# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1995_S25
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION — 25

LLL president Don Bennett

Session 4
July 17, Afternoon

Opening Devotions

The assembly was led in opening devotions by the Rev.
David Dissen, Second Vice-President, Missouri District.

Minutes

The minutes for the opening session and for session 2
were adopted as drafted.

Committee 7: Structure, Planning, and Administration

The Rev. Dr. Robert Kuhn, President of the Central Illi-
nois District and Chairman of Committee 7, Structure,
Planning, and Administration, introduced the business of
the committee.

Res. 7-05, to amend Bylaw re 14.03, was placed before
the convention. A motion was made to dispense with the
reading of Bylaws in their entirety. The delegates voted not
to read the Bylaws. The motion was adopted.

Res. 7-06, to finalize Bylaws re auxiliaries, was pre-
sented to the delegates. The motion was adopted.

Res. 7-07, to commend and support the President of the
Synod for his leadership, was brought before the conven-
tion. The motion was adopted and the delegates rose in re-
sponse, singing praise to God.

Res. 7-08, to reaffirm the pastoral role of District Presi-
dents, was moved by the committee: The question was
called and was sustained. The resolution was adopted.

A motion to reconsider Res. 7-07 was made. The ques-
tion was called and sustained. The motion was defeated.

A motion was made to consider 7-10, to transfer congre-
gations between the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
and The Lutheran Church—Canada and between Districts
of these two church bodies. The motion was adopted.

Committee 8: Registration, Credentials, and Elections

A resolution was offered from the floor to recast the bal-
lots for the vice-presidencies. Question was called and was
sustained. The motion failed.

The Rev. Roger Krause, President of the Rocky Moun-
tain District and Chairman of Committee 8, Registration, |
Credentials, and Elections, presented the result of the first

’ ballot of voting for Vice-Presidents of The Lutheran

Church—Missouri Synod, positions two through five:

David Buegler 350
Eugene Bunkowski 432
Robert King .- 932
Walter A Maier IT 210
Dale Meyer 355
Norbert Oesch 304
J. A. O. Preus III 286
Robert Preus 397
Wallace Schulz . 3889
Edwin Suelflow 237
William Weinrich 287
Laurence White 241

Robert King was declared elected. A second ballot for po-
sitions three through five was cast, with all but the lowest
vote receiver placed on the ballot.

Committee 1; Missions

The Rev. Dr. Osmar O. Lehenbauer, President of the
New England District and Chairman of Committee 1, Mis-
sions, resumed the business of his committee.

Res. 1-02A, to promote involvement through mission
partnerships, was placed before the delegates. The resolu-
tion was adopted.

Res. 1-03A, to reaffirm commitment to urban and cross-
cultural ministry, was moved by the committee. The reso-
lution was nonsubstantively edited by common consent. An
amendment was offered to add a resolve that both semi-
naries be urged to train ministers for urban and cross-cul-
tural work. The amendment was adopted. Another amend-
ment was made to add the words and developing new

ministries at the end of line 51. The amendment was —

adopted. The main motion as amended was adopted.

Res. 1-04A, to further evangelistic outreach among im-
migrants, was placed before the convention by the commit-
tee. The motion was adopted.

Res. 1-05A, to encourage international student outreach,
was moved. By common consent the words high schools
were added to the second whereas. The motion was.
adopted.