# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S42 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

P ETP PSPSPS RUPP PSRERYENRD Se Et nyse . j—memervenhanrntttee teers sterner mente eermeten ete tune 7 i i i t i mere ee MN NRE Oe NSCOR A ie are en sore wre pep MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION 41 ‘Visitors Gallery Work Program Review Dr. Elwood Zimmermann, chairman of the Work Pro- gram Review floor committee, stated that part of the work of Committee 13 had already been handled under Res. 4-05 (TB 76). He then introduced Res. 13-01 (TB 189), in which the delegates were asked to set the work programs for 1976 and 1977. After declining a motion to defer action until after the consideration of Res. 6-08 had been completed, the delegates adopted the resolution. In the discussion prior to adoption Dr. L. Lloyd Behnken, President of the Florida-Georgia District, who is working with a group called “Laity in Action,” reported on the work of this group. This group is attempting to work with specific individuals to provide an opportunity for them to contribute funds to enable the Synod to secure the necessary means to carry out its programs. Dr. Behnken indicated that Mr. Ben Jutzi was putting forth a tremendous effort to move this program into action. In response to a number of questions, Mr. John Schuelke, Administrative Officer of the Board of Directors of the Synod, indicated that after the first few months of this year income in the Synod is slightly above that of 1974 after certain adjustments are made. He asked that cer- tain questions relating to the move of synodical head- quarters from 210 North Broadway to 500 North Broad- way be deferred until Dr. Milton Carpenter, Treasurer of the Synod, would be present to answer them. Legal Matters Mr. Philip Draheim, legal counsel for the Synod, stated that during the discussion of Res. 5-07 (TB 106) certain comments and answers to questions which had arisen might cause confusion so that an argument could be advanced to the detriment of those men who might be engaged by congregations of the Synod to serve at Semi- nex. In order to clarify the matter, he read a prepared statement which was filed with the Secretary of the Synod. Constitutional Matters After striking the words “encouraged to” from line 22 (TB 107), Dr. Edmund Happel, chairman of the floor committee on Constitutional Matters, introduced Res. 5- 09 (TB 107). The convention declined to consider Over- ture 5-162 (CW 264) as a substitute motion, as well as to change the words after “publish” in line 22 (TB 107) to read “all such of its opinions as do not violate the principle of confidentiality.” After discussion, the resolu- tion was adopted (Res. 5-09, TB 107). After Res. 5-10 (TB 107) was introduced to the convention, the delegates declined a motion asking that the resolution be returned ‘to the floor committee until a protest entered by a delegate from the Atlantic District at the New Orleans convention had received a reply. After consultation with the parliamentarian of the New Orleans convention, Dr. Mark Steege, Dr. Preus informed the convention that the parliamentarian had answered this protest. After the question had been called for, Res. 5-10 (TB 107) was adopted. Evangelism Dr. Charles Mueller, chairman of the floor committee on Evangelism, stated that resolutions from this commit- tee would be introduced by various members of the floor committee. By adopting Res. 1-06 (TB 24), Bylaws of the synodical Handbook were changed to add details to the