# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1995_S35
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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION 35

COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY

AND CHURCH RELATIONS
CLERGYMEN

Dolak 624 *

Pless 326

Saleska 199

BOARD OF REGENTS—AUSTIN
LAYPERSONS

Albers 178 192

Biar 289 326

Burghard 478 627 *

Knippa 172

BOARD OF REGENTS—CONCORDIA, MO
CLERGYMEN

Brondos 523

Theiss 621*

BOARD OF REGENTS—FORT WAYNE
CLERGYMEN

Balfour 92

Davis 407 508

Grunst 565 648 *

Schildwachter 85

LAYPERSONS

Dissen 593 *

Roetman 393

Wilkening 152

President Barry declared those persons as indicated
elected.

Standing Rules
A motion was made to modify the standing rules, to wit:

WHEREAS, Portable telephones, computers, or other
electronic * devices have been present in the voting del-
egate section; and

WHEREAS, Communication by portable telephones,
computers, or other electronic devices violates in spirit
the policy that only voting delegates are allowed in the
voting delegate section during voting; and

Wuereas, The use of such electronic devices is dis-
ruptive to proper delegate function; therefore be it
' Resolved, That all portable telephones, computers, or
other electronic devices be banned from the delegate sec-
tion.

An amendment was made and adopted by common con-
sent to modify the resolution to read * “electronic commu-
nication devices.” The question was called and sustained.
The motion was adopted.

Committee 3: Theology and Church Relations

The Rev. Dr. George Wollenburg, President of the Mon-
tana District and Chairman of Committee 3, Theology and
Church Relations, led the delegates back into the business
of his committee. ;

; Res. 3-07A was moved by the committee. The resolution
is entitled “To Establish the Procedure by Which Laymen

Licensed to Perform Functions of the Pastoral Office Be
Called and Ordained into the Ministerium of the LCMS.”
The question was called and was sustained. The motion
was adopted.

Committee 2: Congregational Services

The Rev. Dr. Theodore Laesch, President of the North-
ern Illinois District and Chairman of Committee 2, Con-
gregational Services, reintroduced Res. 2-04A, “To Estab-
lish Composition of Board for and Conference of
Congregational Services,” which had been postponed from
an earlier session. :

An amendment was made to add the words singles min-
istry to line 41, p. 133. The amendment was adopted.

An amendment was offered for line 46, p. 132, to wit:
Four laypeople, elected by random draw, from the lay dele-
gates to synodical convention for a three-year term. The
question was called on the amendment and on the main
motion and was sustained. The amendment was defeated.
The main motion as amended was adopted.

Res. 2-02 was brought back before the assembly, having .
been defeated in a previous session of convention business
and later requested for reconsideration. An amendment
was offered by the committee, to wit: lines 23-29, p. 191.
By consensus, reference to Hawaii was added to the amend-
ment. An amendment was made to the amendment to
delete the words, such as ... deaf ministries, lines 23-24.
Question was called on the amendment to the amendment
and on the amendment. A request was made to divide the
previous question. The call for division of the house was not
sustained. The question on the amendment to the amend-
ment and on the amendment was sustained. The amend-
ment to the amendment was adopted. The amendment as
amended was adopted. The main motion as amended was
then debated once again. The chair called for the orders of
the day. A motion was made to change the orders of the day
until the matter was resolved or until 12:30 p.m. The mo-
tion failed for lack of a two-thirds vote. Question was called
for 2-02 as amended and was sustained. The main motion
as amended was adopted.

Special Recognition

Dr. Robert Sauer paid tribute to the Rev. Dr. J. A. O.
Preus, former president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod, who was called home by the Lord during the past
triennium. °
Special Greetings

The Rev. Dr. Ralph A. Bohlmann, immediate past pres-
ident of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, addressed

the convention.

Dr. William Rusch brought greetings on behalf of Bishop
Herbert Chilstrom and the other members of the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church in America.

Special Introductions

The Rev. President A. L. Barry introduced Dr. Milton
Carpenter, former Treasurer of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod.