# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S33
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

33

Bible Study

Committee 9: Registration, Credentials, and Elections

The convention delegates participated in Bible study as
led by the Rev. Dr. Arthur Just, Jr., professor at Concordia
Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne.

The Rev. Eugene V. Gierke, President of the Nebraska
District and chairman of the committee, reported the results of the balloting for a variety of offices in The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod.
Elections are noted with an asterisk.

Standing Rule
A motion was made to permit questions to be asked at
the microphones prior to votes being taken. The question
was called and was sustained. The motion was lost.
Motion was made to discontinue the reading of the
Whereases. The motion was 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 delegates into the business of Floor Committee 3.
Res. 3-10B, to affirm Synod’s position on joint worship,
was once again placed before the delegates. Motion was
made to call the question but was not sustained. A substitute motion was offered. The Behnken rule was invoked,
and the assembly voted to consider the substitute resolution. A motion was made to refer the substitute motion to
the committee. The motion was adopted.
Res. 3-12A, to request the President of the Synod to
work toward renewing discussion with RIM and to bring
such discussions to conclusion, was moved. An amendment
was offered (p. 221, lines 42–50). The question was called
and was sustained. The amendment was lost. The chair
asked the assembly if it was ready to vote on the main motion. The response was affirmative. Res. 3-12A was
adopted.
Res. 3-17B, to prepare policy and guidelines for intentional interim ministries, was moved. The question was
called and was supported. The motion was adopted.
Res. 3-18, to reject temporary calls for pastors, was
moved. An amendment was offered. The question was
called and was sustained. The amendment was lost. The
main motion was adopted.
Res. 3-13A, to recognize sanctity of life efforts, was
moved. The question was called and was sustained. The
resolution was carried.
Res. 3-14, to affirm life and oppose abortion on demand,
was moved. A motion was made and the assembly agreed to
vote on the resolution by acclamation. The question was
sustained by common consent. Voice vote was taken and
the resolution was adopted. There were negative voice votes
cast.
Res. 3-15, to request the Commission on Theology and
Church Relations to issue a study document on issues related to cloning, was moved. By common consent the assembly agreed to substitute Res. 3-15B for 3-15. The question was called and was sustained. The resolution was
adopted.
Res. 3-21, to affirm the sanctity of marriage and reject
same-sex unions, was moved. An amendment was made to
insert the word heterosexual as the first word in line 18,
p. 169. The question was called on the amendment and on
the resolution and was sustained. The amendment was
adopted. The resolution was adopted.

SECRETARY
ORDAINED MINISTERS
Clyburn Duder
175
Raymond L. Hartwig
631 *
David Mahsman
321
VICE-PRESIDENT–FINANCE—TREASURER
LAYPERSON
Norman D. Sell
961 *
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ORDAINED MINISTERS
Karl L. Barth
724 *
Ronald Fink
227
Roosevelt Gray
791 *
Charles S. Mueller
486
LAYPERSÏONS
Betty Duda
Ernest E. Garbe
Elmer R. Gooding
Oscar H. Hanson
Ted Kober
Lowell Schoer
Donald E. Snyder, Sr.
David Tuttle

587 *
642 *
469
714 *
680 *
570
422
208

BOARD FOR CONGREGATIONAL SERVICES
ORDAINED MINISTERS
Christopher Brandt
264
Joel Christiansen
412
Carl Droegemueller
102
Reed Lessing
184
Naomichi Masaki
439
John Pless
616 *
David Reiman
73
Jonathan Shaw
388
Harold Therwanger
344
Stephen Wiggins
439
COMMISSIONED MINISTERS
Gary Beyer
102
David Held
673 *
Krista Nagy
275
Jean Weidler
32
LAYPERSONS
Shirley Carpenter
Arleen Keyne
Gloria Lessmann
Tim Schwan

74
507
104
378

BOARD FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
ORDAINED MINISTERS
Richard C. Allsing
459