# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S230 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) Lodges See Organizations, Commission on Los Angeles, Highland Park Church, trans- fer 33a, 148b Loss of members 19b, 21a, 22b, 59b, 197a Luebke, Mrs. Melvin 22a Lutheran Annual 216a Lutheran Bible Translators 105a Lutheran Brotherhood 104b Lutheran Church in America address by LCA president 39a, 97-98 dialog with 19b, 61a, 115 for a united position on abortion 118-9 Lutheran Church in America — Canada Section 181a Lutheran Church of Australia altar and pulpit fellowship with 118b “Theses of Agreement and Inerrancy"” 125a Lutheran Church — Canada fellowship with 123-4 report 158b Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod Foun- dation See Foundation, Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod Lutheran Council — Canada 33a Lutheran Council in the U.S. A. address by LCUSA president 35a, 99-100 dialog with 19b, 35a, 61a excerpts of statement by, on amnesty 47b, 204b and holding of more than one office 28a and ILCW 110a joint social ministry planning through 47a, 203a membership and participation in 47b, 2: “Lutheran Effectiveness Training for Par- ents and Teachers” 192 Lutheran Human Relations Association of America 34b Lutheran Lay Ministry 183-4 Lutheran Laymen’s League appreciation for 104b and Board for Communications 46b, 211-2 presentation of president of 36a television sponsorship 30b, 36a, 208a Lutheran Medical Mission Association 104b Lutheran Radio, Board for 30b, 208-10 Lutheran Theological Seminary, Saskatoon, restudy of cooperative arrangement 181 Lutheran Witness/Reporter 30b, 208a Lutheran Women's Missionary League appreciation for 104b remarks of president of 36a Lutheran World Federation 45-6, 111b Lutheran World Relief, Inc. 24b LWF See Lutheran World Federation LWML See Lutheran Women’s Missionary League LWR See Lutheran World Relief Managers, Board of, Worker Benefit Plans See Concordia Plans Maneuvering, statement on 37a Marshall, Robert J., address of LCA presi- dent 39a, 97-8 Mass media See Communications; individ- ual media, e. g., Television ministry Media, mass See Communications; individ- ual media, e.g., Television ministry Medical Emergency Reserve Fund 32a, 101 Medical Mission Association, Lutheran 104b Medical work See Council for Christian Medical Work Melde, Gus, president of LLL 36a Memorial service sermon 37a, 93-4 Mentally retarded, educational materials for 194a Mentally Retarded, Commission for Ser- vices to the convention representatives 14a report of 194b Merkens, Guido A., Vice-President, con- vention sermon 19a, 67-71 Métis 28b, 204a Mexico, Lutheran Synod of 118b Meyer, Lawrence 42b Mickelson, Arnold R., LCUSA president, address 35a, 99-100 Milwaukee See Concordia College, Mil- waukee; Convention, Milwaukee Milwaukee, Oklahoma Ave. Church, trans- fer 33a, 149a Ministerial health 214b Ministerial Health, Commission on 42a, 213b Ministry, colloquy board for 14a, 177 Ministry, studies on 126b Minority groups mission to 107b representation of 107-8 social ministry among 60b student recruitment from 43b, 180b, 217 INDEX Minutes 19-54 procedure for approval of 27b Miracles 26a, 37b Mission of the church, study on 120b churches overseas 159a to community needs in cooperation with other denominations 101-2 and problem of united proclamation 102-3 Mission and Ministry in the Church, Com- mission on convention representative 13c election results 49b more effective use of synodical litera- ture 215b nominations for 23a question of dismissal of 25a, 147b reduction in size of 157 report 158b request to review education materials 192b, 195a study of selective fellowship 119-20 Mission Affirmations and board resolutions on policy 32a, 103a inquiry into clarity and comprehensive- ness of 120b Mission :Life materials, concerns regarding 124 Missionary Medical Emergency Fund 32a, 101 Missions black Lutherans 26b, 42a, 43b, 60b, 180b, 183a, 217 decentralized support of 32a, 101b doctrinal loyalty of mission workers 32a, 103b floor committee (no.1) 17a, 21-2, 22a, 26b, 32a, 102a full-time resource person for 32a, 104a growth 19b, 59b, 83-4, 102b increased support of 32a, 103-4 among Indian Americans 28b, 60b, 83b, 107b, 204a medical emergency reserve fund 32a, 101 to minorities 107b Mission Affirmations and “Board Reso- lutions on Policy” 32a, 103a policy statement 103a President's report 59-60 printed Word in native languages 104b to reaffirm Scriptural truths 102-3 resolutions 101-8 review of report on 102 study of community needs in 32a, 101-2 synodical stance on fellowship 101-2 25 years of, in Central America 44a 25 years of, in Japan 44a See also Missions, Board for Missions, Board for ballots for 35b, 37a, 37b, 39a Christian literature production 104b convention representatives 13c and counseling of missionaries 102-3 and deaf work 22a, 101la and decentralized support of missions 101b election results 50b and Emergency Reserve Fund 101 enlisting laymen for overseas 107b Lutheran Bible Translators 105a medical emergency reserve fund 32a, 101b neminations for 23a, 28a number of advisory members on 44a, 106b to place two teachers on 44a, 106 President Waima Waesa of the Wabag Lutheran Church 26b, 103b report 22a, 102 resolutions concerning 103a to secure resource person 32a, 104a Southeast Asia 104a and tri-Lutheran campus ministry 121 Montz, Mrs. C. R., president of LWML 36a Mueller, Herbert See Secretary of Synod Name of Synod 171la National churches 159a National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. 111, 115b National Indian Lutheran Board 28b Naumann, Oscar J., WELS president 39a NCC See National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S. A. Necrology, 63b, 65-6 Negative votes recorded 27a, 30a, 36-7, 4la Neighborhood, cooperative mission and ministry to 101-2 New England District 46b, 158-9 Nominations ad hoc committee to study procedures 39b 253 additional, from floor 23 for Board of Appeals 23a for Board of Directors 23a for Board for Evangelism 23a for Board for Higher Education 23a, 28a corrections reported 28a election results 49a floor committee (no. 13) 17¢ procedure for President and First Vice- President 20a, 20b, 163a, 223 reporting of ballot tally 20b, 22a, 163 for Vice-President 22a Nominations, Committee for Convention convention representatives 13c nominations for 23a report 22b, 223 North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools 132 Nostbakken, Roger, Vice-President, Evan- gelical Lutheran Church in Canada a Oakland, Calif. See California Concordia College, Oakland Officers, synodical 6, 12 Committee on Biographical Data of Candidates 170a installation of 45a “Omnibus” Resolution 4-47 5a, 31a, 41b, 46b, 160-1 See also Resolutions referred to Board of Directors Onarga, Iil., Trinity, transfer of 25a, 145a Opening of convention ceremonies 19a President’s address 19a, 55-7 sermon 19a, 67-71 “Openness and Trust’’ document 117-8 Oppressed Christians 216a Organization, Committee on convention representatives 15a evaluating Commission on Constitutional Matters 171 Organization, Committee on new Committee for Reorganization 47a, 160a receiving overtures 167 and reorganization of commissions 147a staff officers in elective and appointive positions 166-7 study of adjudicatory process 170a study on kind of conventions 165 voting rights at synodical conventions 168-9 Organizations, and problems with ALC fellowship 123 Organizations, Commission on convention representatives 13c evaluation of “‘Animal Lodges” 109a question of merger with CTCR 156b Original sin 26a, 134b, 139a Otten, Herman 216b Overseas enlisting laymen for 107b mission churches 159a missionaries at convention 15, 32a, 59b Overtures against action by Synod awaiting action 31b from auxiliaries and individuals 167 correlated with resolutions 227-8 late, accepted for consideration 225 rejection of 167b Parish education address by executive secretary of board 23b for blacks 26b calling Directors of Christian Education 24a, 19la : Lutheran school funding 190 in the past 84 President’s report 60a upgrading of 19b, 60a Parish Education, Board of confirmation and first Communion prac- tices 32b, 191b congregational stewardship education 30a, 220a convention representatives 14a critical examination of educational ma- terial 24a, 191 early childhood education program 189- 90 election of members of, at convention 173b election results 50b executive secretary of 23b fostering a better understanding of Lu- theran schools 24a, 190b Mission:Life materials 124 nominations for 23a program to increase effectiveness of parents and teachers 192 to provide material for child and youth evangelism 26b, 198a