LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1971, Page 36

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86 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

tribution of the report of the fact-finding committee for
the St. Louis seminary to the delegates it was stated that
the matter could be considered later.

Today’s Business

A proposal to include the remarks of Rev. Jaech prior
to the adoption of the resolution relative to fellowship
with the American Lutheran Church in Today’s Busi-
ness was adopted.

Church Relations

After declining to extend the sessions by amending
the agenda, the convention adopted a resolution reaf-
firming its willingness to engage in fellowship discus-
sions with the Wisconsin Evangelical Synod and the
Evangelical Lutheran Synod and asked the President to
implement this action (TB 269, 3-20). Resuming its
discussion on a proposal to study selective fellow-
ship the delegates declined the amendment to change
“require” to “urge” and adopted the resolution of the
floor committee (TB 74, 3-11).

Missions
On recommendation of the floor committee the con-
vention agreed to retain the staff office of campus min-

Kaffeestube

istry under the synodical Board for Missions and re-
ferred a request of the Board of Control of Instituto
Concordia de Sao Paulo, Brazil, regarding funding for
capital needs to the responsible officials of the Brazil
District (TB 264, 1-21, and TB 217, 1-18). It declined
Overtures 1-19 and 1-20 which requested that approval
be given by the Synod’s Board of Directors and the
CTCR before entering the mission fields (TB 151, 1-13).
The convention approved the procedures followed by
the Board for Missions in entering a program for Pre-
Field Training as well as the scheduled evaluation of
involvement in the program (TB 15], 1-14). They re-
ferred Overture 1-17 regarding those ministering in
difficult situations to the Council of Presidents for con-

sideration and action (TB 152, 1-15), expressed their
support of the Board for Missions and the Districts for
their work in various cultural settings (TB 152, 1-16),
and encouraged congregations to intensify special min-
istries on a local level (TB 152, 1-17). The delegates rose
in silent prayer thanking God for His blessings after
adopting the resolution to recognize the 25th anniversary
of work in the Philippines, the 75th anniversary of min-
istry to the deaf, and the 100th anniversary of close
relationship to the Saxon Free Church in Germany
(TB 151, 1-12).

Higher Education

Resuming its discussion on the procedure for electing
college presidents the convention declined proposed
amendments and a recommendation for recommital and
adopted the resolution presented by the floor committee
(TB 66, 6-07).

Social Action and Welfare

Taking up the discussion of another unfinished reso-
lution requesting a study of the role of women, the con-
vention adopted the resolution after adding the follow-
ing after the first resolved:

“Resolved, That the CTCR coordinate its study with
that of the Commission on Mission and Ministry, which
had been directed by the Denver convention to conduct
a study of women in the church and society.” (TB 134,
9-22)

It asked the members of the Synod to take on them-
selves the needs and burdens of the poor and hungry
as an essential part of ministry to the whole man (TB
129, 9-11). A resolution to encourage Christian action
to combat racism was adopted by the assembly including
the provision encouraging the Board of Directors to
provide $25,000 per year for the next biennium for this
program (TB 263, 9-32). It declined a resolution asking
the Board for Higher Education to study the need for
future social workers and to implement and introduce
programs leading to a bachelor of arts degree in social
work if there was a need for such a program (TB 230,
9-27). The delegates asked local congregations to coop-
erate and actively work with job resource referral pro-
grams and to be sensitive to and address themselves to
needs for prison reform (TB 230, 9-26; TB 230, 9-25).
“Project Compassion,” which had been instituted at
Denver, was commended, and the Synod was asked to
provide training kits for this program to all Districts and
to seek to increase the number of trained volunteer
visitors in the program from 5,000 to 10,000 by the next
convention (TB 229, 9-24). The delegates approved the
report of the Commission on World Hunger and asked
the responsible boards as well as the education institu-
tions to provide materials and programs giving informa-
tion on this problem (TB 228, 9-23; TB 130, 9-14).

Synodical Administration

The delegates adopted the recommendation of the
floor committee to continue the Armed Forces Commis-