# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S361
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

HIGHER EDUCATION 361

posed New Orleans Resolution 6-03, which was referred under
the omnibus resolution to the Board of Directors.

Board of Control

Christ College Irvine

Charles L. Manske, Acting President
Arnold G. Kuntz, Chairman

Glenn Molyneaux, Secretary

6-148

To Encourage Church and Chapel
Attendance at Our Concordias

WHEREAS, Thousands of students live on the campuses of
our Concordias for most of the calendar year; and

WHEREAS, The spiritual growth and experience of these
years at school is an ongoing time for progress and development
by way of corporate worship both on and off the campus, in-
volving faculty and students, preaching, teaching. music, hymns,
and liturgy; and

WHEREAS, It is reported that student attendance at chapel
has fallen on hard times: therefore be it

Resolved. That college presidents, student advisers, student
officers, and dorm proctors at our Concordias be encouraged to
have all students declare themselves guest members of neigh-
boring sister churches (for church and Communion attendance);
and be it further

Resolved. That students with cars be encouraged to establish
guest membership with congregations more distant from the
campus for better distribution and that the student roster include
the name of the ‘“‘adopting” congregation: and be it further

Resolved. That neighboring congregations welcome students,
and their pastors make themselves available to visiting students;
and be it further

Resolved. That faculties and students institute a program of
self-improvement, with the ultimate goal that all students and
faculty assemble on every school day in chapel and that all
resident and city students consider it as law and practice of
daily life (visitors on our campuses observe and feel the sight of
the mighty army that makes the rafters ring): and be it finally

Resolved, That this resolution be received by all Concordias
in the spirit of being our brother's keeper.

In summary. Let God be worshiped by the campus family
each working day. Students who do not go to church while
students are missing full preparation.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Evanston, IIl.

Eugene Koch, Chairman
James Harbke, Secretary

F. A. Hertwig, Pastor

6-149

To Declare that Parochial Schools
Permit Only Seminarians from
Seminaries Owned and Operated
by Synod in Program of Teaching
Practicum

WHEREAS, The various boards and agencies have urged the
Synod not to support the divisive actions of Seminex: and

WHEREAS. Permitting Seminex students to use Missouri
Synod parochial school facilities gives support to Seminex’s
goal of continuing with illegal ordinations within The Lutheran
Church -— Missouri Synod; and

WHEREAS, The presence of a Seminex teaching practicum
program in a parochial school causes divisiveness (e.g., the
attempt to remove St. James, University City, from almost 20
years of membership in the Concord Parochial School Associa-
tion because of St. James’ stand not to support Seminex teach-
ing practicum at Concord); therefore be it

Resolved. That Missouri Synod parochial schools permit

only seminarians from seminaries owned and operated by The
Lutheran Church-— Missouri Synod in the program of teaching
practicum; and be it further

Resolved. That Missouri Synod parochial schools no longer
give support to Seminex educational programs, goals, or plans
for illegal ordination within the Synod.

St. James Lutheran Church
University City, Mo.

John Essen, President

Car! Meinecke, Secretary
Tom Baker, Pastor

6-150

To Effect Reinstatements

WHEREAS, Through the politization of the synodical structure,
boards, institutions, and offices are identified by party label and
loyalty; and

WHEREAS, Through this politization punitive measures have
been taken in synodical institutions, boards, and congregations
against individuals on the basis of party: and

WHEREAS, Decisions have been made against certain individ-
uals by people who were elected with priorly admitted prejudice
against them, such as in the case of the Board of Control of the
St. Louis seminary and Dr. John Tietjen: therefore we cannot
be sure if his error has been fairly determined since an impartial
hearing was not held but only a victory made for a party of the
Synod; therefore be it

Resolved, That all punitive measures against all people
within the Synod cease immediately until a judicial system may
be established that we may trust: and be it further

Resolved, That all individuals who have had contracts not
renewed, who have been found guilty of heresy, etc., be rein-
stated without prejudice, so that fair and responsible due
process may take place that may be believable to those who
have no vested interest in partisan victories: and be it finally

Resolved, That, should intransigency occur a nonpartisan
judicial structure be created within the Synod to hear such
cases and determine guilt or innocence, so that we may trust
the integrity of such decisions.

Grace Ev. Lutheran Church
Jacksonville, Fla.
Harold Wilson, President

6-151A

To Reinstate Dr. Tietjen as President
of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

WHEREAS. Dr. Tietjen has been removed from the office of
president of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., on the basis
of charges of false doctrine and malfeasance in the conduct
of his office: and

WHEREAS. The very definition and scope of false doctrine is
presently a cause of division and differences of conscience in
our Synod: and

WHEREAS. The entire procedure used for handling, hearing,
and deciding the charges against Dr. Tietjen has been chal-
lenged by the consciences of Christian men and women; and

WHEREAS. The actions of protest by a majority of faculty and
students at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., which has re-
sulted in deep division within our Synod, was motivated by the
belief that the actions against Dr. Tietjen were both unjust and
a violation of the principles of Christian discipline; therefore be it

Resolved. That Dr. John Tietjen be reinstated as president
of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis; and be it also
Resolved. That the charges against Dr. Tietjen be reopened
and decided on the basis of an acceptable, public, thorough, and
fraternal procedure to be adopted by the Synod for the evalua-
tion of theological teaching.
Ev. Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Mineola, N. Y.
Fred Herpel, Secretary
John J. Marschhausen, Pastor