LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1989, Page 40

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40 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

sioned ministers appointed to positions in the Synod shall
be affirmed by the respective board or commission through
a solemn call. All called ministers and line 17 continues
with the word shall...

The question on the motion was called, and the dele-
gates voted to end debate. The resolution, with the com-
mittee’s editorial corrections, was then placed before the
house and was adopted.

The committee introduced Res. 5-07 Today’s Business,
page 74, which calls for amending the Bylaws on filling
board and commission vacancies.

It was amended so that in line 59 after the word can-

didate a comma was added and then the words at least one °

of whom shall come from the slate of candidates. The
amendment was placed before the convention and was de-
feated.

An amendment was proposed to replace the words
Board of Directors with the words elected boards and com-
missions themselves. Because the orders of the day called
for the noonday prayers, and because the convention had
determined to attempt to close action on resolutions before
the house, the Chair asked the delegates whether they
wished to close debate on the amendment. Debate was
closed. The amendment failed.

The unamended resolution will come back before the
delegates when Committee 5 returned to the podium.

Noonday Prayers

Delegates were led in noonday prayers by Chaplain
Kuntz.

Session 10
Afternoon, July 12

Opening Devotions

The delegates were led in an opening devotion by Dr.
Arnold G. Kuntz, convention chaplain.

Minutes

The minutes from session 8, Today’s Business, pages
238-53, were corrected to read “Res. 6-03” in lines 8 and
15, page 248, instead of “Res. 6-02”; and “page 90” rather
than “page 89” in line 8. The corrected minutes were
adopted.

Orders of the Day

The Chair invited the delegates to extend the orders of
the day until 6 p.m. if they so wished. A motion was made
to that effect and was adopted.

Program and Finance (4)

Dr. Richard G. Kapfer, chairman of Committee 4, in-
troduced the work of the committee. While commending
the integrity of the members of the Board of Directors, Dr.
Kapfer noted the “anguishing difficulty” of having to cut
rather than expand programs in light of the diminishing
financial resources available to the Synod. Turning the
assembly’s attention to the first resolutions to be brought
before the house by his committee, Dr. Kapfer encouraged
the delegation to consult the table printed between pages

178 and 179 of Today’s Business for financial information
pertinent to the seminaries.
Elections

The Elections Committee reported those elected (*) on
the fourth ballot and led the delegation through a brief
fifth ballot.

Fourth Ballot

Position Ballots Required.
Cast For Election

Board of Directors

LAYPERSONS
Joeckel, Raymond RM 500
* La Haine, Gilbert MI 543

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Board for Higher Education Services
PASTORS

* Briel, Steve MNS 538
Gerken, Oscar FG 507
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Board for Youth Services
YOUTH
* Bolland, Ericka MO 630
Dyer, David OK _408
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Commission on Appeals
__ PASTORS
* Barber, Alan IN 580
Elowsky, Earl MI 414
Harnapp, Harlan RM 538
Hellman, Victor SW 505
Huener, William NI 425
Mueller, Paul Iw 343
Phipps, Ralph FG 477
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LAYPERSONS
* Dissen, Walter SE 554
* Doggett, Robert OH 588
Hessler, Peter 429
Lusthoff, Craig NI 205
Rinke, Orin _398
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Board of Directors—
Concordia Publishing House
LAYPERSONS
Brickler, John MO 276
Buth, Lenora 430
Moeller, Albert OH 544
Mohr, George SW 413
Olsen, Melvin CNH 225
Rodefeld, Robert RM 311
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Board of Regents—Austin
LAYPERSONS
Bokenkamp, Don 428
Feucht, William 338
Graf, Don 192
Johnston, Bradley TX 423
Kaufman, David FG 234
* Schur, Martin TX 558
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Board of Regents—Seward
LAYPERSONS
* Kolterman, Mark NB 571
Perry, Robert OK ATL

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