# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2004_S38
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

Roger Sonnenberg was declared elected as an ordained
minister member of the Board of Directors of Concordia
Publishing House.
Commissioned Ministers
Ruth Geisler
Thomas Roemke
Gene Veith

502
71
617

Gene Veith was declared elected as a commissioned minister member of the Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing House.
Laypersons
Robert Beumer
Jeffrey Blackman
Delores Bruncke
David Domsch
Douglas Goetz
Robert Knox
Ruth Koch
Ron Lammert

546
107
542
555
537
567
591
112

595

272

565
596
563
606
656

527
402

583
613

Robert Knox, Ruth Koch, and David Domsch were declared elected as layperson members of the Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing House.
LCEF Board of Directors
Ordained or Commissioned
Ministers
Alan Bachert
David Belasic
Thomas Queck

(1)
162
501
543

Ballots
(2)

(3)

(4)

619
587

David Belasic was declared elected to the Board of Directors of Lutheran Church Extension Fund as an ordained
or commissioned member.
Laypersons
Kermit Brashear
Johnny Buck
Joseph Carabell
William Parsons
Richard Peters
Marvin Thompson

637
513
588
469
109
79

466
667
74

Kermit Brashear and Joseph Carabell were declared
elected to layperson positions on the Board of Directors of
Lutheran Church Extension Fund.
During the course of the election process, President
Kieschnick announced the amount of the Sunday morning
offering ($222,959.26) and the grand total received by
Ablaze! to date ($579,253.10).
Committee 2: District and Congregational Services
Res. 2-03A, “To Accept Lutheran Service Book and
Agenda as an Official Service Book and Hymnal of Synod”
(TB, pp. 192−193), was again brought forward by the committee. An immediate motion to cease debate carried [Y:
860; N: 274] and the resolution was adopted without
amendment [Y: 1,014; N: 130]. Dr. Paul Grime was invited
to the podium and received a standing ovation. He introduced the members of the Commission on Worship.
Res. 2-06, “To Celebrate 125th Anniversary of Black Ministry” (TB, p. 50), was introduced by the committee. After brief
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discussion, debate was ended [Y: 1,091; N: 47] and the resolution was adopted as presented [Y: 1,125; N: 20].
Res. 2-04, “To Affirm Responsible Use of Freedom in Worship” (TB, p. 49), was introduced by the committee. During
discussion, an amendment was offered to replace the words
of the final resolve after “Commission on Worship” with: “be
commended for its encouragements toward uniformity in
church practice.” The chair ruled that this change makes the
resolution a substitute resolution, which the assembly voted
not to consider [Y: 484; N: 676]. After discussion continued, a
motion was introduced to amend the resolution by striking
the final resolve. A motion to cease debate on the amendment
carried [Y: 860; N: 272] and the amendment failed [Y: 539; N:
632]. A second motion to cease debate on the resolution carried [Y: 821; N: 360] and the resolution was adopted as presented [Y: 765; N: 431].
Res. 2-08A, “To Commend Preaching and Teaching Creation” (TB, p. 193), was introduced by the committee. A
lengthy substitute motion was read from the floor. The assembly agreed to give consideration to it as a substitute motion [Y: 633; N: 522]. The chair asked that the substitute
motion be printed and distributed to the assembly prior to
further discussion.
Res. 2-10, “To Support Parish Pastoral Ministry” (TB, p.
52), was introduced by the committee. Debate was ended
[Y: 1,020; N: 92] and the resolution was adopted as presented [Y: 1,064; N: 62].
Res. 2-07, “To Reaffirm Lutheran Educators and
Schools” (TB, p. 50−51), was introduced by the committee.
Debate was ended [Y: 1,063; N: 53] and the resolution was
adopted as presented [Y: 1,118; N: 18].
A motion was introduced to allow the recording of votes
in the action to adopt Overture 3-65 (CW, p. 183) as a substitute resolution. This was granted by the assembly [Y:
559; N: 516]. The following persons asked in writing to have
their “yes” votes recorded: Robert Linsdeau, Michael Lang,
James Moshier, Ronald YaDeau, Leonard Wildauer, Mark
Meier, Randall Muench, Anthony Seckel, Eric Kallen,
David Dehnke, and Philip Houser.
Res. 2-09, “To Commit to Strengthening Lutheran Doctrinal Education” (TB, pp. 51−52), was introduced by the committee. It was advocated that the words “Treatise on the
Power and Primacy of the Pope” be added to line 4. The committee and the assembly had no objection. A motion was
made to add a final resolve: “Resolved, That all Districts and
Circuits be encouraged to include in their pastoral gatherings
a section on educating in the use of the Confessions and
teaching in the congregations.” After debate ended, the
amendment was adopted [Y: 618; N: 502] and the amended
resolution was also adopted [Y: 1,005; N: 147].
Committee 9: Registration, Credentials, and Elections
The elections committee guided the assembly through
the process of electing members of the boards of regents of
the seminaries (names and majority votes of persons
elected are underscored):