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Lodges See Organizations, Commission on
Los Angeles, Highland Park Church, trans-
fer 33a, 148b
Loss of members 19b, 21a, 22b, 59b, 197a
Luebke, Mrs. Melvin 22a
Lutheran Annual 216a
Lutheran Bible Translators 105a
Lutheran Brotherhood 104b
Lutheran Church in America
address by LCA president 39a, 97-98
dialog with 19b, 61a, 115
for a united position on abortion 118-9
Lutheran Church in America — Canada
Section 181a
Lutheran Church of Australia
altar and pulpit fellowship with 118b
“Theses of Agreement and Inerrancy"”
125a
Lutheran Church — Canada
fellowship with 123-4
report 158b
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod Foun-
dation See Foundation, Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod
Lutheran Council — Canada 33a
Lutheran Council in the U.S. A.
address by LCUSA president 35a, 99-100
dialog with 19b, 35a, 61a
excerpts of statement by, on amnesty
47b, 204b
and holding of more than one office 28a
and ILCW 110a
joint social ministry planning through
47a, 203a
membership and participation in 47b,
2:
“Lutheran Effectiveness Training for Par-
ents and Teachers” 192
Lutheran Human Relations Association of
America 34b
Lutheran Lay Ministry 183-4
Lutheran Laymen’s League
appreciation for 104b
and Board for Communications 46b,
211-2
presentation of president of 36a
television sponsorship 30b, 36a, 208a
Lutheran Medical Mission Association 104b
Lutheran Radio, Board for 30b, 208-10
Lutheran Theological Seminary, Saskatoon,
restudy of cooperative arrangement
181
Lutheran Witness/Reporter 30b, 208a
Lutheran Women's Missionary League
appreciation for 104b
remarks of president of 36a
Lutheran World Federation 45-6, 111b
Lutheran World Relief, Inc. 24b
LWF See Lutheran World Federation
LWML See Lutheran Women’s Missionary
League
LWR See Lutheran World Relief
Managers, Board of, Worker Benefit Plans
See Concordia Plans
Maneuvering, statement on 37a
Marshall, Robert J., address of LCA presi-
dent 39a, 97-8
Mass media See Communications; individ-
ual media, e. g., Television ministry
Media, mass See Communications; individ-
ual media, e.g., Television ministry
Medical Emergency Reserve Fund 32a, 101
Medical Mission Association, Lutheran 104b
Medical work See Council for Christian
Medical Work
Melde, Gus, president of LLL 36a
Memorial service sermon 37a, 93-4
Mentally retarded, educational materials
for 194a
Mentally Retarded, Commission for Ser-
vices to the
convention representatives 14a
report of 194b
Merkens, Guido A., Vice-President, con-
vention sermon 19a, 67-71
Métis 28b, 204a
Mexico, Lutheran Synod of 118b
Meyer, Lawrence 42b
Mickelson, Arnold R., LCUSA president,
address 35a, 99-100
Milwaukee See Concordia College, Mil-
waukee; Convention, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Oklahoma Ave. Church, trans-
fer 33a, 149a
Ministerial health 214b
Ministerial Health, Commission on 42a,
213b
Ministry, colloquy board for 14a, 177
Ministry, studies on 126b
Minority groups
mission to 107b
representation of 107-8
social ministry among 60b
student recruitment from 43b, 180b, 217
INDEX
Minutes 19-54
procedure for approval of 27b
Miracles 26a, 37b
Mission
of the church, study on 120b
churches overseas 159a
to community needs in cooperation with
other denominations 101-2
and problem of united proclamation
102-3
Mission and Ministry in the Church, Com-
mission on
convention representative 13c
election results 49b
more effective use of synodical litera-
ture 215b
nominations for 23a
question of dismissal of 25a, 147b
reduction in size of 157
report 158b
request to review education materials
192b, 195a
study of selective fellowship 119-20
Mission Affirmations
and board resolutions on policy 32a,
103a
inquiry into clarity and comprehensive-
ness of 120b
Mission :Life materials, concerns regarding
124
Missionary Medical Emergency Fund 32a,
101
Missions
black Lutherans 26b, 42a, 43b, 60b,
180b, 183a, 217
decentralized support of 32a, 101b
doctrinal loyalty of mission workers
32a, 103b
floor committee (no.1) 17a, 21-2, 22a,
26b, 32a, 102a
full-time resource person for 32a, 104a
growth 19b, 59b, 83-4, 102b
increased support of 32a, 103-4
among Indian Americans 28b, 60b, 83b,
107b, 204a
medical emergency reserve fund 32a,
101
to minorities 107b
Mission Affirmations and “Board Reso-
lutions on Policy” 32a, 103a
policy statement 103a
President's report 59-60
printed Word in native languages 104b
to reaffirm Scriptural truths 102-3
resolutions 101-8
review of report on 102
study of community needs in 32a, 101-2
synodical stance on fellowship 101-2
25 years of, in Central America 44a
25 years of, in Japan 44a
See also Missions, Board for
Missions, Board for
ballots for 35b, 37a, 37b, 39a
Christian literature production 104b
convention representatives 13c
and counseling of missionaries 102-3
and deaf work 22a, 101la
and decentralized support of missions
101b
election results 50b
and Emergency Reserve Fund 101
enlisting laymen for overseas 107b
Lutheran Bible Translators 105a
medical emergency reserve fund 32a,
101b
neminations for 23a, 28a
number of advisory members on 44a,
106b
to place two teachers on 44a, 106
President Waima Waesa of the Wabag
Lutheran Church 26b, 103b
report 22a, 102
resolutions concerning 103a
to secure resource person 32a, 104a
Southeast Asia 104a
and tri-Lutheran campus ministry 121
Montz, Mrs. C. R., president of LWML 36a
Mueller, Herbert See Secretary of Synod
Name of Synod 171la
National churches 159a
National Council of the Churches of Christ
in the U.S.A. 111, 115b
National Indian Lutheran Board 28b
Naumann, Oscar J., WELS president 39a
NCC See National Council of the Churches
of Christ in the U.S. A.
Necrology, 63b, 65-6
Negative votes recorded 27a, 30a, 36-7,
4la
Neighborhood, cooperative mission and
ministry to 101-2
New England District 46b, 158-9
Nominations
ad hoc committee to study procedures
39b
253
additional, from floor 23
for Board of Appeals 23a
for Board of Directors 23a
for Board for Evangelism 23a
for Board for Higher Education 23a, 28a
corrections reported 28a
election results 49a
floor committee (no. 13) 17¢
procedure for President and First Vice-
President 20a, 20b, 163a, 223
reporting of ballot tally 20b, 22a, 163
for Vice-President 22a
Nominations, Committee for Convention
convention representatives 13c
nominations for 23a
report 22b, 223
North Central Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools 132
Nostbakken, Roger, Vice-President, Evan-
gelical Lutheran Church in Canada
a
Oakland, Calif. See California Concordia
College, Oakland
Officers, synodical 6, 12
Committee on Biographical Data of
Candidates 170a
installation of 45a
“Omnibus” Resolution 4-47 5a, 31a, 41b,
46b, 160-1
See also Resolutions referred to Board
of Directors
Onarga, Iil., Trinity, transfer of 25a, 145a
Opening of convention
ceremonies 19a
President’s address 19a, 55-7
sermon 19a, 67-71
“Openness and Trust’’ document 117-8
Oppressed Christians 216a
Organization, Committee on
convention representatives 15a
evaluating Commission on Constitutional
Matters 171
Organization, Committee on
new Committee for Reorganization 47a,
160a
receiving overtures 167
and reorganization of commissions 147a
staff officers in elective and appointive
positions 166-7
study of adjudicatory process 170a
study on kind of conventions 165
voting rights at synodical conventions
168-9
Organizations, and problems with ALC
fellowship 123
Organizations, Commission on
convention representatives 13c
evaluation of “‘Animal Lodges” 109a
question of merger with CTCR 156b
Original sin 26a, 134b, 139a
Otten, Herman 216b
Overseas
enlisting laymen for 107b
mission churches 159a
missionaries at convention 15, 32a, 59b
Overtures
against action by Synod
awaiting action 31b
from auxiliaries and individuals 167
correlated with resolutions 227-8
late, accepted for consideration 225
rejection of 167b
Parish education
address by executive secretary of board
23b
for blacks 26b
calling Directors of Christian Education
24a, 19la :
Lutheran school funding 190
in the past 84
President’s report 60a
upgrading of 19b, 60a
Parish Education, Board of
confirmation and first Communion prac-
tices 32b, 191b
congregational stewardship education
30a, 220a
convention representatives 14a
critical examination of educational ma-
terial 24a, 191
early childhood education program 189-
90
election of members of, at convention
173b
election results 50b
executive secretary of 23b
fostering a better understanding of Lu-
theran schools 24a, 190b
Mission:Life materials 124
nominations for 23a
program to increase effectiveness of
parents and teachers 192
to provide material for child and youth
evangelism 26b, 198a