# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S31
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION
charistic Understanding and Practice, referenced in the
main motion, read aloud. The assembly voted to have the
document read. The assembly voted to continue debate beyond the 30-minute limit. A motion was made to substitute
Overture 3-13 (p. 157, Convention Workbook) for 3-05. The
Behnken Rule was invoked. The delegation declined to consider the substitute motion. Subsequently the delegates
voted to continue debate a second time. An amendment was
offered to strike the second Whereas and the first Resolve.
The Chair called for the orders of the day.
A motion of privilege was requested, seeking continuation of the debate of Res. 3-05. The assembly voted not to
continue discussion.
Standing Rule 14
A motion was made to amend Standing Rule 14 to the
effect that the question could not be called on both an
amendment and a main motion simultaneously. The motion lost.
Committee 2: Congregations Services
The Rev. David W. Callies, President of the Mid-South
District and chairman of the committee, introduced the
Rev. Dr. David Benke, President of the Atlantic District,
who led the delegates back into a consideration of Res. 212. An amendment was accepted by common consent to include hymns found acceptable from the African-American
Hymnal under previous study. The question was called and
was sustained. The main motion was adopted as amended.
Resolution 2-08, to revise bylaws on membership of the
Conference of Congregational Services, was moved. The
question was called and sustained. The motion was
adopted.
Res. 2-03A, to strengthen family ministry, was moved.
An amendment was made to strike the first Whereas. The
question was called on the amendment and the resolution
and was sustained. The amendment failed. The main motion was adopted without dissenting vote.
Res. 2-09, to revise Bylaw 3.803, was moved. The question was called and was sustained. The motion was
adopted.
Res. 2-04A, to promote awareness and provide guidance
regarding pornography, violence, obscenity, and indecency,
was moved. The word gambling was added to both the title
and the body of the resolution by common consent. An
amendment (Today’s Business, 217, lines 30–38) was offered to add two additional resolves. The question was
called on both the amendment and the main motion and
was sustained. The amendment was adopted. The main
motion was adopted as amended.
Motion of Privilege
The assembly requested that the candidates for office
nominated from the floor provide a brief statement for tomorrow’s edition of Today’s Business if they wished to do so.
Closing Devotions
The delegates were led in closing devotions by Rev.
Daniel Ramsey, a chaplain to the convention.

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SESSION 7
July 15, 1998
Opening Devotions
The assembly was led in Matins by the Rev. Dr. Paul
Grime, Executive Director of the Commission on Worship
and Chaplain to the convention.
Convention Essay
Wednesday’s essay was delivered by Dr. Donald Matzat.
Committee 8: Structure (for “Blue Ribbon” Report)
The Rev. Dr. James W. Kalthoff, President of the Missouri District and chairman of the committee, reintroduced
the work of his floor committee concerning the report of the
President’s Blue Ribbon Committee on the basis of the revised report distributed the previous day.
By common consent the assembly determined to set
aside the need to have full resolutions read for this committee.
Res. 8-02A, to approve changes for officers and administration, was moved. An amendment was made to delete
the words nominee or from Bylaw 3.161. The question was
called and was sustained. The amendment was lost. A second amendment was offered to replace p. 10, lines 24–32 of
the resolution with original words from the Bylaws. The
question was called and was sustained. The amendment
was lost. A third amendment was proposed for deletions
from pp. 9–12 of the resolution. The question was called on
the amendment and on the main motion. The required twothirds majority was not attained and debate continued. The
question was called on the amendment and was sustained.
The amendment was lost. The committee brought to the attention of the assembly a phrase which was inadvertently
omitted from the text on p. 9. The Chair announced that
time had elapsed for discussion of the resolution and
amendments. The assembly voted to adopt Part C. The delegates voted to adopt Parts D, E, and F. The result was the
adoption of all sections of Res. 8-02B. To be certain of convention action, the Chair called upon the delegates to vote
separately on the changes to the Constitution, Article XI.
B, and on Article XI. D. Both items were adopted by a twothirds majority vote.
Res. 8-01B, to approve changes in Higher Education,
was introduced. An amendment was offered to the effect
that only by convention action could a college, university,
or seminary be closed. An amendment to the amendment
was offered to call for a two-thirds majority for such action
being required. The question was called and sustained. The
amendment to the amendment carried. The amendment
carried. An amendment was offered to have lay nominees
for the two new lay positions on the Board for Higher Education presented to the convention for election. The question was called on the amendment and on the resolution.
Separate votes were required and were adopted. The
amendment was adopted. The resolution as amended was
adopted.
Res. 8-04A, to amend Synod’s Articles of Incorporation,
was moved. The question was called and was sustained.
The resolution was adopted.