president of the
Southern California District has advised Christ the
Cornerstone Congregation to apply for membership
with The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod at the
New Orleans convention; therefore be it

Resolved, That Christ the Cornerstone Lutheran
Church, San Diego, Calif., be received into membership
with The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod.

Action: Adopted (3).

To Exercise Good Stewardship
with Synod’s Budget
RESOLUTION 4-04
Overture 4-44 (CW, p. 197)

Resolved, That the concerns of Overture 4-44 be re-
ferred to the administrations at the synodical, District,
and circuit levels.

Action: Adopted (3).

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To Decline to Abolish All Permanent
Tenure Offices, Including Faculty Positions
RESOLUTION 4-05

Overture 4-47 (CW, p. 198)

Wuereas, Handbook, The Lutheran Church — Mis-
souri Synod, 1971; Section 2.12, governs tenure and
termination of all executive secretaries, associate and
assistant executive secretaries, and their equivalents;
and

Whereas, Committee 6 — Higher Education — is
handling the question of faculty tenure; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod abide by Handbook regulations regarding tenured
offices in the Synod; and be it also

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod abide by decisions of the New Orleans convention
regarding faculty tenure.

Action: Adopted (3).

To Strive to Do Convention Business Only
with Project Equality Members
RESOLUTION 4-06

Overture 4-51 (CW, p. 199)

Wuereas, Acts of mercy and justice are basic to the
life of the Christian (cf. Amos 5: 23-24 and Luther’s 41st
Thesis and the explanation thereof); and

Wuereas, The Synod has seen fit to endorse Project
Equality (cf. Denver Proceedings Resolution 9-07);
therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod, Districts, and congrega-
tions continue to give preference to those firms which
have equal opportunity practices.

Action: Adopted (3).

To Amend Bylaw 1.37
(Mailing of Proceedings)
RESOLUTION 4-07
Overture 4-52 (CW, p. 199)

Wuereas, Some advisory delegates to synodical con-
ventions do not receive copies of the official convention
Proceedings; and

Wuereas, Some congregations do not receive copies
of the official convention Proceedings; therefore be it

Resolved, That all delegates (voting and advisory)
be included in the mailing of the official Proceedings of
each convention; and be it further

Resolved, That all congregations be included in the
mailing of the official Proceedings of each convention;
and be it finally

Resolved, That Bylaw 1.37 be amended as follows: