LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1989, Page 54

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54 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION
h TEACHERS 10. Resolutions prepared by the floor committees which
Lohmeyer, Jan (SO)....... 363 are not acted upon by the convention before adjourn-
“McBride, Mary (SO) ...... a ment die. The subject matter may be reintroduced at
Givhan, Sem (SO) ‘ 149 the next convention by means of an overture.
Moldovan, Wayne (TX)... 231 11. Minutes shall be distributed every morning in Today’s
* Willhardt, John (SO) ...... 592 Business. The first item of business in the afternoon
Board of Regents—Seward session shall be the formal approval of these minutes.
However, at that time only corrections involving con-
. Johnson, Arthar (Mo) 549 vention action shall be offered from the floor for con-
Zobel, Marlin (MO) ....... 435 sideration. Simple editorial corrections involving, for
LAYPERSONS example, misspelling of names and faulty titles and
Brauer, Tony (KS) ........ 209 150 references shall be submitted in writing to the Sec-
* Hartmann, William (NB).. 542 retary for incorporation in the minutes after verifi-
cation.
* Kerman, aN — ato O08 one 571 12. The preface, preamble, and whereas sections shall be
Perry, Robert (OK)........ 349 317 352 471 considered an integral part of the resolution or over-
Scheibe, Donald (SD) ..... 106 ture, and as such subject to the same serious consid-

Proposed Special Standing Rules
These standing rules prevailed for the 1989 convention:

1. The Chair shall see that the agenda is followed as
closely as possible.

2. Resolutions of each floor committee shall be prioritized
by number and shall normally be presented in the nu-
merical sequence published in Today’s Business.

3. Each member of the convention, when recognized by
the Chair, shall state his (or her) name. He shall also
state the name of his District or of the administrative
unit (board, faculty) he represents.

4, The two-minute rule shall apply for all who speak from
the floor, and for the committee during debate.

5. While any voting delegate may call the question at
any time, after every 30 minutes of debate on any one
motion there shall be an automatic call of the question
by the Chair. The Chair may also call for a vote on the
close of debate (two-thirds majority required) when in
his judgment the assembly has heard sufficient speak-
ing on both sides of the issue.

6. Voting for elections shall ordinarily be carried out by
use of an electronic response system which requires
delegates to be present at the beginning of the business
portion of each session. When not used, instead of only
a voice vote on motions before the convention, the
Chair shall ordinarily also call for the raising of the
right hand.

7. If a substitute motion is offered, the convention shall
first decide by majority vote without debate whether
or not to consider the substitute. If the decision is in
the affirmative and the substitute motion is subse-
quently adopted, the original motion falls; if the sub-
stitute motion does not receive favorable action either
to consider or to adopt, the original motion is again
before the house. (This is the so-called Behnken rule
for dealing with substitute motions.)

8. Questions of privilege shall be addressed in writing to
the Chair, or its appointee, instead of consuming con-
vention time.

9. In the sessions of the last two days the President shall
have the privilege of calling up for action resolutions
which in his judgment must be acted upon by the con-
vention before adjournment.

eration and adoption in all its parts as the main motion
itself.

13. Unless covered by these standing rules of the conven-
tion, parliamentary procedure shall be governed by the
most recent edition of Robert’s Rules of Order (Glen-
view, IL: Scott, Foresman, 1981).

Resolutions of Thanks

Prior to the close of the convention, the following two
resolutions of thanks were adopted:

WHEREAS, Many individuals and groups have gener-
ously contributed their time and efforts to the success of
our convention; therefore be it

Resolved, That the President be directed to express the
thanks of the 57th Regular Convention of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod to all for their faithful services
which made the convention an enjoyable one, and for their
assistance to delegates in carrying out their responsibili-
ties, and in particular our gracious host, the Kansas Dis-
trict, and its president, Dr. Eugene Schmidt; the local
committees; the fine young pages; our convention man-
ager, Marv Siebels, and his staff: Vice-Presidents Men-
nicke, Wollenburg, King, Maier, and Merkens; our efficient
Secretary, Dr. Rosin and Assistant Secretary, Dr. Halm;
the parliamentarian, Angeline Haines; chaplain Dr. Kuntz
and organist Dr. Brauer; the LifeLight leaders, Dr. Gaulke
and Dr. Carter, and all group leaders; the President’s staff
and the communications department; the Office of Infor-
mation Systems; the floor committees; and above all, the
delegates, for their wonderful spirit.

Wuenreas, President Ralph Bohlmann has shown great
care, sensitivity, and compassion in leading the 57th Reg-
ular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod; and

Wuereas, He has also demonstrated tremendous pa-
tience in dealing with difficult matters leading to good un-
derstanding and informed decisions; therefore be it

Resolved, That the LCMS assembled in Wichita at its
57th convention show its profound thanks by rising and
applauding.