LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 45

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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION 45

Higher Education

Dr. Ellis Nieting, chairman of the floor committee on
Higher Education, reintroduced Res. 6-08A (TB 248) to
the convention. Since there was some confusion in the
manner in which this resolution was to be handled, the
delegates declined a resolution asking that Res. 6-08A
(TB 248) be discussed and voted on in toto. Consequently
the chair declared that the resolution would be discussed
and voted on seriatim.

Point of Privilege

Dr. Herbert Bredemeier, president of Concordia Sen-
jor College, asked that figures relating to the enrollment
and dormitory occupancy at the college be represented
accurately. He stated that there had been misrepresen-
tation of these figures during the discussions which had
occurred.

Registration and Credentials

The Rev. John Zimmermann, chairman of the floor
committee on Registration and Credentials, reported the
final registration figures (corrected after audit). The tally
showed a total of 1,903 registered in the following
categories:

Voting Pastors .............++ 559 Convention Staff

Voting Laypersons........... 559 Committee ............00++ 14
Advisory Pastors ............. 68  Today’s Business ............. 7
Advisory Teachers ..........- 119 Public Relations .............. 29
Official Representatives ....314 Press .........:.csseeseeeeeeeeeeees 171
Special Invited Guests...... 9 Ad Hoc Campus Reps....... 8
Official Youth................+ 43 Official Observers ............ 3
Point of Privilege

Mr. John Schuelke, Administrative Officer of the
Board of Directors of the Synod, stated that since Mr. Ed
Streufert has indicated his intention to retire, the Synod
is in need of an auditor. He asked that the names of
qualified and eligible candidates be sent to him.

Greetings

Dr. David Preus, President of The American Lu-
theran Church; Dr. S. T. Jacobson, President of The
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada; and Dr. Robert
Marshall, President of the Lutheran Church in America,
addressed the convention.

In his remarks, Dr. David Preus indicated that The
American Lutheran Church has agonized with The Lu-
theran Church—Missouri Synod in recent years as it
faces its problems. He stated that there is work which
needs to be done and it requires the efforts of all of us.
He said that we must work together in evangelical
outreach, in the struggle for justice, in the building of
community, in Lutheran cooperation, and in other areas.
He stated that The American Lutheran Church would be
involved in these activities, and it hoped that all Luther-
ans would be there with them.

Dr. Jacobson brought greetings from The Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Canada and spoke of the work which
is being done in that country as they seek to bring about
fellowship with all Lutheran groups. He described the
work as being difficult but that all involved are working

patiently, prayerfully, and persistently towards the goal
of fellowship.

Dr. Robert Marshall brought the greetings of the
Lutheran Church in America to the convention in the
words of Paul from his Epistle to the Galatians. He posed
a number of alternatives which appear to many to be
characteristic of the Lutheran Church in America and
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. In his opinion
all of these alternatives were wrong. He closed his re-
marks with additional words from St. Paul’s letter to the
Galatians: “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with
your spirit.”

Dr. Preus, President of The Lutheran Church—Mis-
souri Synod, responded to these greetings with thanks
and expressed a welcome to Dr. Oscar Naumann, Presi-

_dent of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, and

the Rev. George Orvick, President of the Evangelical
Lutheran Synod.

Higher Education

After adding the letter “A” after “6-07” in line 42 (TB
248) the convention resumed discussion of Res. 6-08A
(TB 248). They declined to add the words “and Concordia
College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin” in paragraph 1, a and
1, c (TB 248). A motion “that we refer Res. 6-08A to the
Board for Higher Education for further study” was also
declined, 456—518. Responding to a point of information,
Dr. Herbert Mueller, Secretary of the Synod, stated that
the Handbook does not permit the Board for Higher
Education to sell campuses, to close schools, and to take
other similar actions without the direction of the conven-
tion or the approval of various other boards. After the
assembly had voted to terminate debate, a privileged
motion asking for deferral of voting on Resolved 1, a, b,
c, d, of Res. 6-08A (TB 248) until after debate on the
second resolved was declined. The delegates then adopted
the first resolved (lines 45—46) of Res. 6-08A (TB 248) by
a vote of 548—426. This resolved directed the Board for
Higher Education to phase out Concordia Senior College
at Fort Wayne as a separate educational institution.
Following this decision the delegates adopted subpara-
graphs a, b, c, and d of the first resolved. By this action
the preseminary program at Concordia Senior College,
Fort Wayne, is to be relocated under the direction of the
Board for Higher Education at Concordia Lutheran Col-
lege, Ann Arbor, Michigan, giving this college 4-year
status. This phasing-out and relocation is to be completed
before September 1, 1976, and the present faculty and
staff at Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne, is to be
given every possible consideration for placement as the
preseminary program is relocated and staffed and as
other positions are filled in the Synod. The Board of
Directors is also authorized and directed to make the
necessary provision for funds to expedite the transfer.

Discussion was then begun on Resolved 2, which
asked for the relocation of Concordia Theological Semi-
nary of Springfield, Hlinois, to the site of the present
Senior College.

During the discussion President Arthur Kuehnert of
the Central Illinois District read a statement to the
convention opposing the move of Concordia Theological