LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1995, Page 39

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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION 39

Resolved, That the Synod affirm the “pure, correct,
and final restatement” ofthe Augsburg Confession,
stated in the Epitome of the Formula of Concord (FC,
Epitome, VII 8-9, Tappert, p. 484) that,

“We believe, teach, and confess that there is only one
_kind of unworthy guest, namely, those who do not be-
lieve. Of such it is written, ‘He who does not believe is
condemned already’ (John 3:18). The unworthy use of
the holy sacrament increases, magnifies, and aggravates
this condemnation (1 Cor. 11:27, 29).

“We believe, teach, and confess that no genuine be-
liever, no matter how weak he may be, as long as he re-
tains a living faith, will receive the Holy Supper to his
condemnation, for Christ instituted this Supper particu-
larly for Christians who are weak in faith but repentant,
to comfort them and to strengthen their weak faith.”

Question was called on the amendment and on the main
motion. A call for a division of the question was made and
sustained. The delegates voted to close debate on the
amendment. The amendment lost. The delegates voted to
close debate on the main motion. The main motion without
amendment was adopted.

Res. 3-06A, “To Continue to Study {the document] The

Service of Women in Congregational and Synodical Offices

in Light of ‘Dissenting Report’ and Other Ongoing Studies
by the CTCR on the Role of Women in the Church,” was
moved by the committee. An amendment was offered to
modify the penultimate resolve, to wit: That the CTCR give
this topic of the service of women in congregational and
synodical offices ene-ef the highest priexities priority. The
amendment was adopted by common consent. An amend-
ment was offered to delete the final resolve. Question to
close debate was called on the amendment and sustained.
The amendment lost. An amendment was offered to mod-
ify the wording of the second resolve, to wit: to strike urge
that and insert commend, and to strike in line 4, p. 143, “to-
gether with the “Dissenting Opinion.” Question was called
on the amendment and on the main motion and was sus-
tained. The amendment lost. The main motion as amended
was adopted.

Committee 5: Higher Education

The Rev. Dr. Roger Pittelko, President of the English
District and Chairman of Committee 5, Higher Education,
reintroduced the business of Committee 5.

Res. 5-06A, which had been read in an earlier session,
was brought back before the delegates. The committee in-
serted paragraph b, lines 32-36, which it had previously
deleted. Also, in line 46, b was relettered c.

An amendment was offered to add the following words
to line 40, p. 166, to wit: unless the applicant requests such
notice be delayed until after his interview, and again to line
41, p. 166: If the applicant was interviewed first, notice shall

then be published and upon publication 30 days given for .

valid objections to be received. This amendment was
adopted by common consent. An amendment was offered to
add the following words to line 23, p. 165: Ministers of other
Lutheran church bodies who have graduated from a
Lutheran seminary and served at least one year. The

amendment lost. An amendment was offered regarding line
55, p. 165. Discussion ensued, but no substantive action
was taken. The main motion as amended was adopted.
Special Recognition

Several individuals were recognized with awards for out-
standing service. The names of the recipients and the spe-
cific awards presented will be listed in the official Proceed-

ings.
Closing Devotions
Dr. Schmiel led the delegates in a closing meditation.

Session 10
July 20, Afternoon

Opening Devotions

The assembly was led in opening devotions by the Rev.
Dr. James Kalthoff, President, Missouri District. The dele-
gates remembered before our heavenly Father those who
died in Christ during the past triennium.

Minutes

The minutes for sessions 7 and 8 were declared ap-
proved.

Committee 4: Program and Finance

The Rev. Raymond Hartwig, President of the South
Dakota District and Chairman of Committee 4, Program
and Finance, reintroduced the business of his committee.

A resolution, 4-03, read in a prior session, was again
placed before the delegates. The committee deleted the
word new from line 8, p. 68. An amendment was proposed
which was ruled to be a substitute motion. The assembly
voted not to consider the substitute motion. An amendment
was made for line 16, p. 68, to wit: after the word audits in-
sert the words to their respective congregations and. The
amendment lost. The question was called and sustained.
The main motion as edited by the committee was adopted.

Res. 4-04A, “To Communicate Indebtedness,” was moved
by the committee. The committee edited their own resolu-
tion with the addition of the words accounting department
of the before the word Synod in line 12, p. 235. The ques-
tion was called and sustained. The motion was adopted as
edited by committee.

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, reported the result of the first
ballot for members of the Board for Congregational Ser-
vices:

Needed to elect
PARISH PASTORS (Vote for 3) 556
Belton, Victor 408
Brege, William 216
Breitbarth, Steven E. 50
Fiege, Calvin 62
Fehrmann, John 89
Gallup, Roger 43