# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S231 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 234 report 189a request to review education materials 192b, 195a study guides on books of Bible 195a unprocessed overtures referred to 126b Parish services and youth confirmation and first Communion 32b, extension of marriage and family coun- seling seminars and engaging full- time project director 24a, 189 inter-parish educational experiments 33a, 192-3 resolutions 189-95 Parish Services and Youth Floor Commit- tee (no. 7) personnel 17b report 23b Parliamentarians 14c, 20b, 34a, 35a, 39a, 40a Parliamentary delays 31a, 64 Pastoral conferences, review of proceed- ings of 25a, 146a Pension Work Committee commended 35b, 221b study of release of personal savings 30b, 220-21 Pensions See Concordia Plans; Concordia Retirement Plan; Concordia Survivor Plan Pensions and Support, Board of members commended 30a, 220b report accepted 220a People’s Republic of China 104b Periodicals ethical procedures for 215-6 mailing of, to servicemen 30b, 208a See also Editorial Commission for Offi- cial Periodicals Persecuted brethren 216a Picard, Paul 5b Point of Privilege 27b Polarization 21a Politicking 21b Poor 60b, 199a Portland, Oreg. See Concordia College, Portland “Preaching-Teaching-Reaching” 198a Preface “And Then?” 5 President of Synod address 19a, 55-7 appointment procedures 158b authority reaffirmed 165b closing comments 47-8, 95 convention committee appointments 167-8, 174b to deal with Herman Otten case 216b election of 20b, 21b election results 21b, 48a office representative 14b position on Scripture 62-3 relationship of District president to 174b report 19-20, 59-66, 158 b “Report of the Synodical President”’ 134a responds to sub-Biblical charge 38b statement to convention 26a Presidents, District election be at synodical conventions 173 involved in all affairs of church 171a relationship to synodical President 174b study of office of 174b See also Council of Presidents; Districts Press, freedom of 27-8 Preus, David, address of ALC president Ob, 96-7 Preus, Jacob A. O. See President of Synod Preus, Mrs. J. A. O. 47b Prior consent to serve 20b, 163a Prisoner rehabilitation 47b, 203 Proceedings, mailing of 25a, 145b Project Compassion 47a, 202 (2) Project Equality 25a, 44a, 106a, 145b Public Relations, Board for 14a Publications See Church literature and communications Question called 28a, 29, 3la, 31b, 33b, a Racism elimination of 108 President’s report 60b Progress in combating 19b, 34b, 199a, 0 Radio, Board for Lutheran 30b, 208-10 Radio Station KFUO 30b, 208-10 Raedeke, Theo., executive director of Key 73 22b Rationalism 29b Recruitment of black Lutherans for ministry in church 42a, 180b, 183a from minority groups 43b, 180b, 217 INDEX of students for professional service in the church 179 Referenda on fellowship 175a Registration, credentials, excuses audited listing of voting and advisory delegates 7-15, 223 final attendance report 46b first session report 223 floor committee (no.15) 18a, 19a, 20b, 46b, 223 Tabular Survey 16 Relief See Social Ministry and World Re- lief, Board of Reorganization, Committee for 47a, 160a “Report of the Synodical President” 134a Representation black, in seats of power 26b in synodical Board of Directors 165b of youth at conventions 174a Representatives advisory 7-12, 12-5, 46b special 15 student body 15c synodical 12-5, 46b voting 7-12, 46b youth 15, 16 Research and Statistics, Department of convention representative 14b organizing a Southwest District 47a, 159a report 158b Resolutions 101-223 controversial 3la, 34b, 36b correlated with reports and overtures 227-8 list of important 5a referred to Board of Directors See Res- olutions referred to Board of Di- rectors Resolutions referred to Board of Directors Missions 102a, 104 (4), 105a, 107 (5), 108 Theology and Church Relations 109a (2), 110 (4), 111 (3), 115 (3), 116 (4), 117 (4), 118 (5), 119 (3), 120 (4), 121 (2), 122, 123b, 124 (3), 125 (5), 126 (3) Seminary Issues 131 (2), 132 (4), 139b, 140a, 142 (2), 143b (2), 149b, 156b, pra (2), 158b (2), 159 (4), 160 (3) Constitutional Matters 163-5, 165b (2), 166 (2), 167 (4), 168b, 169 (2), 170 (5), 171 (5), 173 (7), 174 (4), 175 (2) Higher Education 177 (3), 178 (4), 179a (2), 180b (2), 181 (2), 182 (2), 183 (2), 185a (2) Parish Services 189 (2), 190a, 192 (3), 193 (2), 194 (3), 195 (2) Evangelism 197 (2), 198 (4), 203b (2), 205 (3) Special and Sundry Matters 214 (5), 215 (4), 216 (5), 217 Late Overtures 225 Retirement policies Handbook revisions 157a for transferees 30b, 221a See also Concordia Plans; Concordia Retirement Plan Review, doctrinal, of publications improving reviewing process 117 See also Doctrinal Review, Board of River Forest See Concordia Teachers Col- lege, River Forest Robert’s Rules of Order 31a, 36b, 41, 54 Roman Catholics, dialogs with 125a Rosin, Walter, synodical Assistant Secre- tary, convention minutes 5b, 19-48 Sabbatical leaves 43b, 181-2 St. John’s College, Winfield board of control 23b, 53a convention representatives 13b student body representative l5c St. Louis See Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis St. Paul, Minn. See Concordia College, St. Paul St. Paul's College, Concordia, Mo. 13b, 51b Salaries nondifferentiation of 33a, 192b realistic, for pastors and teachers 215a revelation of 159a San Diego Christ the Cornerstone, new member 25a, 145a Peace, transfer of 27a, 148a Sao Leopoldo, Brazil See Instituto Concor- dia, Sao Lecpoldo Saskatoon seminary, restudy of coopera- tive arrangement with 181 Scharlemann, Martin, address 38b Schools See Higher education; Parish edu- cation Scripture distribution of 28-29 Edgar Krentz on formal principle 38b inerrancy of 125a, 134a, 141b interpretation of 38b, 121-2, 126a-b, 134 need of translation of 29a, 104b origin, nature, and authority of 26a, 123, 139a relationship between Gospel and 120-1, 134a Synoda's position on 62-3 See also Bible Secretary of District 170b Secretary of Synod “And Then?” preface 5 election results 30a, 48a nomination for 23a office representatives 14b report 158b reporting of ballot tally 20b, 22a, 163 word of thanks to 63a Selbstandige Ev.-Luth. Kirche 44a, 119b, 125 Selective fellowship 119-20 Selma, Ala. See Alabama Lutheran Acad- emy and College, Selma Seminaries See Colleges and seminaries; Concordia Seminary, St. Louis; Con- cordia Theological Seminary, Spring- field; Higher education; Higher Edu- cation, Board for Seminario Concordia, Porto Alegre, Brazil board of control 23b, 53b convention representative 13b Seminary issues academic freedom 142-3 accreditation 44b, 128-31 to adopt “A Statement’ 33b, 36, 127-8 amendment to Res. 3-09 39b, 40a, 40b, 41a, 139b constitutionality of Res. 3-09 39b, 40a faculty position in violation of Article Il 37, 41a, 133-9 floor committee (no. 3) 17a Harms’ proposal 34b historicity of Adam and Eve 26a, 139a joint resolution with Committee 2 26a, 33b, 36, 127-8 replacing 3-12 with Res. 3-12A 44b, 140 resolutions 127-43 statement of, for the record 45a time spent prior to convention 26a, 37b Sermon, convention 19a, 67-71 Servicemen, sending official periodicals to 30b, 208a Sessions 5b, 19-48 Seward See Concordia Teachers College, Seward Sexuality, study of 120a Sharonville, Ohio, Christ the King, trans- fer 27a, 148b Smoking at conventions 214 Social Concerns, Commission on convention representative 13c guidelines in matter of capital punish- ment 203b “The Issue of Amnesty” 47b, 204b merged with CTCR 33b, 147 position papers and study documents 24b, 199a to study equal rights for women 47b, 203a Social ministry adequate funding by Districts 41b, 199- 200 aging 47a, 199a, 201b, 201-2 alcoholism 47a, 199a, 206 amnesty 47b, 204b capital punishment 203b community and economic development programs 205a cooperation with other Christian groups in 47a, 61a, 203a environment 199a floor committee (no. 9) 17b, 24b (2), 28b, 4lb, 47a housing 199a, 201b hunger 60b, 199a LCUSA 47a, 203a and N. American Indians, Eskimos, and Métis 28b, 204a in the past 84-5 President’s report 60b progress in 19b rebuilding of Vietnam 203-4 resolutions 199-206 to support welfare agencies 47a, 202b Vietnam-era veterans 199a Social Ministry Affirmations 205a Social Ministry and World Relief, Board of concern for the aging 47a, 199a, 201-2 convention representatives 14a drug gand alcohol dependency 47a, 199a, Keys for Christ fund 41b, 201b AERA Me it Lo UNA Oe Hl RR RRM, Aa op i