LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1973, Page 42

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42 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

called and the resolution was adopted (Res. 11-01, TB
207, repl. TB 145). By convention action Synod was
urged to make use of the reports of the Armed Forces
Commission, the Department of Archives and History,
Concordia Historical Institute, the Commission on Min-
isterial Health, and the Commission on Architecture.
These boards and commissions were thanked by the
Synod for their work. (Res. 11-02, TB 207)

Closing
After several announcements had been made, the

afternoon session was closed with a hymn and a prayer
led by Rev. Walter Schindehette.

Session 14
July 12, Evening
Opening
Rev. Theodore DeLaney led the delegates in prayer
as the convention began its 14th business session.

Minutes

The minutes of sessions 6—8 were declared approved
since no objections were raised to their substance.
Point of Privilege

Calling for a point of privilege, one of the delegates
brought a resolution before the assembly asking that
the publication Affirm be censured. Following brief
discussion, Dr. Preus responded to a question addressed
to him by stating that he is not and never has been a
part of Affirm. He then called for the order of the day.
A motion to this effect was made, seconded, and carried.
Since such a call takes precedence over a pending mo-
tion, the business session began following the orders
approved by the convention in its previous session.

Higher Education

After it had declined an amendment (TB 22) which
would have changed the faculty screening committee
for president to a screening committee with broadened
representation, it adopted Res. 6-13A (TB 169, repl.
TB 39) after amending it so that line 63 of the proposed
wording would read “A majority of the electors, with
the members of the Board of Control voting as individ-
uals” and inserting the words “and request the Board
of Control to” between the words “election” and “issue”
and striking the word “or” in line 69. Dr. Willis Wright,
president of Alabama Lutheran Academy and College
at Selma, was introduced to the delegates. He told them
that the college needed the good will, prayers, and sup-
port of the Synod and expressed his thanks for past
support.

Following his presentation, the convention approved
Res. 6-23 (TB 149) which urged the Board of Control
of the college to proceed with plans for a dormitory
which is to be paid for with funds allocated at the
Denver convention in 1969, urged the allotment of
additional funds during the next biennium for construc-
tion of additional buildings, and encouraged the Board
of Control and staff to continue to strive for excellence
in Christian education.

The delegates expressed their strong support for His-
panic Ministries when they adopted Res. 6-22 (TB 148)
after amending it by adding the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education be in-
structed to implement immediately the Hispanic Ameri-
can Extension project (a model for which has been sub-
mitted to the Board for Higher Education) to prepare
candidates for Hispanic American ministry in the manner
in which they need to be prepared.

This resolution called for intensified recruitment of
Spanish-speaking persons for full-time ministries, for
the Board of Directors of the Synod to consider imme-
diate provision of $50,000 in scholarship monies to per-
sons wishing to enter ministries to Spanish-speaking
people, and for the Board for Higher Education to estab-
lish and develop special curricula and arrangements at
selected colleges and seminaries.

Constitutional Matters

Since the convention had found it difficult to act on
Res. 5-03 (TB 64) which called for clarification of the
statement “All matters of doctrine and of conscience
shall be decided only by the Word of God,” Chairman
Nieting of the floor committee on Constitutional Matters
was granted permission by the assembly to present other
resolutions prior to final action on it.

Recognizing the need for consideration of other ar-
rangements the convention concurred with the floor
committee recommendation that the 1975 convention
format be changed to provide for more information, in-
spiration, and fellowship. It asked that a special con-
vention committee be established for structuring that
convention and that a special floor committee review
that convention before its close (Res.5-04, TB 65).
Prior to adoption the resolution was amended by adding
a final resolved to read: “And be it finally Resolved,
That in future conventions, the recommendations of
the local committee be given serious consideration.”

Recognition

At this point the floor committee report was inter-
rupted in order that the convention might recognize
Dr. Lawrence Meyer, former Planning Counselor of the
Synod. The delegates wished him a happy 83d birth-
day.

Constitutional Matters
After lines 72 and 73 of TB 122 were restated to read,

f. An instructor, administrator, or other staff member on
the faculty of a synodical educational institution or of
an educational institution recognized by the Synod,

the delegates revised the Bylaws relating to the es-
tablishment and maintenance of clergy and teacher
rosters (Res. 5-13, TB 122). A resolution establishing
Bylaw revisions for the purpose of clarifying delegate
election procedures was introduced (Res. 5-27, TB 159).
Time expired, however, before action could be taken.

Point of Privilege
Rising to a point of privilege President Elmer Reim-

nitz of the Brazilian District read a declaration of the
Brazilian delegation to the convention responding to a

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