# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S145 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) SEMINARY ISSUES 145 (3) they be ineligible for a different teaching position at any of our colleges for a period of 5 years: and that (4) those who are close to retirement age (62—65 years of age) be given the privilege of retiring at full pension rather than taking a call into a congregation; and that (5) this convention direct the various Boards of Control to implement this resolution within the next 4 years, during which all professors, deans, and presidents who have been at the institutions for 10 years or more be replaced by others who are well qualified to teach at these institutions. Trinity LUTHERAN CHURCH Great Bend, N. Dak. Elroy Koppelman, President Luther Baumann, Secretary St. JoHN LUTHERAN CHURCH Tyler, N. Dak. Merlyn Miller, President Ronald Bohn, Secretary R. P. Albrecht, Pastor 3-102 To Place All Professors on 4-Year Appointment Wuereas, The terms of office of all synodical executive secretaries is 4 years and each appointment is subject to mandatory review and decision on appointment every 4 years (Handbook 2.12): and Wuenreas, It is desirable that the work of Synod’s sem- inary professors be subject to review in the interest of pre- serving sound doctrine in the Synod: therefore be it Resolved. That all of Synod’s seminary professors be placed on an appointment basis identical to that of the syn- odical executive secretaries. Curist LUTHERAN CHURCH Mason City, Il. E. L. Schnelle, Pastor Henry P. Wendt, Chairman ST.LOUIS FACULTY 3-111 To Express Confidence in Professors and Board Members Wuereas, Our professors and teachers at our synodical schools and seminaries have publicly confessed their com- mon faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; and Wuereas, Thev have publicly confessed the sacred Scrip- tures and Lutheran Confessions to be the basis for all their teaching and instruction: and Wuereas, The nature of theological instruction in our schools and seminaries is one that inevitably involves study and discussion of controversial issues, both exegetical and doctrinal; and Wuereas, Our seminaries and schools are expected to study various movements and emphases for the sake of the church at large: and Wuereas, Their effectiveness in this regard is hampered by a suspicious and negative spirit on the part of any within the church: and Wuenreas, the Boards of Control at our schools are elected and charged by Synod to oversee all matters at our schools and seminaries: therefore be it Resolved, That the District memorialize the 1973 con- vention at New Orleans to publicly give thanks for the ser- vice rendered to the entire church by these servants, and that we express our confidence in them as distinctively Lu- theran teachers and professors, and deplore all attempts to undermine or question their faithfulness and public commit- ment to sound theological education. FLoRIDA-GEORGIA DISTRICT Theodore W. Eisold, Secretary 3-112 To Thank Dr. John Tietjen and Seminary Faculty Wuereas, Our Lord has given great gifts to his church in and through the administrators and faculty members of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis; and Wuereas, These people of God publicly have confessed their common faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; and Wuereas, They publicly have confessed the sacred Scrip- ture and Lutheran Confessions to be the basis for all their teaching and instruction: and WHEREAS, We are saddened by the climate of doubt, sus- picion, and accusation that surrounds these men, particularly our brother John Tietjen: therefore be it Resolved. That the English District publicly express its thanks to John Tietjen and to the faculty of Concordia Semi- nary, St.Louis. for their faithful service to the church and to the Lord of the church: and be it further Resolved, That the District memorialize the 1973 synodi- cal convention to give thanks publicly for the service ren- dered to the church by these servants. ENGLISH DISTRICT Robert L. Landeck, Secretary 3-113 To Commend St. Louis Seminary Wuereas, Concordia Seminary. St. Louis, Mo., has pro- vided the LCMS with generations of pastors, faithful to the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran confessions: and Wuereas, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, continues to of- fer to the church theological expression and reflection, faith- ful to the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions; an Wuereas, “The Fact Finding Committee found no evi- dence that any professor at the seminary teaches false doc- trine .. .” and “that the Synod can also praise God that every member of this faculty affirms the primacy of the Gospel, professes acceptance of the authority of Holy Scrip- ture. and claims allegiance to the Lutheran Confessions” (Report of the Synodical President, p.21); and Wuereas, Members of the faculty of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. have offered testimonies of their calling, faithful to the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions: and Wuereas, The Board of Control of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. has both studied the Fact Finding Report and in- terviewed all faculty members and has determined that the faculty continues faithful to the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions: therefore be it Resolved. That The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod commend Concordia Seminary. St. Louis, for its faithfulness to the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions; and be it finally Resolved. That the church continue in its faithfulness to the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions that we may be faithful to our calling of proclaiming God’s faithful- ness in Jesus Christ. EASTERN REGIONAL PasTORAL CONFERENCE ENGLISH DISTRICT Erich H. Wildgrube, Jr., Chairman 3-114A To Ask for Resignation of Faculty Members of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis Wuereas, The Synod faces a serious problem in the case of Concordia Seminary. St. Louis; and Whereas. It is clear that the Board of Control of Saint Louis and the Board for Higher Education cannot solve the problem by ordinary procedures; and Wuereas, All men of goodwill as well as colleges and