# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S179
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15. REFERENCE RESOLUTIONS

€or the first time floor committees availed themselves of the opportunity to refer petitioners to
certain boards and commissions before bringing their concerns to a convention of the Synod
(Resolution A) or to refer them to actions already taken by previous conventions (Resolution B).
Both of these composite resclutions were considered by the convention as part of the agenda-
setting process. At that time the convention had the opportunity of amending both resolutions by
referring specific items back to ¢ floor committee for their further consideration.)

RESOLUTION A

Wuereas, The Synod has created many offices, boards,
commissions, and departments; and

Wuereas, It would seem proper that proposals involv-
ing such units should ordinarily be directed to them;
therefore be it

Resolved, That in the following instances the petition-
ers direct their concern or proposal as indicated below
before bringing them to a convention of the Synod:

Overture or Report Subject Board or Com.
Ov. 1-03 Chair of Evangelism BHE
Ov. 1-13 Mission to Ourselves Bd. for Evangelism
App. 3-01H Social Concerns CTCR
Ov. 3-32 Commendation, Censure Synod. President
Ov. 3-88 Const. Provisions Dist. Presidents
Ov. 3-89 Commendation Bd. of Control, St. Louis
Ov. 3-90 N.O. Res. 3-12A CCM
Ov. 3-126 “Word of God” CTCR
Ov. 3-159 New Morality CTCR
Ov. 3-160 Mission: Life Synod. President
Ov. 3-161 “From Out of the Desert” Synod. President & CPH
Ov, 3-162 Almah CTCR
Ov. 3-166 Special Studies CTCR
Ov. 3-167 Publicize Positions CTCR
Ov. 3-170 ges Com. on Organizations
Ov. 3-228 Selective Fellowship CTCR
Ov. 3-244 Regional Associations CTCR
Ov. 3-246A-D LWF CTCR
Ov. 3-261 Worship Assistance Com. on Worship
Ov. 4-33 District Mergers Task Force on
Reorganization
Ov. 4-36A-D, Convention Costs Task Force on
4-37A-F Reorganization
4-38 Triennial Conventions Task Force on
Reorganization
Ov. 4-53 Special Offering Bd. for Missions
Ov. 4-63 aman Relations Com. Task Force on
Reorganization
Ov. 4-70 Notification, Benefit Plans Board of Managers
Ov. 4-72 Welfare Plan for Canadians Board of Managers
Ov. 4.73 Retirement Housing Fund Bd. of Directors
Ov. 4.75 Forced Retirement Bd. Soc. Min. and World
ie
Ov. 4-80 Synodical Structures Task Force on
Reorganization
Ov. 4-82 Western Luth. Cemetery Conc. Historical Institute
Ov. 5-13 Clarify “Expedient” Com. on Censtitutional
Matters
Ov. 5-175 Status of Preambles Conv. Format Review Com.
Ov. 6-51 Bd. of Theol. Educ. B
Ov. 6-81 Return of Property to BHE
Seminary
Ov. 6-100 to 102. Canadian Higher Educ BHE
Ov. 6-111 S: . High Schools BHE
Ov. 6-112 lew Models BHE
Ov. 6-119A,B Parish Experience BHE
Ov. 6-120A,B Sabbaticals BHE
Ov. 6-122A,B Tenure BHE
Ov. 6-123 Modified Serv. and BHE
Retirement
Ov. 6-124 Faculty Housing BHE
Ov. 6-126 Teacher Colloquies BHE
Ov. a and Minority Studies BHE
1
Ov. 6-130 Sign Language Courses BHE
Ov. 6-131 gree Differentiation BHE
Ov. 6-137 Faculty Study Grants, BHE
Minorities
Ov 6-145 Deaconess Training Program BHE
Ov 6-146 Courses on Hunger BHE
Ov 6-148 Chapel Attendance BHE
Ov. 6-149 Seminarians in Student BHE
Teaching
Ov. 7-29A,B Printing, Mission Affirm. Bd. for Missions

Action: Adopted as amended (2).

(The convention referred Ov. 6-197 back to Committee

6 but declined to refer Overtures 4-36A

4-82 back to Committee 4.)

—D, 4-37A—F, and

Hostesses— always smiling!

RESOLUTION B

Wuereas, The Synod in convention has already
spoken to certain proposals addressed to this con-
vention; and

Wuereas, There seems to be no compelling reason to
amplify or to revise that previous convention action;
therefore be it

Resolved, That in the following instances the peti-
tioners be referred to previous convention action as
indicated:

Overture or Report

Ov. 1-07, Resolve 1

Subject
Office of Evangelist

Reference

Milwaukee Res. 8.07 and
R New Orleans
Report, pp. 464,465
Milwaukee Res. 2-04

Rep. 3-01. I, No. 11 Women in Pastoral Office

Rep. 3-01, II, Nu. 22 Ev. Luth. Synod Milwaukee Res. 3-20
Rep. 3-01, II, No. 26, NCC, WCC Milwaukee Res. 3-07
Ov. 3-248A-C
Ov. 3-249A,B

Rep. 3-01, II, No. 27

Rep. 3-01, If, No. 28

Ov. 3-142-3.145B

Ov. 3-228, 3-241A-C,
3-242

Ecumenical Dialogs
Exchange Stud
Ordination of Women
Selective Fellowship

Milwaukee Res. 3-12
Milwaukee Res. 2-10
Milwaukee Res, 2-04
Milwaukee Res. 3-11

Ov. 3-250 Wis. Synod Milwaukee Res. 3-20
Ov. 7-21 Conf.—Communion Practice N.O. Res. 7-10
Ov. 7-28 Reprints N.O. Res. 10-03

Action: Adopted as amended (2).

(The convention added the overtures teferring to the
ordination of women. It declined to add Oy. 4-22A-4-32
regarding the English District with a reference to Denver
Res. 5-15.)