LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1998, Page 24

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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

To refer Overture 3-36 to Ministry to the Armed Forces
rather than to the Praesidium.
The delegates considered Resolution B, the omnibus resolution that calls for recognition that the matter in question has been adequately addressed by a previous convention. Omnibus Resolution B was adopted as amended to
refer Overture 3-137 to committee.
Omnibus Resolution D was adopted as amended by common consent to specify Concordia Theological Seminary in
Fort Wayne as the object of thanksgiving in Overture 5-57.
Committee 1: Missions
The Rev. Dr. Richard G. Kapfer, President of the Iowa
District West and chairman of the committee, addressed
the delegates regarding the importance of mission outreach.
Res. 1-02 was placed before the delegates. The motion
was adopted.
Res. 1-03A was placed before the delegates. The motion
was adopted as amended in wording by common consent.
Res. 1-04 was moved and adopted.
Res. 1-05 was moved and adopted.
Res. 1-01A was moved. The orders of the day were called
by the Chairman of the convention.
The convention was recessed.

SESSION 2
July 12, 1998
Opening Devotions
The assembly was led in opening devotions by the Rev.
Dr. Roger Pittelko.
Registrations
Registrations as of noon: pastor delegates, 586; lay delegates, 583. Total voting delegates: 1,169.
Committee 2: Congregational Services
The Rev. David W. Callies, President of the Mid-South
District and chairman of the committee, introduced the
work his committee has undertaken.
Res. 2-01A, to adopt outreach emphasis, was moved by
the committee. By common consent it was agreed that the
words and be it further be added to line 34. Again by common consent it was agreed that the word multiethnic be
modified to read multicultural. Again by common consent,
the word mankind was changed to people. The resolution
was adopted.
Res. 2-02A, to declare the year 2001 to be the Year of the
Child, was moved by the committee. By common consent it
was agreed that the words faith community be replaced by
church. Again by common consent it was agreed that the
word making be replaced with indicating that, and that the
word is be inserted between children and a priority in line
23. Again by common consent, the words from all backgrounds and settings were inserted into line 16. The chairman called for the orders of the day.

Committee 3: Theology and Church Relations
The Rev. Raymond L. Hartwig, President of the South
Dakota District and chairman of the committee, introduced
the work of his committee.
Res. 3-01, to declare fellowship with the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia, was moved. It was
subsequently moved to refer the matter back to committee.
The motion to refer was defeated. The question was called
and was sustained. Following adoption of the motion, a protocol document was signed by Bishop A. Kuukauppi of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia and President A. L. Barry. Bishop Kuukauppi then addressed the
delegation.
Elections
The results of the first ballot for the election of a president were as follows:
Alvin Barry
657
John Johnson
97
Gerald Kieschnick
45
Glenn O’Shoney
343
William Weinrich
19
Five hundred eighty one votes were needed for election. Dr.
A. L. Barry was declared elected.
Election of a First Vice-President
Dr. Rosin presented the slate of nominees. These included in alphabetical order the following five persons who
received the highest number of nominations and who did
not decline to stand for election: Rev. Dr. John Heins, Rev.
Dr. Robert King, Rev. Dr. Robert Kuhn, Rev. Daniel Preus,
and Rev. Dr. William Weinrich. The slate of nominees was
adopted.
The results of the first ballot were as follows:
John Heins
338
Robert King
116
Robert Kuhn
605
Daniel Preus
57
William Weinrich
50
Five hundred eighty three votes were needed for election.
Dr. Robert Kuhn was declared elected.
Committee 4: Program and Finance
The Rev. Timothy Sims, President of the Indiana District and chairman of the committee, introduced the work of
the committee.
Res. 4-01, to adopt biblical stewardship principles, was
moved. A motion was made to recommit the motion to the
committee. The motion to recommit was defeated. An
amendment was offered to augment the wording of the resolution. The amendment was lost. The main motion was
adopted.
Res. 4-02, to encourage unrestricted and restricted giving in a balanced manner, was moved by the committee.
Amendments were offered to modify the wording of the resolution. The amendments were lost. The orders of the day
were called by the Chairman of the convention.