# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S3
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONTENTS

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Officers of the Synod .....ccccccccccesesecssecsseesesee eens ee tenet eee nt eee te SESS 4
Convention Arrangements Committee .........-::cccccicecteeeertes etree ES 4
Preface s.scucscsssecececececseseseevenscescsesesesececsentessnsnessesessesesseegsese seg 90 801000 50858028 STG 5
Registered Representatives .......-.:ssecccescecs ess eesesssetee see eee set nt eee ET 7
Floor Committees....c.csccscsceccscsceeseseseesesesesneeseence sect ee se ge neces 2222202 gt tg SET 18
Convention Daily Schedule ...........:cccsceeseseseseces cette eee 19
Minutes of the Convention ..........cccccccccecesese cece neers ES 21

Election Results ......c.cccccceccececeeseeceseeeee eee eet eee te 222202 EEE EERE EE 48
Standing Rules ........c.:cccccccsccesseceeesseeee esse nsec et teen ee EEE SS 52
President’s Address—Dr. J.A.O. Prous ........:ccccccccccerec tees eses eect ee 53
President’s Biennial Report—Dr. J.A.O. Preus........c.::scssecreese rere 57
Convention Sermon—Dr. August Bernthall ...........-:-:-cstceesseee rrr ter 65
Bible Study and Discussion ..........c:ccccscscsesesecesecee neers ete eg EE 69
Other Presentations
Memorial Address—Dr. Oliver Harms.........-:.ccccccceesee eesti 71
Address—Dr. David Preus, President of The American Lutheran Church.......--.:::::s:ereeeeerssererereretess 12
Address—Dr. Robert J. Marshall, President of the Lutheran Church in America..........---11sesetrrrees 713
Address—Dr. George Harkins, General Secretary of the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. «0.0.0.0... 15
Comments—Rev. Emil Jaech ........:::cccecccc center ee cecuuecuececceeceeeeneceeeeneees 17
Resolutions

1. Evangelisr........ccccccccccecccececseeseseseees esse cena nett tee ee gg ES re 79

%. Missions ...cccscccessecessecescesesceseeseseeeeeeee eet eet eee 002022 e EEE SESS S EERE ESE SEES 85

3. Theology and Church Relations. ..........-:--:::-ssseceses eset reese 93

4, Administration........ccccccccecceceece eects cette eee eee EEE EERE TEE 109

5. Constitutional Matters ............00cccccceceseeseer erste eee eee SE 121

6. Higher Education ........:cccccsesecsessecseceece sss net ete ee ee eee eee I TE 141

7. Parish Services .....cccccccceceeeeseecee ees eee eee ee eee e eee ene REESE TET 155

8. Social Ministry........ccccccccccesccecceeseeeeeeee es es ese c ete e tense gee ete ETSI 163

9. Special and Sundry Matters.......:.-..-:cc cesses esses sse sce tee tee ere 169

10. Nominations ........ccccccecececeecececeee eee ec eee ec eens ee etn eee ETS 175
LL. Elections ...ccccccccescescsceceecesescesceeeee 00010 tne 2 eee 2e 22 tn eet S ESSERE EES 175
12. Registration and Credentials ......2-.2.:::ccccseeseses ree ece nee eee ete EE 175
13. Work Program Review .........c:ccccccssesecscseseettet este ete ene ES 176
14. Convention Format Review.........c:c:ccccecersc cies e tte eee SS 177
15. Reference Resolutions ...........cccccccccseseecse ees cee ee erent ee et eS 179
Late Overtures ..cccccccccsescsceceseseeeesesee eects ee tbe ee eects 0282 E EEE EES SE ESTEE ESSE 181
Reports and Overtures Correlated with Resolutions ...........::cccecessee teeter ee 183
[index cacecscscssscssseseseesecueeseceeucececescscecscscsescsensesecnsecsecseeaeeeesecer en ges g20¢ 0102200001020 0 050055 5 02ST SES 185

Additional copies—1975 Convention Proceedings are available through Concordia Publishing
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