# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S73
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT 73

the world around us is the forgiveness of sins. The
greatest need of every single one of usis the forgiveness
of sins. And the joy that we can receive from hearing
and pronouncing forgiveness to one another and
meaning it from our hearts is the greatest joy that we
can ever experience.

Idon’t say this in order to set the stage for aleap into
the future. I say this because of the fact that when
Christ forgives us we receive the power to rise and take
up our beds and walk. And we know that the world will
“marvel that such power has been given unto men.” I
say this because of the fact that when our Lord tells us
that our joy will be full, this joy comes from hearing and
pronouncing forgiveness. I don’t think there is any
moment in the life of the pastor that is higher and more
sacred than when he announces absolution to a congre-
gation or an individual. And I know that in personal life
the greatest joy that we have as Christians is to live in
Christ’s forgiveness and to pronounce and bring that
forgiveness to the whole world.

There is still too much recrimination, too much
desire for revenge and punishment, too much desire to
put people in their place. Now is the time for forgiveness,
for reconciliation, for healing, for shedding all of these
burdens which we unnecessarily carry through our lives
because we either have never believed Christ’s words of
forgiveness to us or, like the unmerciful servant, are
unwilling to pronounce these words to others. I pray
God that not only will this convention show the spirit of
forgiveness but that our congregations, our teachers,
our pastors, our professors, all of our workers may see
the spirit of forgiveness shining forth from our ministry
and our living.

The second ingredient is rededication to our task and
mission. It is time to quit jawing, quit carping and
criticizing, and time to get to work. The doors are open
all over the world. They will never be more open. We
have God and His Word and Spirit, we have the people,
we have the techiques, we have the material resources.
The day is at hand. Let us be up and doing His work.
God has forgiven and equipped us. May He give us
forgiving, compassionate, and eager hearts to do our
work which He has so graciously asked us to do for Him.

The doors are open.

Appendix A

Assignments to the Administration
by the 1977 Dallas Convention

3-02A To Declare a State of “Fellowship in Protest” with the
Cc

304A To Deal with the Proposed Lutheran Book of Worship
3-14 To Appointa Doctrinal Committee of LCMS for Canada
3-20 To Encourage Fellowship Discussions with All
Lutheran Church Bodies
5-01. To Declare the Synod’s Position on AELC, Especially
Dual Membership in LCMS and AELC
Actions of the President on Resolutions 3-02A, 3-04A, 3-14,
and 3-20 are reported in the 1979 Convention Workbook and
Report 3-01 of the Commission on Theology and Church
Relations, pp. 71—92. Action on Resolution 5-01 is reported
under Report 5-02 of the Special Committee on Synodical
Membership, p. 155.

6-20 To Expand Continuing Education

The President, as chairman of the Council of Admini-
strators, has appointed the following to serve with him on a
committee to implement this resolution: Dr. Arthur
Ahlschwede, Mr. William Barge, Dr. Victor Constien. The
committee is studying the issue of continuing professional
education but has no final report to the Synod at this time.

Also implemented were Resolutions 9-01A (To Establish
Theme for 1979 and 1981 Synodical Conventions) and 13-04A
(To Promote Mission Education in Our Church.)

Appendix B

Entered into Rest

Affeldt, Paul J.
Arndt, Reinhold R.
Baase, Carl F.
Badke, Robert G.
Bangert, Fred W.
Bartling, Victor A.
Becker, Robert W.
Beckmann, Roy A.
Beckmann, Samuel T.
Beversdorf, Arthur J.
Bielefeldt, Carl W.
Boerger, John F.
Bollefer, Francis W.
Bradac, John S.
Brauer, Fred E.
Breehne, Karl F.
Bregitzer, Louis F.
Breyer, Peter George
Broders, Edmund W.
Buelow, Donald W.
Bunkowske, Walter A.
Busch, John F. K.
Classick, Thomas D.
Claus, Enno G.
Dahms, Arthur C.
Deffner, Edward G.
Dewald, John

Dick, Herbert A.
Dierking, Walter J. A.
Dreviow, Adolph A.
Dunker, Egbert J.
Eberbach, Fred
Elicker, Evaldo
Engelhard, August
Fastenau, Emmet H.
Ferber, Hugo O. C.
Fischer, Theodore A.
Fitz, Arthur

Fleer, Edward H.
Fox, Eduard B.
Frank, Theodore G.
Friedrich, Walter H.
Hallman, Herbert H.
Gerth, Paul G.
Glock, Ernest
Gohlke, Theodore G.
Graebner, Martin L.
Griesse, August H.
Haerther, Martin J.

Hagemann, Harold D.

Harms, Herman A.
Hartfield, Herbert O.
Heidemann, Paul J.
Heins, John G.
Herzog, John L.
Hildner, George P.
Hilgendorf, Carl G.
Hillmer, Gerhardt H.
Hippe, Adolf
Hoemann, Albert L.

Hohengarten, John H.

Holsten, A. Willard

Hopka, Erich P. C.
Hueller, Marvin C.
Huth, Hilbert J.
Jacob, Edwin A.
Jacobs, Paul E.
Jacobsen, Julius G.
Jagow, Frederick W.
Jahn, Richard C.
Janke, Palmer L.
Janssen, Felix J. E.
Janzow, Carl C.
Jording, William A.
Kaija, Martin F. L.
Kampe, Karlis
Kellerman, Alvin T.
Kent, Samuel E.

Keyl, Rudolf J. S.
Kipp, Frederick E.
Klammer, Albert
Klich, Guido
Klinkenberg, Hubert E.
Knauft, Charles F.
Knobloch, Earl P.
Koppelmann, Herman H.
Kreft, Gustav G.
Krenzke, Theodore A.
Kritsch, Norman C.
Krueger, Gustav M. E.
Kuechenmeister, George C.
Lange, Ernst T.
Larson, Hugo W.
Leeland, Robert G.
Leimer, Karl

Lemke, Victor L.
Lippmann, William H.
Lohmann, Arthur M.
Lorberg, Frederick W.
Lorenz, Ewald F.
Ludwig, Daniel
Ludwig, Duane E.
Luttmann, Walter F.
Mach, Emil

Malotky, Richard P.
Malte, Reinhardt E.
Manning, Armin W.
Maring, Wilbur B.
Marth, Wallace D.
Marth, William A. O.
Meyer, Herman P.
Meyer, Lawrence Bernard
Miller, H. Earl
Moeller, Otto H.
Mueller, Theodore J.
Mutterer, Herman A.
Nagler, Richard H.
Nauss, John C.
Neitzel, Arthur E.
Nietzke, Carl E.
Norrgran, Bruce H.
Nuechterlein, Alvin C.
Nuernberg, Carl J.
Otten, Henry