LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2001, Page 31

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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION
and be it further.” The Chair asked whether the assembly
was ready to close debate. Debate was ended (Y:1,051; N:64).
The amendment failed (Y:288; N:839).
A delegate requested that a brief presentation regarding church and ministry including key points from
Walther’s book be provided by Committee 7 prior to discussion of Res. 7-17. This request was supported by the convention (Y:865; N:251).
Committee 9: Registration, Credentials, and Elections
The Chair introduced the final business of the morning
session. President William Hoesman of the Michigan District, chairman of Committee 9, was invited to present the
“big ballot” to the convention. He reported that 602 clergy
and 591 lay delegates have registered for the convention,
totaling 1,193 voting delegates. Ballots were distributed
and explanations were provided. A motion to close the election when the last ballot is turned in was adopted by voice
vote. A second motion to follow the recommendation of the
committee regarding a change in the General Elections
Slate was approved by voice vote.

Session 6
Tuesday P.M., July 17, 2001
Devotion
The Chair called the assembly to order and introduced
the midday devotion leader, Dr. John Johnson, President
of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Immediately following the devotion, a motion was made
and seconded to change the Orders of the Day for Wednesday’s Session 7 by exchanging the scheduled appearances
of Committee 3 and Committee 7. The motion was adopted
(Y:744; N:213) and Committee 7 will be called at 8:50 A.M.
and Committee 3 will be scheduled for 11:05 A.M., recognizing that that it may be difficult for Committee 7 to be prepared by that time. The Orders of the Day were called.
Minutes
The Chair called the attention of the convention to the
minutes of Monday’s sessions, printed on pages 260–266 of
Tuesday’s issue of Today’s Business. The Secretary called
attention to several changes to be made. On page 261, line
31, the reference to the “Commission on Theology and
Church Relations” should be changed to the “Commission
on Constitutional Matters.” On page 265, line 17, the vote
total for Dean Wenthe should be “559” rather than “499.”
It was also pointed out that on line 42 of page 265, Committee “7” should read “2.” The minutes were approved as
corrected.
Committee 8: National/District Synod Relations
Discussion continued on Res. 8-02 (TB, p. 146). The committee reminded the convention of the prior discussions and
actions taken regarding this resolution (see minutes, p.
261, lines 22–35). A motion was made and seconded to
amend the resolution by deleting the fifth Resolve. After
discussion, a motion to end debate on the amendment and
the main motion carried (Y:919; N:65). The amendment
failed (Y:296; N:781) and the resolution was adopted as
amended (Y:901; N:186).

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Res. 8-03 (TB, p. 148), “To End Parallel Structure of District and Synod Boards and Staff,” was brought forward by
the committee. The convention indicated by voice vote that
it did not wish to have the Bylaw sections read. The resolution was adopted without discussion (Y:976; N:97).
Res. 8-04 (TB, p. 150), “To Amend Bylaws re COP Responsibilities—Convention Site,” was presented by the committee. After brief discussion, debate was ended (Y:1,058;
N:36) and the resolution was adopted (Y:1,046; N:53).
Res. 8-05 (TB, p. 151), “To Amend Bylaws re COP Responsibilities—Ratification of CCM Appointment,” was
adopted without discussion (Y:1,037; N:60).
Res. 8-06 (TB, p. 151), “To Amend Bylaws re COP Responsibilities—Membership Seminary Board of Regents,”
was presented by the committee. A motion was made to
amend the Resolve by adding the words “triennially by the
synodical convention” after “elected” in line 42. The question was called (Y:962; N:128), the amendment failed
(Y:147; N:956), and the resolution was adopted (Y:995;
N:110).
Floor Committee 5: Higher Education
The Chair called upon Rev. James Kalthoff, President of
the Missouri District and chairman of Committee 5, to report to the convention.
Discussion on Res. 5-03 resumed (TB, p. 93). By common
consent, the committee added the words “synodically certified” to the second WHEREAS on line 22 before the word
“teachers.” A motion was made and seconded to amend the
first line of proposed Bylaw 6.106 on page 94, line 11, by
changing “25” to “22.” Debate was ended on the amendment
and the main motion (Y:962; N:114). The amendment failed
(Y:504; N:584). The resolution was adopted (Y:1,012; N:81).
Res. 5-01A (TB, p. 238), “To Revise Bylaw 3.409 re Closure of Colleges and Universities,” was introduced. The
committee further explained its rationale for bringing forward this resolution. After extensive discussion, a motion
to postpone this resolution for ten minutes to provide opportunity for the BHE to provide additional information regarding the Synod’s schools, how they are doing financially,
how absence of national Synod support will affect the
schools, and how indebtedness may affect the Synod was
approved (Y:600; N:447). After a brief presentation by Dr.
Ralph Reinke, chairman of the BHE/CUS board, discussion
of Res. 5-01A resumed. The president automatically called
the question after 30 minutes of debate (Y:738; N:316). The
resolution was not adopted (Y:415; N:669).
Year of the Child
Youth Representative Michael Meyer presented the fifth
“Year of the Child” question to the assembly: “According to
the 1998 Lutheran Youth Fellowship Youth Poll, what percentage of LCMS youth can recite the common doxology
from memory?” After the delegates responded via the electronic response system, he provided the correct answer:
48.7%, not even half of the youth of the Synod, are able to
recite the common doxology.
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