LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1995, Page 38

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38 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

Hegg, Daniel R.
Keyne, Arleen
Lanning, Lori .
Little, Willie Jr.
Lusthoff, Craig
McCreery, Kay
Otten, Ruth
Pegosh, Donald J.
Roos, Marlin
Roth, Donald
Seabaugh, Darrell
Wegele, Paul
Wilkening, Harvey

MEMBERS AT LARGE (Vote for 2)
Amendt, Mark
Bloomquist, Barry
Bowes, Brian
Cook, Kevin
Davis, Dorothy
Doris, Ed
Just, Arthur
Little, Tiffany
Masaki, Naomichi

. McGhen, Shawn

Pickelmann, Henry
Schwan, Tim
Shaw, Jonathan
Souza, Jaime
Steinberg, Charles

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, updated the convention on the
final count of registrations:

Voting Pastors 591

Voting Laypersons 583 Total Voting Delegates: 1174
Advisory Pastors 56

Advisory Teachers 115

Other Advisory 206 Total Advisory Delegates: 377
Youth Representatives 20

Others ; 41

Guests 441 Total in attendance: 2053

Committee 8 then reported the results of yesterday’s
balloting for positions on Synod’s Board of Directors. Those
declared elected include the following:

LAYPERSONS
Garton, Jean 530*
Bell, Dean 526 *

The committee subsequently asked the delegates to vote
for the unfilled positions of lay and clergy representation
on the Board of Directors. The nominees, the votes cast,
and acknowledgment of those declared elected are listed
below:

LAYPERSONS
Daman, Walter 125
Hirsch, Robert 305 | 437 517

Kober; Ted 238 241

LaHaine, Gilbert ~ 131

Trapp, Edwin 336 461 625 *
CLERGYMEN

Fritz, John. . 171 314

Kuntz, Arnold 483 736 *

Marshall, Ulmer 508 692 *

White, Laurence 340 468

Committee 2: Congregational Services

The Rev. Dr. Theodore Laesch, President of the North-
ern Hlinois District and Chairman of Committee 2, Con-
gregational Services, reintroduced the business of his com-

Res. 2-16, calling for the giving of thanks for the 1995
River of Light Youth Gathering, was moved by the commit-
tee. Question was called and was sustained. The motion
was adopted.

The youth representatives to the convention were intro-
duced. Two youth addressed the assembly.

A proposed resolution found on page 291 dealing with
the presentation of amendments, substitute motions, and
proposed resolutions will be routed as a recommendation to
the planning committee for the next convention.

Res. 2-11B, “To Address National/District Youth Gath-
erings,” was placed before the body. An amendment was
proposed for line 30, p. 155, that after the word officiants
the following words be added: other than those whose names
are on the official rosters of the Synod, and for line 34, the
word approve be struck and the words review and give ad-
vice regarding be substituted. Question was called. A call
for dividing the previous question was called and sustained.
The calling of the question on the amendment was sus-
tained. The amendment lost. The question calling for close
of debate on the main motion was sustained. The main mo-
tion was adopted.

Later_in the morning, a motion to reconsider 2-11B was
made. Question was called on the debate for reconsidera-
tion and was sustained. The motion to reconsider lost.

Res. 2-06, “To Address Concerns Relating to Congrega-
tional Worship,” was moved by the committee. By common
consent line 26, p. 41, was modified to change the phrase
heart of Lutheran faith to heart of the Lutheran faith, tra-
dition. The question was called and was sustained. The mo-
tion as amended by common consent was adopted.

Res. 2-07, “To Provide Synodically Developed Worship
Resources,” was moved by the committee. The question was
called and sustained. The motion was adopted.

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, reintroduced the assembly to the work
of his committee.

Res. 3-08, calling for the convention to reaffirm our
Synod’s practice of close{d] Communion, was placed before
the delegates for their consideration.

An amendment was offered, to wit: