LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1995, Page 26

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26 ' MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

Committee 2: Congregational Services

The Rev. Dr. Theodore Laesch, President of the North-
ern Illinois District and Chairman of Committee 2, Con-
gregational Services, led the assembly into the work of his
committee for a second time.

The committee brought Res. 2-08A back before the dele-
gates. The resolution and an amendment had not been com-
_ pleted in the time allotted in an earlier session. The amend-
ment called for the celebration of the Lord’s Supper in every
service on each Lord’s Day. Question was called on the
amendment and was sustained. The amendment was de-
feated. An amendment was offered to add a final resolve, to
wit: that those who would commune would be examined and

absolved. The question was called and was sustained. The ©

amendment was not adopted. A substitute motion was offered
to leave decisions regarding the frequency of offering the
Lord’s Supper with each congregation. The assembly deter-
mined not to consider the substitute motion. An amendment
was offered which requested the Commission on Worship to
bring to the congregations materials which would be instruc-
tive with regard to the frequency of the offering of the Lord’s
Supper. Question was called on the amendment and the main
motion. The calling of the question was sustained. The
amendment was defeated. The main motion was adopted.

Res. 2-03A was presented. The resolution is entitled “To
Retain the Free-Standing Commission on Worship and to
Build an Integrated and Coordinated Relationship between
the Staffs of Commission on Worship and Board of Congre-
gational Services.” By common consent the hyphenated
word free-standing was deleted. Again by common consent
use of the word consist was agreed upon in line 15, p. 130.
Again by common consent the words of grace were added to
the end of line 37, p. 129.:The committee announced the
deletion of the words and recognized service organizations
from lines 31-32, p. 130. The question was called and was
sustained. The motion was adopted.

Res. 2-04A, “To Establish Composition of Board for and
Conference of Congregational Services,” was moved by the
committee. Extensive background information was shared.
An amendment was offered which was ruled to be a substi-
tute motion. The delegates declined to consider the substi-
tute motion. The chairman called for the orders of the day.

Committee 8: Registration, Credentials, and Elections

The Rev. Roger Krause, President of the Rocky Mountain
District and Chairman of Committee 8, Registration, Creden-
tials, and Elections, reported that the previous ballot for the
remaining vice-presidential offices was invalid, as declared by
the Commission on Constitutional Matters. The revised list of
candidates for vice-presidential positions three through five is
as follows: David Buegler, Eugene Bunkowske, Dale Meyer,
Norbert Oesch, Robert Preus, and Wallace Schulz.

Committee 3: Theology and Church Relations

The Rev. Dr. George Wollenburg, President of the Mon-
tana District and Chairman of Committee 3, Theology and
Church Relations, introduced Res. 3-03A. Debate of this
resolution was begun during a previous session. The title
of the resolution is “To Join the International Lutheran

Council.” Question was called and sustained, The resolu-
tion was adopted.

Res. 3-04A, calling for the continuation of the CTCR and
a review of its procedures, was moved by the ‘committee.
Question was called and was sustained. The resolution was
adopted.

Res. 3-05, regarding suffrage, was placed before the con-
vention. An amendment was offered which was ruled to be
a substitute motion. The delegates declined ‘to consider the
substitute motion. An amendment was offered to substitute
the words doctrinal difference for Christian conscience in
line 54, p. 50, and can be divisive for is not divisive in line
55, p. 50. Question on the amendment and the main mo-

tion was called and was sustained. The amendment was de- .

feated. The resolution was adopted.

Committee 8: Registration, Credentials, and Elections
The Rev. Roger Krause, President of the Rocky Moun-
tain District and Chairman of Committee 8, Registration,
Credentials, and Elections, announced the results of bal:
loting for vice-presidential offices three through five, to wit:

David Buegler ; 521
Eugene Bunkowske 598
Dale Meyer 648 .
Norbert Oesch 463
Robert Preus 538
Wallace Schulz 569

Dale Meyer, Eugene Bunkowske, and Wallace Schulz
were declared elected to vice-presidential offices three
through five respectively.

Closing Devotions
The delegates were led in closing devotion by the Rev.
Richard Nelson, missionary to Japan.

Session 5
July 18, Morning

Opening Devotions

The delegates were led in devotions by the Rev. Dr.
Orville Walz, President of Concordia College, Seward, Ne-
braska. With focus on Galatians 5:13, Dr. Walz addressed
the subject of freedom in the Gospel.

Theme Video

The Communications Department of the Synod featured
a brief video to establish the focus of the day.

The 150th Anniversary

The Rev. Dr. Kar] Barth, former president of the South
Wisconsin District and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis,
guided the assembly in a study of justification, utilizing the .
newly published booklet Sent Forth by God’s Blessing into
God’s Word, authored by Thomas J. Doyle and Roger Son-
nenberg.

Nominations

Several additional nominations were made. The full
slate of nominees will be attached to these minutes and dis-
tributed with the official Proceedings. The slate was de-
clared closed.