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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1973, Page 151

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SEMINARY ISSUES 151

Resolved, That the augmented Board of Control be di-
rected to assign the five men to following out the theo-
logical directives of the Synod and its President; and be it
finally

Resolved, That the President of the Synod shall apprise
the Synod of the work of the augmented board and the
continued teaching of the faculty in compliance with the
theological directives of the Synod and its President.

Goop SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rock Falls, Mil.

Curtis A. Peterson. Pastor

Kim Groharing, Chairman

Dale Humphrey, Secretary

3-143
To Replace St. Louis Board of Control

Wuereas, For more than 10 years professors at Con-
cordia Seminary, St. Louis. have publicly taught false doc-
trine at the seminary and elsewhere in the LCMS; and

Wuereas, Such false doctrine is substantiated by the Fact
Finding Report of the President of the LCMS: and

Wuereas, Faithful To Our Calling, Faithful To Our Lord,
written and published by the professors of Concordia Semi-
nary, St. Louis, confirms the allegations of the past 10 years
and the results of investigation of the President of the
LCMS; and

Wuereas, The Board of Control has failed to recognize
this false doctrine and has failed subsequently to take the
action demanded by the mandates of the Constitution and
the Bylaws of the LCMS: therefore be it

Resolved, That for the benefit of pure doctrine and for
the sake of the church for which Christ died that all seats
on the Board of Control of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis,
be declared vacant by the Synod; and be it further

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
in legal assembly gathered empower the synodical President
to appoint an interim board to serve at his discretion for

the next 4 years. Sr. Paut’s LUTHERAN CHURCH

Cheney. Kans.
Martin Koster, Chairman
Raymond Rosenhagen, Secretary

3-144A

To Appoint Special Seminary Board

Wuereas, The controversy concerning Concordia Semi-
nary, St. Louis, Mo., must be settled for the good of the
church and the cause of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: and

Wuereas, The elected Board of Control is obviously di-
vided on the issues involved: and

Wuereas. The elected Board of Control has been unable
to resolve the situation; and

Wuereas. Settlement of the issues calls for special skills
on the part of the Board of Control of the seminary: and

Wuereas, The Synod is superior to all its boards, com-
missions. and officers, and possesses the right to take extraor-
dinary action under the Constitution of the Synod (e.g,
especially Article XI. paragraphs 2 and 3); therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod in convention assembled re-
move from office without prejudice all members of the
Board of Control who have unexpired terms and refrain
from electing replacements for those members whose terms
expire: and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod instruct the President and
Vice-Presidents of the Synod after consultation with the
Board for Higher Education of the Synod, to appoint a
Board of Control for Concordia Seminary, St. Louis; and
be it further

Resolved, That said Board of Control shall serve for a
period of 2 years, after which the board members shall be
elected as provided for in the synodical Handbook, with the
election being arranged so that members shall have over-
lapping terms as at present: and be it finally

Resolved. That the present ex officio members of the
Board of Controls, i.e., the President of the Missouri Dis-
trict and a Vice-President of the Synod shall be included
as members of the special board referred to in this resolution.

Mr. Hope LUTHERAN CHURCH
Boulder. Colo.

Harold Reiss. Pastor

Michael A. Boomhower, Secretary

Identical or Similar:

3-144B

Trinity Lutheran Church, Riverton, Wyo., Jim H. Luers,
Chairman: R. C. Oberheu, Pastor.

3-144C

Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church, South Bend, Ind,
Ronald W. Seitz, Pastor.

3-145
To Ask Board of Control to Resign

Wuereas, In its dealings with the five members of the
faculty of Concordia Seminary, St.Louis, Mo., who have
consistently supported the President of Synod in his de-
termination to uphold orthodoxy in Synod, the Board of
Control of that institution has repeatedly appeared to vacil-
late; and

Wuereas. The same board has failed to act expeditiously
when instances of malfeasance on the part of the seminary
administration have been brought to its attention: and

Wuereas, The same board has exhibited relatively mild
reaction toward gross violations of both the Fourth and the
Eighth Commandments on the part of the seminary admin-
istration; therefore be it

Resolved. That Synod assembled in New Orleans ask the
Board of Control of Concordia Seminary to resign and a
new Board of Control be elected to act on the matter.

Horr LUTHERAN CHURCH

St. Ann. Mo.

John E. Greenwald, President
Karl Weeke, Secretary
Robert Baum, Pastor

3-146

To Ask for Resignation of Board of Control
of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Wuereas. The Board of Control of Concordia Seminary,
St. Louis. has done very little to “control” the doctrinal
aberrations of the seminary as evidenced by the Report of
the Fact Finding Committee: and

Wuereas, The said Board of Control has been negligent
in its duty. e. g.. for the period of 9 months managed to inter-
view only one person on the basis of the Fact Finding Com-
mittee Report (Report p. 139): and

Wuereas, The said Board of Control has been uncoopera-
tive and negligent by not corporately considering the State-
ment sent to all congregations by Dr. J. A. O. Preus; and

Wuereas. The Board of Control chairman unjustly and
publicly attacked the President of Synod (Report p. 141);
and

Wuereas, The Board of Control has not truly and faith-
fully fulfilled its purpose as stated in the Handbook 6.21 “To
foster and safeguard its {Svnod's] religious . - - interests’:
therefore be it

Resolved. That all members of the Board of Control be
required to tender their resignation: and be it further

Resolved. That the President of Synod be empowered
for this instance only to appoint a new Board of Control.

Sr, PauL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sanford. Mich.

Earnest Sutton. President
Lynn Robinette, Secretary