# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S185 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) References to the Convention Workbook (CW) are fou: (pp. 21—-48) through the session numbers in parentheses oday’s Business INDEX correlation on pp. 183— 184, and the list of referred New Orleans resolutions on p. 184. Abortion 62, 166 “Abortion: Theological, Legal, and Medical Aspects” 1 Academic freedom 152-153 Accreditation 149 ACDC See Advisory Committee on Doctrine and Con- citiation Ad hoc committees 16, 17, 58, 79, 110, 113, 116-117, 129, 131, 176, 178 Adjournment 48 Adjudication, Commission of 14, 48, 133 Adjudicatory process 133 Administration 109-120 Administration, convention floor committee on 18, 109 Administrative divisions 14-15 Administrative units 114 Advance Editorial Commission 114 Advisory Committee on Doctrine and Conciliation 58, Advisory delegates 133, 136 Affirm 29, 37, 46 Ahl, Kenneth 30 Aid Association for Lutherans 161 Alabama Lutheran Academy and College, Selma 14, 14 ALC See American Lutheran Church ALC-LCMS Commission on Fellowship See Fellow- ship, LCMS-ALC Commission on All Lutheran Youth/Adult Gathering, 1976 158 Almah 179 American Bible Society 25 American Bicentennial Committee 64, 169, 174 See also Bicentennial American Lutheran Church, The 62, 101 -address of ALC president 45, 72-73 pastors serving Missouri Synod congregations 136 Amnesty 167 Angola 87-88 Ann Arbor See Concordia Lutheran College, Ann Arbor Anniversaries {Augsburg Confession (450th in 1980) and Book of Concord (400th in 1980); 1973 Proceedings, p. 30b, 207] Bicentennial, U.S.A. 21, 64, 169, 174 ministry among blacks (100th) 16, 61, 64, 169, 174 “Anonymous Christians” 95, 96 Anticlericalism 62 Appeals, records of cases 169-170 Appeals, Board of 14, 48 Appointments 131, 132 Architecture, Commission on 15, 182 Archives and History, Department of See Concordia Historical Institute Argentina 51, 62 Arizona 117 Armed Forces Commission 15, 169, 174 Arrangements committee for convention 4 Assignments, Board of 151, 153 Assignments by 1973 New Orleans convention 64 Association of Black Lutheran Clergymen 153 Austin See Concordia Lutheran College of Texas, Austin; Hispanic-American seminary, Austin Australia, Lutheran Church of 94 Authority of Scripture 100 Autonomy boards of control 150 co! gations 126, 179 Awards 2 30 Balance, Inc. 37, 97, 99 Beck, William F., Old Testament 162 “Behnken rule” 52 Bernthal, Au , convention sermon 21, 65-68 BHE See Higher Education, Board for Bible study at the convention 69 Bible study programs 155 Bible versions 162 Bicentennial 21, 64, 169, 174 See also American Bicentennial Committee Binding nature of opinions of Commission on Con- stitutional Matters 127 Black centennial 16, 61, 64, 169, 174 Black Clergy Caucus of The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod 61, 90 Black Lutheran Clergymen, Association of 153 Black mission 89-90 Black students 153 Blind, ministry to 92 Boards appointment or election of 131 election results 48-52 governing 151 See also names of boards BPE See Parish Education, Board of Braille Workers, Lutheran, Inc. 92 Brazil 62 boards of control for schools at Porto Alegre and Sao Leopoldo 51-52 convention representatives of schools at Porto Alegre and Sao Leopoldo 14 Brazil District Angola 87-88 Mozambique 87-88 Portugal Bridgeton, Mo., Trinity 134 Bri. ging the Gap 156 Bronxville ‘See Concordia College, Bronxville Brux, Adolph 172 Budget preparation 113 Buszin Memoria! 119 Bylaws 1.07 136 1.27b 177-178 1.27¢ 128 1.53 129-131 1.57 133 1.59 131, 175 1.61 d and f 133 2.27 134 2.75 134 2.105 115 2.107 132 2.109 e of 1969 Handbook 136 2.121 a 132 2.125 ¢ 132 2.129 f 131 3.19 170 3.41 124 3.53 124 4.15 127 4.55 142 4.57 142 461 142-143 4.101-107 148-149 4.111-123 138-139 5.31 k 170 6.53 151 8.43-49 81-82 8.51 115 9.01-13 113 10.27 117 10.31 114-115 11.25 e 170 11.81 157-158 11.85 157 12.51 157 15.23 169 15.27-29 169 See also Handbook revisions proposed and/or adopted Call procedures 102-103, 171 Cambodian refugees, resettlement of 57, 62, 76 Campus ministry 88-89, 107 Canada Canadian higher education 179 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada 45 Lutheran Church—Canada 103 welfare plan for Canadians 179 Capital punishment 166 Captive Nations Week 164 Carpenter, Milton 43 Catechism versions 162 CCM See Constitutional Matters, Commission on Cemetery, Western Lutheran 179 Censure of certain District presidents and circuit counselors 179 Central America 60 Certification of lay delegates 131, 175 Chapel attendance 179 Charismatic movement 102 Charlotte, Mich., First, transfer of 109 Christ and culture 79-80 Christ College Irvine (Calif.) 14, 146-147, 149 “Christian Faith and Life” filmstrips 162 Christian Medical Work, Council for 15 Christian News 172 Christian nurture 155 Christus Magister award 30 Church Extension, Board for 15, 48, 91, 92, 115 Church Extension Department 91 Church Extension Funds 91-92 Church Literature, Commission on 15 Church relations See Fellowship, LCMS-ALC Com- mission on; Theology and church relations Church workers continuing education of 103-104, 150 official lists of 114-115 Circuit counselor, election of 136 Circuit meetings 118 Circularizing 134 “Clergy,” definition of 131 Colleges and seminaries See Higher education; Seminary property; names of institutions Colloquy bylaws 142-144 Colloquy committees, convention representative 15 Commendation of 185 ind at the related resolutions. Material can be traced to the minutes at the end of individual resolutions (pp. 79—179). References to are in the minutes. For additional reference helps see Contents (p. 3), the list of resolutions on p. 5, the all officers, boards, commissions, and committees responsible to Synod 119 certain, District presidents and circuit counselors St. Louis board of control 179 Commissions appointment or election of 131 e also names of commiasions Committees Ad hoc See Ad hoc committees See also names of committees Communion service, convention 21 Communism 164 Comparative figures of recent conventions 17 * omparative Study of Varying Contempor: Approaches to Biblical Interpretation” 100, 101 Compassion, Project 164-165 Concordia, Mo. See St. Paul's College, Concordia, 0. Concordia Catechism filmstrips 162 Concordia College, Bronxville 14, 50 Concordia College, Edmonton 14, 50 Concordia College, Milwaukee 14, 50, 147, 148 Concordia College, Portland 14, 51 Concordia College, St. Paul 14, 51 Concordia High School, Oakland 50, 146, 147 Concordia Historical Institute 15, 95, 169, 170, 174, 179 Concordia Institute, Sao Leopoldo, Brazil 14, 52 Concordia Lutheran College, Ann Arbor 14, 50, 145, 147 Concordia Lutheran College of Texas, Austin 14, 50, 147 Concordia Plans (Retirement, Survivor, and Welfare) See Worker Benefit Plans Concordia Publishing House 15, 48, 58, 83, 160, 162, 17 “Concordia Seminary,” unlawful use of name 144 Concordia Seminary, St. Louis board of control 51, convention representatives 14 faculty 95 aduate school 150 ibrary policy 152 Tietjen, John H. 97, 128, 152 Concordia Seminary, Springfield 14, 95, 146-147, 149 “Concordia Semi -in-Exile” See Seminex Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne 14, 50, 145-147 Concordia Teachers College, River Forest 14, 51 Concordia Teachers College, Seward 14, 51, 88 Conferences, pastor and teacher 138-139, 173 Confirmation-communion practice 179 Conflict of interest 135, 136 Congregations autonomy 126, 179 property rights 120 reception into membership 134-135, 181-182 transferred to another District 109, 117, 181 with unendorsed pastors 126 Constitution Review Committee 64, 121, 124 joint committee with Committee for Reorganization 121 Constitutional matters 121-139 floor committee 18 Constitutional Matters, Commission on 14, 88, 92, 94, 95, 96, 125, 126-127, 128, 132, 179 Constitutional provisions 179 “Constitutional Ruling on Parishes Calling Men to Serve as Seminex Instructors” 126 Consultation on Lutheran Unity 64, 105 Contentions, needless 107-108 Continuing education 103-104, 150 Control, boards of 150, 151, 179 Controller 15, 120 Convention, synodical costs 120, 179 format 64, 178 1975 adjournment 48 arrangements committee 4 Bible study and issue discussions 69 Communion service 21 elections See Elections essay, no 69 evangelism activities 79 floor committees 18 gavel 21 manager 15 memorial service and address 30, 71-72 minutes 21-48 nominations See Nomination procedures, con- vention; Nominations; Nominations, Com- mittee for Convention opening 21 parliamentarians 15, 23 president’s address 21, 53-55 schedule 19 sermon 21, 65-68 standing rules 23, 36, 52, 177 tellers 18