LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1986, Page 41

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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION 41

Board of Regents—Fort Wayne
LAYPERSONS
Ballots cast 1,063, required for election 532
Melvin W. Bredemeter ..........-...000000ce cece eeeee 603
Roy Guess 2.2... 0... ee eee eens 460

The Elections Committee distributed general ballot 4.
After balloting had taken place, Chairman Barry an-
nounced the election closed.

Recognition

The chairman introduced Mr. John Gerber, president
of Concordia Publishing House. Mr. Gerber was present to
recognize the translation achievements of two distin-
guished Missouri Synod theologians, Dr. Jacob A. O. Preus
and Dr. Fred Kramer. This is the 400th anniversary of the
death of Martin Chemnitz, and Dr. Preus and Dr. Kramer
were honored for the translation of works by that great
Lutheran theologian. Dr. Preus was presented a copy of
Justification in appreciation for the many hours which he
and his wife, Delpha, had spent in research and hard work
to achieve completion of the project. Dr. Fred Kramer was
given a copy of the Examination of the Council of Trent,
in thankfulness for the 20 years of his life spent in the
translation of the four-volume set. Mrs. Kramer was also
asked to come forward and be recognized by the conven-
tion.

Reconsideration

The convention declined to reconsider Res. 5-02A, Sec-
tion A.

Leadership and Organization

Vice-President Wollenburg assumed the chair. Com-
mittee 5 chairman Cloeter introduced a modified version
of table talks.

The committee continued with Res. 5-02A, Section B.
A motion to have only changes read was defeated, and
following debate the discussion of Res. 5-02A was discon-
tinued due to orders of the day.

The convention agreed to extend time for the Wednes-
day afternoon session so delegates could complete the first
ballot for the Nominations Committee.

Higher Education

Committee 6 brought Res. 6-03A (TB 272) to the floor.
An amendment in line 41, page 272, to place a comma after
G, and add “E 4” was ruled defeated by the chair. Following
a division of the house, the amendment was declared ap-
proved by a vote of 582 to 371. (See 6-03A amendment null
and void below.)

Goals and Resources

Committee 4 chairman Edwin Lehman introduced an
abbreviated table talks session. Res. 4-17A (TB 239-240)
was introduced with a change on page 240, line 4, to read
“pilot program in order to test the concept of a ‘generalist’
staff through reassignment of present staff rather than by
staff additions.” Res. 4-17A, which called for establishing
a “generalist” staff pilot program, was approved.

Res. 4-02 (TB 78-79), to define the problems and chal-
lenges of walking together, was discussed after an amend-

ment failed to change lines 8-9 and 28 on page 79.
6-03A Amendment Null and Void

President Bohlmann assumed the chair and said nu-
merous delegates had expressed concern over convention
procedures used earlier in approval of an amendment to
Res. 6-03A. Therefore the chairman declared the amend-
ment to Res. 6-03A null and void. The assembly sustained
his ruling with a standing vote. When Committee 6 returns
to the floor, the matter will be discussed again.

Elections Committee

Chairman Barry of the Elections Committee read the
results of the fourth general ballot, which were as follows:

Board of Directors

LAYPERSONS
Ballots cast 2,095, required for election 524.
John Daniel ........ 0.0... ee 498
Walter Kayser ....... 0... ccc ccc cece eee eee e eens 261
Gilbert LeHaine ........... 0.0... cece ccc eee eens 302
Harold Olsen ... 1.6... e ee eees 548
Paul Purdy .......... 2... c cece een eee tet ee eee 318
Rose Wallace ......... 0... ccc ccc cece ee eee eeeeeeeee 168

Board for Parish Services

PASTORS
J. Barclay Brown .......... 000. c ccc cece eee eee eens 429
Norbert Oesch ......... 0 ccc cece ccc nec eneneeens 666

Ballots cast 1,095, required for election 548.

The convention agreed to hold a business session on
Thursday evening and asked the chairman to determine
the time of the meeting and orders of the day. The con-
vention declined a motion to limit voting for the new Nom-
inations Committee to those persons nominated by the
current Nominations Committee.

Devotions

Chaplain Mueller included in the prayers a number of
wedding anniversaries, as well as individuals suffering
various illnesses. The Worship Guide, pages 30-32, was
used for the closing devotions.

Elections Committee

After the Nominations Committee ballot had been dis-
tributed, numerous errors were discovered. Since the vote
tallying would be by machine, it was impossible to correct
the ballot at the time. Delegates were asked to share all
corrections with Chairman Barry in front of the platform
immediately after the close of the session, and balloting
would occur on Thursday.

Session 11
July 24, Morning

Devotion

The opening devotions were led by Dr. Herbert Mueller,
convention chaplain, using the Worship Guide, pages 33—
35.

Devotional Essay

Continuing the Walther essay series, Dr. Eugene
Krentz, president of Concordia College, River Forest, pre-
sented an essay titled “Alive in Christ: The Ministry of the
Laity.”