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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 139

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RESOLUTIONS 139

4.123 Attendance at Official Conferences 4.123 Attendance at Official Conferences

Attendance at the official conferences shall be eliminate, see proposed 4.111 b

obligatory for pastors and teachers serving in congre-
gations and parishes. Those whose office in the Synod,
District, or synodical institution imposes professional
or service requirements on which full and regular
conference attendance makes undue demands, shall
nevertheless, in consultation with their supervisory
boards, arrange for their own partial or occasional
atter.dance and participation in their own official con-
ferences.

Action: This resolution died since it failed to receive
action before adjournment.

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. ; 7 ; the office of the President be curtailed and divided amo
To Reaffirm Presidential Authority either the Vice-Presidents or the District Presidents; and ne
and Responsibility

Wuereas, The Commission on Constitutional Matters,

after consultation with many knowledgeable people, has
RESOLUTION 5-58 made an in-depth study on the question of presidential
; ; N.O. Res. 5-05 (CW. power and responsibility; an
wit 5-01, IV, F (CW, p. 205) es ( , Wueneas, Their findings indicate that extensive author-

ity does indeed exist and needs to exist in the office of the
President for effective administration; therefore be it

Resolved, That this convention reaffirm the authority
and responsibility vested in the office of the President by our

Resolved, That we accept the New Orleans convention
Res. 5-05 which reads as follows:

Wuereas, Suggestions have been made that the author- Constitution and Bylaws.
ity of the office of the President should be strengthened; and . . . . . ; . .
Wuereas, Others have suggested that the authority of Action: This resolution died since it failed to receive

action before adjournment.