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report 189a
request to review education materials
192b, 195a
study guides on books of Bible 195a
unprocessed overtures referred to 126b
Parish services and youth
confirmation and first Communion 32b,
extension of marriage and family coun-
seling seminars and engaging full-
time project director 24a, 189
inter-parish educational experiments
33a, 192-3
resolutions 189-95
Parish Services and Youth Floor Commit-
tee (no. 7)
personnel 17b
report 23b
Parliamentarians 14c, 20b, 34a, 35a, 39a,
40a
Parliamentary delays 31a, 64
Pastoral conferences, review of proceed-
ings of 25a, 146a
Pension Work Committee
commended 35b, 221b
study of release of personal savings 30b,
220-21
Pensions See Concordia Plans; Concordia
Retirement Plan; Concordia Survivor
Plan
Pensions and Support, Board of
members commended 30a, 220b
report accepted 220a
People’s Republic of China 104b
Periodicals
ethical procedures for 215-6
mailing of, to servicemen 30b, 208a
See also Editorial Commission for Offi-
cial Periodicals
Persecuted brethren 216a
Picard, Paul 5b
Point of Privilege 27b
Polarization 21a
Politicking 21b
Poor 60b, 199a
Portland, Oreg. See Concordia College,
Portland
“Preaching-Teaching-Reaching” 198a
Preface “And Then?” 5
President of Synod
address 19a, 55-7
appointment procedures 158b
authority reaffirmed 165b
closing comments 47-8, 95
convention committee appointments
167-8, 174b
to deal with Herman Otten case 216b
election of 20b, 21b
election results 21b, 48a
office representative 14b
position on Scripture 62-3
relationship of District president to 174b
report 19-20, 59-66, 158 b
“Report of the Synodical President”’
134a
responds to sub-Biblical charge 38b
statement to convention 26a
Presidents, District
election be at synodical conventions
173
involved in all affairs of church 171a
relationship to synodical President 174b
study of office of 174b
See also Council of Presidents; Districts
Press, freedom of 27-8
Preus, David, address of ALC president
Ob, 96-7
Preus, Jacob A. O. See President of Synod
Preus, Mrs. J. A. O. 47b
Prior consent to serve 20b, 163a
Prisoner rehabilitation 47b, 203
Proceedings, mailing of 25a, 145b
Project Compassion 47a, 202 (2)
Project Equality 25a, 44a, 106a, 145b
Public Relations, Board for 14a
Publications See Church literature and
communications
Question called 28a, 29, 3la, 31b, 33b,
a
Racism
elimination of 108
President’s report 60b
Progress in combating 19b, 34b, 199a,
0
Radio, Board for Lutheran 30b, 208-10
Radio Station KFUO 30b, 208-10
Raedeke, Theo., executive director of Key
73 22b
Rationalism 29b
Recruitment
of black Lutherans for ministry in
church 42a, 180b, 183a
from minority groups 43b, 180b, 217
INDEX
of students for professional service in
the church 179
Referenda on fellowship 175a
Registration, credentials, excuses
audited listing of voting and advisory
delegates 7-15, 223
final attendance report 46b
first session report 223
floor committee (no.15) 18a, 19a, 20b,
46b, 223
Tabular Survey 16
Relief See Social Ministry and World Re-
lief, Board of
Reorganization, Committee for 47a, 160a
“Report of the Synodical President” 134a
Representation
black, in seats of power 26b
in synodical Board of Directors 165b
of youth at conventions 174a
Representatives
advisory 7-12, 12-5, 46b
special 15
student body 15c
synodical 12-5, 46b
voting 7-12, 46b
youth 15, 16
Research and Statistics, Department of
convention representative 14b
organizing a Southwest District 47a,
159a
report 158b
Resolutions 101-223
controversial 3la, 34b, 36b
correlated with reports and overtures
227-8
list of important 5a
referred to Board of Directors See Res-
olutions referred to Board of Di-
rectors
Resolutions referred to Board of Directors
Missions 102a, 104 (4), 105a, 107 (5),
108
Theology and Church Relations 109a
(2), 110 (4), 111 (3), 115 (3), 116
(4), 117 (4), 118 (5), 119 (3), 120
(4), 121 (2), 122, 123b, 124 (3), 125
(5), 126 (3)
Seminary Issues 131 (2), 132 (4), 139b,
140a, 142 (2), 143b (2), 149b,
156b, pra (2), 158b (2), 159 (4),
160 (3)
Constitutional Matters 163-5, 165b (2),
166 (2), 167 (4), 168b, 169 (2),
170 (5), 171 (5), 173 (7), 174 (4),
175 (2)
Higher Education 177 (3), 178 (4), 179a
(2), 180b (2), 181 (2), 182 (2), 183
(2), 185a (2)
Parish Services 189 (2), 190a, 192 (3),
193 (2), 194 (3), 195 (2)
Evangelism 197 (2), 198 (4), 203b (2),
205 (3)
Special and Sundry Matters 214 (5),
215 (4), 216 (5), 217
Late Overtures 225
Retirement policies
Handbook revisions 157a
for transferees 30b, 221a
See also Concordia Plans; Concordia
Retirement Plan
Review, doctrinal, of publications
improving reviewing process 117
See also Doctrinal Review, Board of
River Forest See Concordia Teachers Col-
lege, River Forest
Robert’s Rules of Order 31a, 36b, 41, 54
Roman Catholics, dialogs with 125a
Rosin, Walter, synodical Assistant Secre-
tary, convention minutes 5b, 19-48
Sabbatical leaves 43b, 181-2
St. John’s College, Winfield
board of control 23b, 53a
convention representatives 13b
student body representative l5c
St. Louis See Concordia Seminary, Saint
Louis
St. Paul, Minn. See Concordia College,
St. Paul
St. Paul's College, Concordia, Mo. 13b, 51b
Salaries
nondifferentiation of 33a, 192b
realistic, for pastors and teachers 215a
revelation of 159a
San Diego
Christ the Cornerstone, new member
25a, 145a
Peace, transfer of 27a, 148a
Sao Leopoldo, Brazil See Instituto Concor-
dia, Sao Lecpoldo
Saskatoon seminary, restudy of coopera-
tive arrangement with 181
Scharlemann, Martin, address 38b
Schools See Higher education; Parish edu-
cation
Scripture
distribution of 28-29
Edgar Krentz on formal principle 38b
inerrancy of 125a, 134a, 141b
interpretation of 38b, 121-2, 126a-b,
134
need of translation of 29a, 104b
origin, nature, and authority of 26a,
123, 139a
relationship between Gospel and 120-1,
134a
Synoda's position on 62-3
See also Bible
Secretary of District 170b
Secretary of Synod
“And Then?” preface 5
election results 30a, 48a
nomination for 23a
office representatives 14b
report 158b
reporting of ballot tally 20b, 22a, 163
word of thanks to 63a
Selbstandige Ev.-Luth. Kirche 44a, 119b,
125
Selective fellowship 119-20
Selma, Ala. See Alabama Lutheran Acad-
emy and College, Selma
Seminaries See Colleges and seminaries;
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis; Con-
cordia Theological Seminary, Spring-
field; Higher education; Higher Edu-
cation, Board for
Seminario Concordia, Porto Alegre, Brazil
board of control 23b, 53b
convention representative 13b
Seminary issues
academic freedom 142-3
accreditation 44b, 128-31
to adopt “A Statement’ 33b, 36, 127-8
amendment to Res. 3-09 39b, 40a, 40b,
41a, 139b
constitutionality of Res. 3-09 39b, 40a
faculty position in violation of Article
Il 37, 41a, 133-9
floor committee (no. 3) 17a
Harms’ proposal 34b
historicity of Adam and Eve 26a, 139a
joint resolution with Committee 2 26a,
33b, 36, 127-8
replacing 3-12 with Res. 3-12A 44b, 140
resolutions 127-43
statement of, for the record 45a
time spent prior to convention 26a, 37b
Sermon, convention 19a, 67-71
Servicemen, sending official periodicals to
30b, 208a
Sessions 5b, 19-48
Seward See Concordia Teachers College,
Seward
Sexuality, study of 120a
Sharonville, Ohio, Christ the King, trans-
fer 27a, 148b
Smoking at conventions 214
Social Concerns, Commission on
convention representative 13c
guidelines in matter of capital punish-
ment 203b
“The Issue of Amnesty” 47b, 204b
merged with CTCR 33b, 147
position papers and study documents
24b, 199a
to study equal rights for women 47b,
203a
Social ministry
adequate funding by Districts 41b, 199-
200
aging 47a, 199a, 201b, 201-2
alcoholism 47a, 199a, 206
amnesty 47b, 204b
capital punishment 203b
community and economic development
programs 205a
cooperation with other Christian groups
in 47a, 61a, 203a
environment 199a
floor committee (no. 9) 17b, 24b (2), 28b,
4lb, 47a
housing 199a, 201b
hunger 60b, 199a
LCUSA 47a, 203a
and N. American Indians, Eskimos, and
Métis 28b, 204a
in the past 84-5
President’s report 60b
progress in 19b
rebuilding of Vietnam 203-4
resolutions 199-206
to support welfare agencies 47a, 202b
Vietnam-era veterans 199a
Social Ministry Affirmations 205a
Social Ministry and World Relief, Board of
concern for the aging 47a, 199a, 201-2
convention representatives 14a
drug gand alcohol dependency 47a, 199a,
Keys for Christ fund 41b, 201b
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