# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S44 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) wm we OE ETE NN OT RCN ERT |RSS ARR hero EER Ae rena pree sr MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION 43 session, leading the delegates in prayer, including a prayer for the Rev. Edwin H. Dubberke, a delegate who had been hospitalized. Session 13 July 10, Evening Opening After the delegates had joined in singing “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” and praying Psalm 23, President Preus declared the evening session open in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Orders of the Day It was announced that the session would be devoted to considering matters presented by the floor committees on Administration and Higher Education. Administration Dr. Elwood Zimmermann, chairman of the floor com- mittee on Administration, introduced Dr. Milton Carpen- ter, Treasurer of the Synod, who was present to answer questions which had been raised earlier relating to the sale of the Commerce Building and other matters. After expressing his thanks to the delegates for their prayers for his wife, whose illness had prevented him from being present earlier, Dr. Carpenter provided detailed answers to a number of questions which were posed. During the discussion the delegates declined a motion asking the President of the Synod, in consultation with the Vice-Presidents of the Synod, to appoint a committee to investigate the financial loss involved in the sale of the Commerce Building and to present a detailed report on this matter to the 1977 convention. They also received a statement from the floor committee on Administration which deplored the attacks which had been made on the Treasurer of the Synod. The convention expressed its appreciation for the work and report of the Treasurer with its applause. After the words “the Task Force on Organization. (cf. Res. 5-01A)” had been inserted after the words “referred to” in line 24 (TB 213), Res. 4-24A was placed before the convention for consideration. This resolution urged the Southern California District, in . ~sultation with the synodical Board for Missions, to cai! a director of Mis- sion Development to explore the possibilities for mission work in the state of Arizona. After inserting the words “with the English District and” between the words “the” and “synodical” in the first resolved (TB 213), the resolu- tion was adopted (Res. 4-24A, TB 213). Before introduc- ing Res. 4-15 (TB 83) the floor committee on Administra- tion added the words “and the Commission on World Hunger” after the name of the Rev. Martin C. Poch in line 65 (TB 83) and added the words “at the end of this fiscal year” at the end of the second resolved, line 68 (7'B 83). After a brief discussion the delegates adopted Res. 4- 15 (TB 83) and agreed to terminate the Commission on World Hunger and transfer its work to the Bue«d of Social Ministry and World Relief. r Point of Privilege Because it was necessary for one of the delegates to leave this session of the convention for the wedding of his son, he was granted the privilege of speaking to Res. 6-08A (TB 248), which was to be considered later in the session. Theology and Church Relations Since it was necessary for Dr. George Harkins, Gen- eral Secretary of the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A., to leave, the floor committee on Theology and Church Rela- tions was granted permission to introduce Res. 3-12 (TB 57) relating to the continuing evaluation of the Synod’s membership and participation in LCUSA. After declin- ing to change the word “selected” to “full” in line 27 (TB 57) and after agreeing to termination of debate on the issue, the convention adopted the resolution as presented (Res. 3-12, TB 57). Higher Education Dr. Ellis Nieting, chairman of the floor committee on Higher Education, reintroduced Res. 6-08A (TB 248) and in response to a question from the floor indicated that the convention was to vote on the first resolved and all others seriatim. Mr. Norman Sell, speaking for the Task. Force on Higher Education, pointed to the differences between the recommendations of the task force and the recom- mendations of the floor committee on Higher Education. He stated that the delegates had only three choices: (1) to adopt the task force report; (2) to accept the recommen- dations of the floor committee on Higher Education; and (3) referral of the matter with action to be taken on the basis of principles outlined in Res. 6-07A (TB 247), which had been adopted previously. The convention declined to consider the resolveds of the task force found in the Convention Workbook, pages 295—302, as a substitute motion. They also declined to terminate debate after 30 minutes had expired. In response to a question from the floor, the chairman of the floor committee stated that Resolved 1, a (TB 248) did not allow the establishment of a fifth 4-year teacher training institute at Ann Arbor without specific action by the Synod. Responding to a request from the floor, Dr. Arthur Ahlschwede, Execu- tive Secretary of the Board for Higher Education, spoke briefly and suggested that the assembly might be willing to allow the Board for Higher Education, an elected board of the Synod, to implement any or all of the resolutions of 6-08A. A substitute motion calling for referral of the matter to the task force with the directive to make its proposals directly to the next synodical convention after firming up questions relating to the upper-level theological program, its costs, and educa- tional results, was declined for consideration by a vote of 434543. The delegates then agreed to close this session of the convention. Orders of the Day After agreeing to reconsider the orders of the day, the convention determined to begin its business sessions after the devotion at 8:00 a.m. the next day and to reach