LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 24

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24 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

the names in the Convention Workbook, with the excep-
tion of Susan K. Wendorf, lay candidate for the Milwau-
kee Board of Control, the following nominations received

from the convention floor were added to the slate:

Board of Directors

Pastors

Herbert W. Berner
John D. Frey
Walter Schoedel

LAaYPERSONS

Florence Montz
Edith S. Rehbein
Franklin W. Schmidt

Commission of Adjudication
Pastor
Harlan Hartner
LAYPERSON
R. J. Wendorff
Board of Appeals

LAYPERSONS

Robert W. Alrutz
Robert C. Kraemer
Kenneth J. Vogt

CPH Board of Directors
LAaYPERSON
John Hoffmeyer
Convention Nominations

Pastors

David S. Belasic
Clarence Roth

LAYPERSON
Judith B. Helm
Board for Evangelism
Pastor
Timothy S. Parsch
Board for Higher Education

Pastor
Robert C. Boedecker

LAYPERSON
Walter A. Christopher
Board for Missions

Pastors

Richard H. Meyer
Walter W. Snyder

TEACHER (2 Yrs)
George W. Bluma

TEACHER (4 Yrs)
Wayne Lucht
Board of Parish Education
LayMAN
Wayne W. Wiltse
Board of Stewardship
Pastor
Henry C. Schroeder
Board of Youth Ministry

LAYPERSON
Sharon Schuh

YouTH
Alan O. Lemley
‘Jon D. Hohenstein
Joe Patrick Bean

Commission on Mission and
Ministry
PASTOR
Max P. Metcalf

Commission on Theology and
Church Relations

Pastors

Edward E. Busch
Dale A. Erickson
Richard A. Lischer

Board of Control, Ann Arbor

Pastors

T. Richard Marcis
Eugene W. Nissen

Board of Control, Austin

PasTOR
James K. Blumhorst

LAYPERSON
Leonard F. Schroeder
Board of Control, Bronxville

Pastor
Elwood E. Mather

TEACHER
Robert T. Beckmann

LayPERSON
Henry G. Appel
Board of Control, Milwaukee

LaypersON (4 Yrs)
Marvin A. Schrader

LAYPERSON (2 Yrs)
Leo A. Bordeleau

Board of Control, Oakland

LAYPERSONS

Gerald Kendall
Art Kelly

Board of Control, River Forest
Pastor
William H. Griffen
Board of Control, St. Louis

Pastor
Alfred Buls

LaYPERSON
Walter A. Hilgendorf
Board of Control, Selma
Pastor
Simon Bodley
Board of Control, Seward
TEACHER
F. William Chandler
Board of Control, Springfield
PASTOR
Stanton A. Yingling
Board of Control, Porto Alegre

LAYPERSON (2 Yrs)
Johannes Engel

President Preus then declared the nominations closed.

Referrals

Following a new procedure, Dr. Herbert Mueller,
Secretary of the Synod, presented Resolutions A and B
(TB 190, 191), explaining the purpose of each. These
resolutions were introduced in order that certain over-
tures which had appeared in the Convention Workbook
might be presented directly to the responsible boards and
committees or that in certain cases the petitioners might
be referred to actions of a previous convention which
dealt with their concerns. After agreeing to remove
Overture 6-127 and declining to remove Overtures 4-36A
—D, 4-37A—F, and 4-82, Resolution A was adopted. The
convention delegates then agreed to add Overtures 3-142
—3-145B, Ordination of Women, Milwaukee Res. 2-04, to
Resolution B but declined to add Overtures 4-22A—4-32,
dissolution of English District, Denver Res. 5-15. After
approving a motion to call the question, a point of order
was raised from the floor disagreeing with the ruling of
the chair that this motion was in order since it was
believed that time for discussion of the motion had
expired. The convention sustained the chair in its ruling.
After extending time for completion of the discussion of
Resolution B and once again declining the amendment
relating to the dissolution of the English District, the
delegates adopted Resolution B as amended.

Registration and Credentials

The floor committee on Registration and Credentials
reported that it had no further business for the conven-
tion at this time.

Evangelism

Rev. Charles Mueller, chairman of the floor commit-
tee on Evangelism, asked that all members of the com-
mittee be present on the platform because of the empha-
sis of this convention on evangelism and the importance
of the work of this committee. After hearing from sev-
eral members of the committee the delegates were led in
prayer by Dr. Rudolph Ressmeyer prior to the presenta-
tion of the committee’s resolutions.

By adopting Res. 1-01 (TB 21) the delegates com-
mended the people responsible for the evangelism format
of this convention and urged all delegates to participate
in the Bible study groups and evangelistic activities of
the convention. Res. 1-02A (TB 197) was then introduced
as a substitute for Res. 1-02 (TB 21). This resolution
called for the affirmation of a Lutheran understanding of
evangelism. It was adopted after amending the resolu-
tion in line 63 (TB 197) by adding the words “with the
members of his own family” after the word “Gospel” and
by deleting the word “American” in the resolution (line
28, TB 197, and line 4, TB 198). This action was taken
after declining several other amendments as well as a
motion to refer the resolution back to the floor committee.

Administration

Dr. Elwood Zimmermann, chairman of the floor com-
mittee on Administration, introduced the resolutions of
his committee. Res. 4-01 dealing with the transfer of