# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S32
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32

MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

Res. 8-05, to remove reference to the Council on Mission
and Ministry from the Bylaws, was moved. The question
was called and was sustained. The motion was adopted.
Standing Rules
A motion was made to return to the Standing Rules as
originally adopted in the first session. The question was
called and was sustained. The motion lost. [Note: The convention has agreed when operating under Standing Rule 13
to permit the question to be called upon an amendment and
a main motion simultaneously with the provision that the
delegation vote separately on closing debate on the amendment and on the main motion. When in general debate and
not under Standing Rule 13, the votes do not have to be separate on closing debate on an amendment and a main motion.]
Committee 3: Theology and Church Relations
The Rev. Raymond L. Hartwig, President of the South
Dakota District and chairman of the committee, reintroduced Res. 3-05. Time had expired during Session 6 while
the delegation was discussing an amendment to delete the
second Whereas and the first Resolve. The committee and
the maker of the motion agreed to modify the motion to
amend to the effect that the first Resolve be reworded thus:
Resolved, That “A Declaration of Eucharistic Understanding and Practice” is not an adequate basis for addressing
questions about admission to the Lord’s Supper. The question was called on the amendment and on the main motion
and was sustained. The amendment was adopted. The resolution as amended was adopted.
Res. 3-06A, to recognize the action of the Florida-District
as null and void, was moved. The question was called, but
was not sustained. The assembly voted to end debate. The
motion was adopted.
Nominating Committee
Former District President Al Marcis placed the names
of several laypersons in nomination for the two new lay positions on the Board for Higher Education. A motion was
made to delay the election of these two offices until Friday
to permit additional time for nominations to be made. By
common consent the question was called and sustained.
The motion was adopted. The approval of the slate of nominees was thus postponed until a later session of the convention.

SESSION 8
July 15, 1998

Committee 8: Structure (for “Blue Ribbon” Report)
The Rev. Dr. James W. Kalthoff, President of the Missouri District and chairman of the committee, led the delegation into further consideration of the committee’s resolutions.
Res. 8-03B, to approve changes in synodical boards, was
moved. The committee added wording that designates the
Vice-President–Finance—Treasurer as a nonvoting member of the Board of Directors. The committee also announced that the sentence appearing on lines 17–20, on
p. 27 of the reprinted document is to be deleted. The question was called and was sustained. Part G was adopted by
the required two-thirds majority. Parts H and I were
adopted.
Committee 3: Theology and Church Relations
The Rev. Raymond L. Hartwig, President of the South
Dakota District and chairman of the committee, led the assembly back into the resolutions of his committee.
Res. 3-08A, to express deep regret and profound disagreement with ELCA actions, was moved. The question
was called and sustained. The motion was adopted.
Res. 3-10B, to affirm Synod’s position on joint worship,
was moved. The Chair called for the orders of the day.
Committee 10: Nominations
Nominations for the two new lay positions for the Board
for Higher Education were announced by the committee.
Thereafter, nominations were made from the floor. A motion was made to close nominations and was carried. The
slate of nominees is as follows:
George Albers
John Behrendt
Sally Boese
Donald Brosz
Jim Fry
Elmer Gooding
Dale Gust
Paul Hegland
Richard Heist
Herbert Israel
Thomas Kuchta
Stephen Saunders
Carol Gross Schmidt
Diana Suddreth
Peter Wille
Beverly Yahnke
Closing Devotions
The delegates were led in closing devotions by Rev.
Robert Hartfield.

Opening Devotions

SESSION 9

The assembly was led in opening devotions by the Rev.
Dr. George Gude, a chaplain to the convention.

July 16, 1998
Opening Devotions

Minutes
The convention delegates adopted the minutes for Sessions 3, 4, 5, and 6.

The assembly was led in opening devotions by the Rev.
Dr. John F. Johnson, President of Concordia Seminary,
St. Louis.