LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1965, Page 68

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68 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

of the Montana District was the chaplain. The minutes
of the previous evening were adopted as read.

Committee 17 — Elections

The Committee on Elections reported the results
of the balloting for the Commission on Mission and
Ministry in the Church and distributed a ballot for
two members of the Board of Directors of Concordia
Publishing House.

Committee 15— Stewardship and Finance

The convention referred Overture 15-19 (TB 379,
15-19) to the Board of Directors. A resolution was then
presented by the committee for a special offering of
$40,000,000 for capital needs (TB 377, 15-18). An
amendment requiring the first 75% of moneys to be
allocated for missions until $20,000,000 has been re-
ceived failed to carry. Discussion continued.

Committee 6— Higher Education

The delegates adopted a resolution (TB 273, 6-23)
regarding a college in the Southeast after adding a
“Resolved”: “That we remind the Board for Higher
Education that Resolution 1-21 of the Cleveland con-
vention is directly related to this resolution.” It adopted
a resolution with respect to Lake Chabot (TB 273, 6-24)
and thanked the North Wisconsin District of the LWML
for its gift to Concordia College, Milwaukee (TB 274,
6-25). The committee next offered a resolution (TB
275, 6-27) declining the request to extend to 4 years
the training of male teacher and pastoral students at
Concordia College, St.Paul. Division of the question
was called for. With Dr. R. Wiederaenders in the chair
the convention adopted that part of the resolution which
referred to pastoral students. In addressing itself to
the teacher-training question the convention refused to
adopt an amendment which would change the wording
from “declined” to “granted.” After a voice vote had
been taken and a standing vote had been called for
and a motion to recommit had been offered and several
points of order had been raised, it was moved and
seconded to suspend the rules. After this had been
adopted by a clear voice vote, the assembly decided
to recommit the question (male-teacher training on
junior and senior class levels).

Committee 7— Parish Education

The assembly resolved “now to consider Resolution
7-03” and thereby took it from the table (TB 283, on
federal aid). A lengthy discussion followed.

President John D. Fritz of the North Dakota District
offered the closing prayer.

Session 14

June 22, Afternoon

The preacher in the memorial service was Vice-
President Theo. F. Nickel, and the liturgist was Presi-
dent H. W. Niermann of the Southern Nebraska Dis-
trict. The minutes of the morning session were adopted
as read.

Committee 17 — Elections

The Committee on Elections reported on the final
balloting for the Concordia Publishing House Board of
Directors.

President’s Statement

Dr. Harms read a statement in which he accepted
the presidency and declared that he would view himself
as an undershepherd of Christ and the chief servant
of the Synod. Dr. Wiederaenders, who was in the chair
at the time, responded. ,

Committee 1— Missions

The convention encouraged special consideration for
capital investments in the foreign mission field (TB
348, 1-41), recommended a greater intercultural out-
reach (TB 381, 1-45), provided for the intensified use
of mass-communications media in the Far East (TB
382, 1-46), encouraged the training of linguists (TB
348, recommitted 1-34), referred special suggestions
(CW, pp.123—140) of the mission survey to various
groups for careful consideration (TB 349, 1-42), de-
clined Overture 1-11 (TB 231, 1-35), recognized the
mission work of church-affiliated groups (TB 380, 1-44),
and took steps toward more effective administration of
African missions (TB 380, 1-43). This completed the
assignment of Committee 1.

Committtee 7— Parish Education

The committee introduced a resolution (TB 306,
7-09) to authorize use of the new Intersynodical Trans-
lation of Luther’s Small Catechism with footnotes. The
discussion could not be completed.

Committee 3— Church Relations

After recess the assembly adopted the resolution on
theological principles for mission sister churches (TB
104, 3-04) and provided for the printing in the conven-
tion Proceedings of the corrected Article XII of the con-
stitution of the Lutheran Council in the United States
of America (TB 247, 3-11). The committee then offered
a resolution (TB 248, 3-12) to approve the constitution
of the LCUSA and to become a participating body on
the basis of the proposed constitution. The amendment
was offered and supported to submit this resolution
to all congregations for their vote. A call for the pre-
vious question failed to carry, and the amendment was
still under discussion when the time set aside for this
matter had elapsed.

Committee 14— Special Ministries

The convention recognized the work of the Armed
Services Commission (TB 79, 14-14), accepted its re-
port (TB 164, 14-16), heard Chaplain Earl Kettler, and
went on record favoring complete freedom of choice
in worship at U.S. military academies (TB 163, 14-15,
corrected). This completed the work of Committee 14.

President Kurt W. Biel of the Western District led
the convention in prayer.