# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S2
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONTENTS

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Officers of the Synod ......... 00... nnn nnn beeen ete e bebe eeeeeeeeeeeeernes 4
Convention Arrangements Committee ..........0.... 0.0 c ccc ccc cece cence een eeeeeeeeenetnnneenes 4
Preface 0.00. cece eee cee eee ee cee ee bebe ebb been bene bbe b been b bebe eben bebbbeebenyes 5
Registered Delegates and Representatives ..........0 0... c ccc ene cee eee e nce e be tneeeneennennes 7
Convention Floor Committees 2.0.0.0... 0.060 o ccc cee cence cence cence cet e bene neeeeteensbeens 17
Convention Schedule ...........0 0... c ccc ee cence nnn c eee ne ee cent eeeeeteuunateenutennes 19
Minutes of the Convention .. 0.00.00... 60. c cece ccc cee cen nee e nnn e bebe beeen ee neeeeeetentnreeens 21
Election Results ... 2.000. een ended ene bbe e bebe eee neeeenenseenennnes 53
Standing Rules 2.2.0.0... een ene e bebe beeen ene n eben eee enceceeeenenturnnns 55
President’s Report—Dr. J. A. O. Preus 2.00.22... cece cece beeen eee enbeeeeetetensnres 57
Convention Sermon— Vice-President George Wollenburg ...........0.0.0.0 0000 c cece cece ccc cece eeteeuseuvenees 75
Mission Rally and Bible Study ........... 0... cece ccc ec cece ccc c cece en eneeutecesetnetnerenaenes 79
Other Presentations ..........0 0.6. c cece cence tence eee n nee e eee eben teens eneeeveebrenennenens 81
Address— Dr. David W. Preus, President of The American Lutheran Church ...............0.00c0ccceeeuee 81
Address—Dr. James R. Crumley Jr., President of the Lutheran Church in America ..................0000- 82
Address--Dr. George F. Harkins, Retiring General Secretary, Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. ............. 83
Address—Rev. John Houck, General Secretary, Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. ......0.0....000 cece ec cce cee 85
Closing Address—Dr. J. A.O. Preus 2.0.0.0... 0c cece ccc cece cence ne cece cence neeeeeeueeaeeeeneerevenees 86
Resolutions
BIBRA St) C0) oC: a 87
2. Task Force 20.00... ne ene bene ened tebe bebe eee e een eurenetneeaeerees 101
3. Theology and Church Relations .............0 0000 c cece ccc te tebe eee teeter eet eeeeenbens 113
4. Administration 2.0.0.0... 0006. cbc n cence cnet b eee e tease see cbevateseuevrears 123
5. Constitutional Matters 2.0.0.0... ccc cc ccc nce ce nce en ne tebe tebe ees ebsetetneeneares 135
6. Higher Education ............0 0000 c ccc cence cence cence tence ete beneeeeuevseeeueuneneteentnrs 139
7. Parish Services 2.2.0.0... 00. e ccc cee eee eben cence eben eet bec ebecteeneeeeeees 149
8. Social Ministry ©2000... 000 oe enn eee n ebb bee tebe bees eneeeeeeenteneeeeeenes 155
9. Special and Sundry Matters 20.0.0... 0.0 c cece ccc ne een n ene n eee e eee eeeteenenens 161
10. Nominations ..........0.0. 0.0 ccc cn ence e nee cence eben bebe es eeeeeucreveeeereerens 165
11. Elections 2.20.00... 00 enn bene cen eee bebe e deeb ebeetteeeneetenens 165
12. Program Implementation .......... 0.0.0 c cece ented ten ence eee eee tebe been eneneenens 167
13. Registration and Credentials ........... 0... ccc ccc cence cence ent e tebe eee eeseneuaeneennes 175
14. Reference Resolutions ........... 0.00. c cece cece eee tent e been teen eee e ee eeeeueaevaseeaevanes 175
Late Reports and Overtures .......... 00.00 c cece ccc ce een e nee cee bebe te eeeeteteeeeneues 177
Reports and Overtures Correlated with Resolutions .............0.00 00000 c cece cece cece cee sencuaeueeneneeeens 193
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