LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1965, Page 71

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solved, That the Synod authorize male teacher training
at the senior college level at Concordia College, Saint
Paul.” This resolution was adopted. Next the com-
mittee presented a resolution concerning the role of
individual schools in the system (TB 274, 6-26, and
TB 468, 469), with the committee substituting for Item
12 the original Paragraph 12 in the Convention Work-
book. The convention amended Item 8 by placing
a period after the word “offerings” and deleting the
rest of the sentence. A motion requesting the Board
for Higher Education to reconsider the high school
question in Oakland failed to carry. Time elapsed be-
fore the assembly could dispose of the amended reso-
lution.

Committee 4— Synodical Administration

The convention granted the request of the Canadian
Districts to operate as a unit in certain programs (TB
416, 4-28), adopted extensive Handbook revisions on
various administrative matters after the committee
agreed to include the Commission on Mission and Min-
istry in the Church on p. 427 between lines 3 and 4
and to change “elect” to “appoint” on lines 3 and 7 on
p. 431 (TB 425, 4-29), and decided to have the property
duties of the Board of Directors studied (TB 435, 4-30).

Committee 10-—— Pension and Welfare Program

The assembly raised the minimum pension for re-
tired workers to $150 per month and for widows to $90
(TB 219, 10-10, corrected), received the various pen-
sion reports (TB 64, 10-01), declined Overture 10-14
Un on the withdrawal of contributions (TB 449, 10-19),
and made many Handbook changes in the area of Sup-
port and Pensions (TB 223, 10-16; TB 220, 10-11; TB
220, 10-12; TB 221, 10-13, with substantial corrections;
TB 222, 10-14).

Committee 5— Constitutional Matters

The convention took steps to amend Articles XII
and XIII of the Constitution on suspension and expul-
sion (TB 457, 5-32). (In the afternoon session each
of these two propositions was put to a vote separately
and adopted without a dissenting vote.) The committee
proposed a resolution regarding supervision of faculties
(TB 456, 5-31). The convention declined to consider
a substitute motion to refer this matter to the Council
of Presidents. The amendment was made and seconded
to insert “properly” before “charged” on lines 17 and
31 and to insert before the final word on line 34 the
words “if the Board of Control fails to carry out its
duty.” The time ran out before the vote could be taken
on the amendment.

Dr. Paul Empie, Executive Secretary of the National
Lutheran Council, addressed the convention. President
Elmer O. Luessenhop of the South Dakota District
closed the session with prayer.

Session 19
June 24, Afternoon

President Herbert W. Baxmann of the South Wis-
consin District conducted the opening devotion.

Committee 9— Social Action and Welfare

After voting on two proposed constitutional amend-
ments (see minutes of morning session above), the
convention commended the Board of World Relief (TB
346, 9-10) and the Districts and congregations for social
welfare activity (TB 402, 9-12), decided to observe in
1968 the centennial of professional welfare work in our
church (TB 402, 9-13), discouraged the use of the word
“Lutheran” by private agencies (TB 403, 9-14), urged
consultations with the Synod’s Department of Social
Welfare (TB 404, 9-15), encouraged Districts to exam-
ine their institutional chaplaincy programs (TB 405,
9-16), declined Overture 9-11 on relief funds (TB 406,
9-17), called for a radical commitment toward the poor
(TB 406, 9-18, with “existing” inserted on line 30),
declined Overture 9-20 on nationalistic teaching (TB
407, 9-19), and urged congregations to study the immi-
gration proposals before Congress (TB 407, 9-20). Mr.
Donald Anderson, Executive Secretary of the Lutheran
Immigration Service, was introduced. The committee
then presented a resolution encouraging an aggressive
mission policy and the preparation of a statement on
discrimination (TB 419, 9-21). By amendment the
words “and assisted by the District officials’ was in-
serted in line 14 (TB 420). An amendment with refer-
ence to the Lutheran Human Relations Association
was referred to the committee. An amendment to
eliminate lines 37 and 38 on page 419 failed to carry.
After the previous question had been moved, the reso-
lution was adopted as amended.

Committee 7— Parish Education

The floor committee presented for the third time the
resolution on federal aid for children attending nonpub-
lic schools (TB 283, 7-03). The convention resolved by
more than a two-thirds voice vote from this point on
to limit all speakers on all issues to one statement
not exceeding 2 minutes. After considerable discussion
of the resolution the previous question was moved.
When the question on the resolution was put to vote,
the chair asked for a rising vote which showed that the
resolution had been adopted 291 to 252. The committee
presented once again the resolution on synodical finan-
cial support for Lutheran schools (TB 282, 7-02), with
the insertion of the words “be encouraged to” on lines
19, 29, 34. In this form the convention adopted the
resolution.

The minutes of the morning session were adopted

_ as read.

Committee 17 — Elections

The convention adopted a resolution designed to
improve election methods and procedures (TB 485,
17-01).

Screening Committee

The delegates approved the resolution of the spe-
cial committee to decline to consider overtures sub-
mitted late (TB 162).