LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1992, Page 22

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22 ‘ MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

President; Eugene Bunkowske, Fourth Vice-President;
Walter A. Maier, Fifth Vice-President; Walter Rosin, Sec-
retary of the Synod; Dr. Norman Sell, Treasurer of the
Synod; Mrs. Angela Haines, Parliamentarian; Prof. Wil-
liam Schmelder, special assistant to the President; Jean
. Buettner, assistant to the President; the members of the
Board of Directors; and the members of the Council of
Presidents.

Housekeeping

Dr. Bohlmann introduced Mr. Forrest (Woody) Lange,
the manager of the convention. Woody can be reached at
565-4752 during the convention.

Orders of the Day

A delegate moved that the orders of the day be changed
so that the President's Report, Part III, would be reordered
to a later time in the morning, following the election of the
President of the Synod. A two-thirds vote is required to
change the orders of the day. A standing vote was taken.
The motion failed.

President's Report, Part II

Prior to bringing the third part of his report to the del-
egates, President Bohlmann shared a video presentation
with the convention. The video stressed the challenges con-
fronting our beloved church.

Dr. Boh}mann focused the attention of the convention
on Parts I and II of the President’s Report. He noted that
the report describes what our church at large is doing. All
delegates to the convention were encouraged to review the
full report.

President Bohimann pointed to the extraordinary re-
sponsibilities that rest with the office of the President of
the Synod. These same responsibilities were first defined
many, many decades ago. Dr. Bohlmann stressed that the
ultimate authority is, always has been, and always shall
be the Word of God.

Dr. Bohimann highlighted the Mission Blueprint for the
Nineties, the opportunities in Eastern Europe, and the
goals of the triennium. ,

President Bohlmann underscored the desire we all
share for peace in the church, and he noted that there is
but one way to such peace and that is through the Prince
of peace, Christ Jesus.

The President then brought the delegates back to a
sharper focus upon the mission blueprint. He stressed the
compelling needs described therein. He spoke of the grow-
ing number of countries that have closed their doors to the
proclamation of the Gospel. The Mission Task Force has
set some 15 goals before the Synod with the blueprint. Our
attention as congregations, Circuits, Districts and as a
Synod-must be upon the Pacific Rim, the new opportunities
of Eastern Europe, and upon the myriad immigrants mak-
ing their way daily to our own country.

Dr. Bohlmann also spoke of the continuing desire of the
Synod to maintain doctrinal purity. He praised the mar-
velous parochial school system of our parishes. He noted
that the aggregate membership of our congregations rose
ever so slightly this past year. Finally, Dr. Bohlmann re-

peated his encouragement that we, with great boldness,
tell everyone what HE has done.

Electronic Response System

Dr. Donald Sandmann introduced the delegates of.the
convention to their electronic voting pads. Delegates were
reminded of the importance of being present for each vote,
and he noted that only delegates wearing a red badge are
permitted to vote. Dr. Sandmann pointed out that only the
voting-system technician will have access to the vote tally
by individual pad during the convention for purposes of
making sure that each pad is operating correctly. As soon
as the convention is adjourned, these results will be de- -
stroyed. A short form containing only the cumulative re-
sults on each vote will be kept for posterity. .

Standing Rules

Dr. Walter Rosin, secretary of the Synod, presented the
proposed standing rules for the convention to the dele-
gates, which appeared on page 4 of Today’s Business (1A).
The standing rules were accepted with the following
changes: By common consent of the assembly, part 13 was
changed to read “... governed by Roberts Rules of Order,
Scott, Foresman & Co., 1990 edition.”

A motion to amend Standing Rule 7 was presented. The
amendment would permit the maker of a substitute mo-
tion, following a second to the motion, to state the rationale
for the substitute motion. The speaker would be limited. to
two minutes. The motion passed.

A motion to delete Standing Rule 8 was offered. The
Parliamentarian explained the meaning of Question of
Privilege. The motion failed.

An amendment to the Standing Rules (6) was proposed
which would permit delegate review of a printout of the
results of the votes from a given session of the convention
during the next recess. The motion failed.

The Standing Rules as amended were adopted by the
convention by a 90.7% margin.

Noonday Prayers
The delegates were led in closing devotions by the Chap-
lain of the convention.
Session: 2
duly 11, 1992, Afternoon

Opening Devotions

The assembly was led in opening devotions by the Rev.
Dr. Wil Sohns, chaplain to the convention. .

Special Greetings

Special greetings were extended to the convention by
Bishop Pavel Uhorskai of the Lutheran Church of the
Augsburg Confession of Slovakia. His words were trans-
lated for the delegates by the Secretary General of the
church.

Office of President

Dr. Walter Rosin presented the official slate for the of-
fice of President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod. The convention adopted the slate of candidates for