# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1977_S4
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONTENTS

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Officers of the Synod ....... 0... ccc ccc ccc cece cence ete e ete nee e eee e ene en sean eeeesteeteennenceees 4
Local Convention Arrangments Committee ............. 0c ccc cece cece ence cece ce eeeseeeeeueeceeeeeuns 4
Preface 2.0... ccc ccc ce eee eee ee een eee ene ene eee e eens ee settee sete eeeneeteeeneees 5
Registered Delegates and Representatives ............. 00 ccc cece cc ence ne cence cee ence eens eeeesenens 7
Convention Floor Committees .......... 0.0. ccc cc cece en cence en eee enna tent eee ee enetenneeneees 17
Convention Schedule....................c eee eens eee cece eee e eee e eee e eect eee cence setae eeeenees 19
Minutes of the Convention ............. 0. ccc ccc cece cece nce e eee e nee e ete b eee a tenet eeeeeeneeeaeege 21
Election Results 22.0.0... 00... ccc cece cece ncn cen eee e eee tenn eee nent tent enneeeeeeneeeeeenne 56
Standing Rules .......... 0. ccc ccc ccc eee een eee ten tenn e ene nett e beet eteeeneneneeneeees 61
President’s Address—Dr. J.A.O. Preus 12.0... 0... cece ccc ccc cence ence c eee e teen een eeenenneeeneees 63
President’s Report—Dr. J. A. O. Preus 0.0.0.0... 0. c ccc cece cence ene e eens ne ee eee eensueeeeuenees 65
Convention Sermon—Dr. Walter A. Maier Jr. ... 0.0.0. e eee n eee e eet eeneeeneuge 83
Doctrinal Essay—Rev. Samuel H. Nafzger .......... 0... c ccc cece cece eee e eee ee een tence eeneeeene 87
Other Presentations
Sunday Morning Sermon—Dr. Oliver R. Harms ........... 0000. c cece ccc cece cece ce eseuneceueess 99
Black Centennial Sermon—Dr. Richard C. Dickinson ............. 0... c cece cece eee eeeueeeeeeees 100
Memorial Address—Dr. Roland Wiederaenders ................2ccce cece cece eee ueeeeseeeceeneeene 105
Address—Dr. David W. Preus, President of The American Lutheran Church....................-. 107
Address—Dr. Robert J. Marshall, President of the Lutheran Church in America.................. 109
Address—Dr. George F. Harkins, General Secretary of the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. ...... 111
Resolutions
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2. MUSSIONS ...... 2. ccc cece nen en eee cere nee t ese eueecucaeneucueeaeneueueerneas 115
3. Theology and Church Relations ...........0. 00.0.0 ccc ccc c ccc c cece cece cceuceeeceeueeecneevaeenes 125
4. Administration ......... 00.0.0 cece ccc cece cence cee cence teens eee eee eeeeeneueuaeaeaenenees 141
5. Constitutional Matters .......... 0.0... c cece cece cece cence cece cece nenensneneucueenentucueeenees 155
6. Higher Education ........ 0... ccc ccc cece cence cence eee ee tneeneenseteueeneenteneeneueees 171
7. Parish Services .......... 20. c cece cece cece nce cence cent n eee ce een teen ne eeteseeaevaeneeneuee 181
8. Social Ministry 2.0.0.0... 0.0.0 c cece ccc cece cece eee e eens eee ceueseeeveuseeenneeeennnnee 189
9. Special and Sundry Matters.............. Le een e ence eee eee tte e eect eeeeeteeeeeeeees 195
10. Ethnic Concerns ....... 2... c cece cece cece nnn ete nee c ene en ees eeeueeueeeeeeeeneeeeneeaes 199
11. Nominations ©2000... 000. c cece cece cece n cence nee enc ee sen teeteeenseeeeecueeaeueeaee 207
12. Elections. 0.0.0.0... ccc ccc cece cee cence een tee e eee e eet e nse eeneuaeneeuaeuaeeeeueeennes 207
13. Implementation ........ 0... ccc ccc een ece enn en deen eee e nee ceeseneeueeuesecuceaes 207
14. Reference Resolutions .......... 0.0... ccc cece ccc c eee ence nce n ees eesueeseueeccecueeucenes 219
Late Overtures. 0.0... cc cece cece cence nen e nee eens e nsec en ceeseeeeesenennenseeteueeseuaeers 221
Reports and Overtures Correlated with Resolutions ............... 000 ccc ccc cece ce ccceccecucacecuees 225
Index 0... cece ce cence ne eee tebe eee beeen ene e tess ee ee seseeeenceceteuenserenennes 227

Additional copies—1977 Convention Proceedings are available through Concordia Publishing
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