# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2001_S24
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

24

MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

bate was put before the house. Debate on the amendment
and the main motion was ended and the amendment was
carried. After prayer led by the chair, the amended motion
was also adopted and the doxology was again sung. Archbishop Janis Vanags was invited to come forward to sign
the agreements. He briefly addressed the convention, bringing greetings from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Latvia and describing the effect of this action for his church
and country.
Election of First Vice-President
Explanation was provided by the Secretary regarding
the circumstances that caused postponement of the election
of First Vice-President. A motion was made by a delegate
who had voted on the prevailing side for ratification of the
list of nominees for First Vice-President to reconsider the
motion to ratify the list of nominees. The motion was carried. Information on Rev. Dean Nadasdy, who was added
to the slate, was distributed to the delegates, after which a
motion to ratify the slate was adopted.
After prayer, the chairman of the Elections Committee
reported that 599 voting pastors and 590 voting lay delegates were registered.
The results of the first ballot: William Diekelman, 365;
Robert King, 150; Dean Nadasdy, 145; Daniel Preus, 386;
and William Weinrich, 129. The name of William Weinrich
was removed from the ballot.
The results of the second ballot: William Diekelman,
450; Robert King, 113; Dean Nadasdy, 96; and Daniel
Preus, 522. The name of Dean Nadasdy was removed from
the ballot.
The results of the third ballot: William Diekelman, 534;
Robert King, 74; and Daniel Preus, 573. The name of
Robert King was removed from the ballot.
The results of the fourth and final ballot: William
Diekelman, 577; and Daniel Preus, 601. Daniel Preus was
declared elected to the Office of First Vice-President of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Nominating Ballot for Vice-Presidents 2–5
The chaplain offered a prayer. The chairman of the Elections Committee supervised the distribution of nominating
ballots and provided explanation and instructions. The
nominating process was completed and declared closed.
Year of the Child
The Chair explained that a series of questions would be
presented during the course of the convention regarding the
Year of the Child. Michael Lein, youth representative from
the Minnesota South District, presented the first question:
“How many LCMS congregations are involved in operating
one or more of the following Lutheran schools: early childhood, elementary, high school?” The correct answer: 3,527
congregations, nearly two-thirds of the congregations of the
Synod.
Committee 4: Program and Finance
The Chair called upon Rev. Vernon Schindler, President
of the South Dakota District and chairman of Committee
4, to present the business of his committee.
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Res. 4-01 (TB, p. 85), “To Support Work of CHI through
75th Anniversary Thankoffering,” was read to the convention. Following brief discussion, the resolution was adopted.
Res. 4-02 (TB, p. 85), “To Revise Bylaws to Reflect
Transfer of Capital Funding Services,” was read and discussed. Debate was closed and the resolution was adopted.
Res. 4-03 (TB, p. 86), “To Respectfully Decline Overtures,”
was read. After discussion, a motion was made to amend the
resolution by removing reference to Overture 4-06. The Chair
ended discussion due to time limitations and asked the committee to bring this resolution back at a later time.
Committee 5: Higher Education
The Chair introduced Rev. James Kalthoff, President of
the Missouri District and chairman of Committee 5, to present the business of his committee.
Res. 5-02 (TB, p. 88), “To Amend Bylaws re Tenure,” was
presented. After the rationale portion of the resolution and
selected portions of the affected Bylaws were read, the resolution was discussed. Motion was made to amend the proposed wording for Bylaw 6.29, b and c, by changing “triennially” to “annually” at the end of paragraph b and by
changing “every five years” to “every two years” at the end
of paragraph c. A motion to end debate was carried. The
amendment was defeated. Discussion of the resolution will
continue at the next appearance of Committee 5.
Committee 7: Structure, Planning, and Administration
The chair called upon Dr. George Wollenburg, President
of the Montana District and chairman of Committee 7, who
thanked his committee for its hard work and explained that
changes as a result of open hearings will necessarily affect
the order in which his committee’s business will be presented to the convention.
Res. 7-01 (p. 111), “To Establish a Permanent Commission on Structure,” was read by a member of the committee. The chair of the committee called attention to the projected cost of this resolution as provided by Committee 4
(TB, p. 161). After discussion, debate was ended and the
resolution was adopted as presented.
Res. 7-02 (p. 112), “To Refer Commission on Structure
Report,” was read by a member of the committee. Question
was raised regarding the relationship of the two Commissions on Structure that have been proposed. A motion was
made and seconded to delete the words pro tem wherever
they occur in the resolution and to strike the word “only”
at the end of the first Resolve. Question was successfully
called on the amendment and the motion to amend failed.
Due to Orders of the Day, the committee was asked to bring
this resolution back for further discussion at a later time.
Devotion
After announcements were made, the President introduced the devotion leader, Pastor Michael Wakeland,
LCMS World Missions Area Director for Mexico, Central
America, and Panama, who led the convention in the closing devotion. The Chair announced that the convention
would stand in recess until eight o’clock Monday morning.