LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Sheet 122

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Emit Jaech after addressing the assembly

Action: Adopted (8).

(The committee replaced its tentative Res. 5-02 with Res. 5-
02A. When this resolution was introduced in Session 3, the chair
granted permission for a privileged motion objecting to consider-
ation of this resolution by the convention. However, by a vote of
602 to 444 the delegates agreed to consider the resolution. The
convention did accede to the request to postpone consideration so
that the Council of Presidents could address itself once more to
this matter, with the stated understanding that the resolution
would be brought forward for consideration in Session 7. At that
time all eight District Presidents were given an opportunity to
speak. The President, several Vice-Presidents, and other District
Presidents were also given the privilege to speak. See the
Minutes of that Session.

In Session 8 discussion was resumed. See Minutes. After
another 30 minutes of floor discussion, when the automatic call
of the question was placed before the assembly, it decided by a

District informed the convention that the position of the eight
District presidents had not changed. A request for a ballot vote
was declined as was a motion to divide the question. Resolution
5.02A was then adopted, 626-466. President Emil Jaech was
granted the privilege of reading a statement to the convention.
The delegates declined to have either negative or positive votes
recorded in the Proceedings but asked that the statement of
President Jaech be included.)

To Clarify the Relationship of
the President of the Synod
and the Council of Presidents

RESOLUTION 5-03

Report 5-01, II, F; 5-02, I, 10, 18; Overtures §-140—5-
146B, 5-148—5-150D, 5-153A—5-154 (CW, pp. 209—
210, 258—262) and N.O. Res. 5-05, 5-21, 5-37 (CW, pp.
440, 442, 443)

Wuereas, Overtures concerning the relationship of
the President of the Synod and the Council of Presidents
were given careful consideration by the floor committee
of the New Orleans convention and a recommendation
was presented in the form of Resolution 5-21, but not
acted upon because of lack of time; and

WHEREAS, ihe fheorganization ana Constitution
Committee has reviewed Resolution 5-21 and recom-
mends that it be adopted (Workbook, 1975, p. 209);
therefore be it

Resolved, That the proposals of New Orleans Resolu-
tion 5-21 be adopted, which state:

Wuereas, The District Presidents are historically the
arms of the synodical President and responsible to him
(Handbook 3.41); and

Wuereas, The role of the Council of Presidents, as
historically carried out in our church, would be one in which
the Council exists in an advisory capacity to the synodical
President, that the Council of Presidents would have the
prerogative to offer suggestions to the President, would
assist the President in carrying out his duties, and would
perform those duties which the Synod would prescribe from
time to time and allocate to it; and

Wuereas, Such functions of the Council of Presidents
should be enumerated in the Bylaws; therefore be it

Resolved, That the last sentence of Bylaw 3.41 be dele-
ted, which reads: “The District Presidents, together with the
President and Vice-Presidents of the Synod, shall form the
Council of Presidents”; and be it also

Resolved, That a new Bylaw Section 3.53 be adopted as
follows:
3.53 Council of Presidents
The President and Vice-Presidents of the Synod
and the District Presidents shall form the Council of
Presidents. The council shall meet three times each
year and in addition at the call of the President or at
the request of one third of the Council of Presidents:

_ a. To enable the President to advise and counsel
his representatives in the Districts;

b. To enable the District Presidents in turn to give
counsel to the President;

c. To counsel with one another on matters re ard-
ing the doctrine and administration of the Synod and
its Districts;

d. To edify and support one another in the work
they share;

e. To carry out such assignments as the Synod
may give to the council from time to time.

Action: Adopted as amended (6).

(The words “three times each year and in addition” were
added by the committee and “or at the request of one third of the
Council of Presidents” by amendment. The assembly declined an
amendment to change “his representatives in the Districts” to
“the District Presidents.”)

To Deal with Former
“Faculty Majority” Pastorally

RESOLUTION 5-04
Overtures 5-170—5-174 (CW, pp. 266—267)

Wuereas, It is a matter of great urgency for the
welfare of individuals involved and our whole Synod that
a determination be made as to which members, if any, of
the former “faculty majority” of Concordia Seminary, St.
Louis, are guilty of the doctrinal positions condemned in
New Orleans Resolution 3-09; and

Wuereas, The withdrawal of the former “faculty
majority” from the seminary and from the supervision of
the Board of Control has made it impossible for the
Board of Control to deal with them; and

Wuereas, The number of persons involved makes it
impossible for the District President who has immediate
responsibility for the members of the former “faculty