# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S216
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216 RESOLUTIONS

Resolved, To deplore the action of such journalism;
and be it further
Resolved, To encourage writers of articles in various

church-related periodicals to follow ethical procedures.

Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.

To Express Concern and Prayerful Support
for All Christians Living Under Oppression
RESOLUTION 11-16

Overture 11-31 (CW, p. 357)
Resolved, That Overture 11-31 be adopted as is.

Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.

To Decline Requested Addition
to “Lutheran Annual”

RESOLUTION 11-17
Overture 11-32 (CW, pp. 357—358)

Wuereas, The implementation of the overture has
been determined to be financially unfeasible; therefore
be it

Resolved, That Overture 11-32 be respectfully de-
clined,

Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.

To Clarify the Case of First Lutheran
Church and Pastor Martin A. Buerger
RESOLUTION 11-18

Overture 11-34U (TB, p. 22)

Whereas, The Missouri District requests that the
case of the Rev. Martin A. Buerger be brought to a con-
clusion at this convention; and

Wuereas, A review of the case indicates that the
charges brought against the Rev. Martin A. Buerger
have been rescinded by First Lutheran Church of Bir-
mingham, Ala.; therefore be it

Resolved, That this convention publicly declare that
all charges against Pastor Buerger have been rescinded;
and be it further

Resolved, That any matters from the past which for
various reasons cannot be properly adjudicated be left
without further adjudication.

Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.
To Honor the Memory
of Dr. Walter E. Buszin
RESOLUTION 11-19
Special Assignment 2

Wuereas, The Lord from time to time grants special
gifts to His church in the persons of exceptional leaders,

one of whom was recently sainted: Walter Edwin Bus-
zin; and

Wuereas, Through the leadership and vision given
by Dr. Buszin the cause of good church music and
liturgical practice was given great impetus among Lu-
therans in North America; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod thank God for the gift of
Dr. Walter Buszin; and be it also

Resolved, That the Synod’s congregations, pastors,
teachers, and musicians be urged to promote and foster
the example of good worship leadership held before us
by Dr. Buszin.

Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.

To Refer the Herman Otten Case to the
President of Synod for Resolution

RESOLUTION 11-20

Overtures 11-24, 11-25A, 11-25B, 11-26 (CW, pp. 355—
356)

Wuereas, There are many unanswered questions
concerning the technical, legal, and theological justifica-
tion for having denied the Rev. Herman Otten of New
Haven, Mo., entry into the pastoral ministry of the Lu-
theran Church — Missouri Synod; and

Wuereas, This continued denial of Rev. Otten’s
entry, now well into the second decade, constitutes long-
standing unresolved injustice; and

Whereas, All avenues of resolution of this situation
have systematically been closed to Rev. Otten; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod in convention assembled at New Orleans direct
the President of the Synod to deal with this case or to
place it in the hands of a committee as he might deem
appropriate.

Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.

To Call upon the English District Board
of Directors to Correct a Wrong

RESOLUTION 11-21
Overtures 11-17A, 11-17B (CW, p. 354)

Wuereas, The Nov. 5, 1972, English District edition
of the Lutheran Witness Supplement printed a resolu-
tion of the Board of Directors adopted at a regular ses-
sion at Chicago, Ill., on Sept. 11—12, 1972; and

Whereas, The English District Board of Directors in
the resolution made an unjust attack on Dr. J. A. O.
Preus by charging him with “attempts to usurp power”
and of “violating the rights and privileges of the office
of president conferred upon him by election”; and

Wuereas, The same resolution of the English District
Board of Directors states, “We reject and repudiate