# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S139
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ADMINISTRATION 139

Breno Thomé, Teacher Waldemar Fritz, Mr. Dieter Schwartz-
meyer, Mr. Norbert Koschmann, and Mr. Paulo de Marcus as
the committee to safeguard the synodical interest in the campus
of this school now closed.

F. Proposed Neu Arizona District (Res. 4-38). The board
decided to turn this matter over the Research Department for
the study authorized by this resolution. It is submitting a sepa-
rate overture on this matter.

G. Anniversaries of Book of Concord and Augsburg Confes-
sion (Res. 10-04). The board took affirmative action and offered
assistance to the committee appointed to arrange for these
anniversaries.

H. Bylaws for Budget Preparation (Res. 12-13). Although the
committee appointed to prepare these Bylaws will report
directly to the convention, the board asked the Director of Plan-
ning and Budgeting to work with the ad hoc committee and to
make reports to the board.

I. Committee to Study the Constitution (Res. 5-28). The board
resolved that this assignment should be given to the Committee
for Reorganization, which was already at work on the problem
and will be reporting directly to the convention.

J, Correlation of Internal and External Communications
(Res. 10-144). The board decided to ask the Committee for
Reorganization to study this resolution and to make its recom-
mendations to the convention.

K. Funds for Irvine (Res. 6-31). The board appointed a sub-
committee to meet with three members of the Irvine Board of
Control and three of the Board for Higher Education to explore
all the requirements, potential, and alternatives that relate to
the proposed school and its operation. Later the board resolved
to make available to Irvine for the necessary work preliminary
to the erection of the first buildings the $1,000,000 voted by the
New Orleans convention. The final decision regarding the place
of Irvine in the future system of synodical higher education will,
it is hoped, be made at the Anaheim convention, so that uncer-
tainty can be removed. Still later, on recommendation of the
special committee, the board gave approval to a modification of
its earlier action to permit the erection of a single building and
partial site development without additional cost to the synodical
budget.

L. New England District (Res. 4-37). The board appointed
a special committee to implement this resolution, which asks that
the board ‘further advise, assist, and direct” this District.

M. U.S.A. Anniversary ‘Res. 11-06). The board asked the
President of the Synod to appoint a committee to plan for a
fitting and God-honoring participation of our church body in the
commemoration of the nation’s 200th anniversary.

N. Television Budget Increase (Res. 10-10). Because of
budget conditions the board could not carry out this resolution.

O. Congregational Administration (Res. 4-32). As instructed,
the board turned this request over to the Commission on Church
Literature.

P. Missionary Health and Welfare Needs ‘Res. 1-02). After
extensive study and several interviews the board resolved that
the present arrangements of health care plans for foreign
missionaries and Concordia Welfare Plans are sufficient to cover
the medical needs and that the Board of Directors would sup-
plement these where necessary for emergency in lieu of the
$75,000 reserve called for by New Orleans Resolution 1-02.

III. New Orleans Convention Omnibus Referrals

Once again the convention of the Synod was plagued by the
fact that many resolutions (177, to be exact) that had been
prepared by floor committees and included in Today’s Business
could not be presented to the floor of the convention for lack of
time. However, once again the convention passed an omnibus
resolution referring all such proposed resolutions to the Board
of Directors. The full text of these resolutions is found in the
back of this 1975 Workbook for handy reference.

It was recognized from the very beginning that neither the
Board of Directors nor any other boards and commissions had
very much authority to carry out these proposed actions unless
they were normally part and parcel of a board’s or commission’s
responsibility. However, there were some resolutions the board
felt it could adopt on its own and implement, such as resolutions
of thanks. Most of the other resolutions were referred to other

boards and committees for study and for some kind of recom-
mendation to the Anaheim convention.

A. M. L. Kretzmann Retirement ‘Res. 1-22). The board in-
structed its secretary to send a letter of appreciation for the
valuable services rendered.

B. Worship ‘Res. 2-05 and 2-06). The board decided that the
resolves of proposed Resolutions 2-05 and 2-06 with reference
to the restructuring of the Inter-Lutheran Commission on Wor-
ship should be the position of our Synod: in effect this action
endorsed the position of our Commission on Worship that the
inter-Lutheran commission should not be placed under LCUSA
and that the request for an executive officer for the ILCW should
be declined.

C. Concordia Theological Monthly ‘Res. 2-16). The board
resolved to continue the policy to decline to fund this publication.

D. Terminology ‘Res. 2-22). This resolution called for the
amending of Bylaw 11.111. The board concluded that it could
not act since it had no authority to adopt or amend Bylaws.

E. Mexico and Korea ‘Res. 2-26). The board resolved to
concur and asked the President of the Synod to convey the
Synod’s appreciation and prayers to our sister churches in
Mexico and Korea.

F. International Theological Conference ‘Res. 2-30). The
board established a special fund in the amount of $50,000 to help
finance such a conference together with a world mission con-
ference.

G. LCUSA ‘Res. 2-39). The proposed resolution regarding
continuation of membership in LCUSA is given greater atten-
tion in Part IV of the board's report.

H. Committee 2 Referrals ‘Res. 2-52). The board took note
in its referral actions of Resolution 2-52, which dealt with the
resolutions from Committee 2 that had not been processed by
the convention.

I. Extension of Social Security (Res. 4-25). It instructed the
Synod’s attorney to look into this matter, in the expectation that
action will be taken sometime after the Anaheim convention.

J. Retirement Bylaw ‘Res. 4-30) and Commission on Mission
and Ministry in the Church (Res. 4-31). The board decided to
resubmit its recommendations.

K. Disclosure of Salaries ‘Res. 4-40). It was decided to abide
by the synodical policy regarding the confidentiality of salaries.

L. Assimilation of English District (Res, 4-41). The board
adopted the following resolution:

WHEREAS, Resolution 4-41 of the New Orleans convention
of The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod was not acted upon
by the Synod in 1973 for lack of time and was referred under
omnibus Resolution 4-47 to the Board of Directors: and

WHEREAS, This resolution (4-41) deals with a matter of such
importance that it should be considered by the Synod in conven-
tion and not by the Board of Directors: therefore be it

Resolved. That the Board of Directors resubmit Resolution
4-41 to the 51st convention of The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod, which is to meet at Anaheim, Calif., July 4-11, 1975.

The board also adopted the following resolution with respect
to this referral:

WHEREAS, A more detailed study should be made not only of
the English District matter but also of a possible reduction of
Districts within the Synod and related matters: therefore be it

Resolved. That the Board of Directors recommend to the
Anaheim convention that in the next 2 years the board make
a detailed study of the whole matter of District structure, the
relationship of Districts to the Synod, and the number of Dis-
tricts in the Synod, in the light of the document ‘Mission, Pur-
poses, and Aims” now being studied by the Districts, and to
report the board’s recommendations to the 1977 convention for
action.

M. Withdrawing Congregations ‘Res. 4-42). This resolution
called for a study of the rights of withdrawing congregations
and/or cle: gy. That portion of the resolution which dealt with
retirement provisions was referred to the Board of Managers
of the Worker Benefit Plans. The resolution in general was
called to the attention of the Synod’s legal counsel.

N. Counselors Convocation ‘Res. 4-44). The main body of the