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I move that we adjourn until 10:00 A.M.
tomorrow morning.
THE PRESIDENT: All those in favor
signify by saying Aye. Contrary, No. The
Ayes have it. It is so ordered.
(Whereupon, at 10:28 P.M., the Conven-
tion was adjourned to reconvene at 10:00
A.M., Wednesday, December 20, 1967.)
PLENARY SESSION
DECEMBER 20, 1967—10:00 A.M.
PRESIDENT H. VERNON ENEY,
PRESIDING
THE PRESIDENT: The Sergeant-at-
Arms will clear the aisles and close the
doors.
The Convention will please come to order.
The Invocation this morning will be of-
fered by Rabbi Leon Adler, Temple Eman-
uel of Montgomery County, Kensington,
Maryland, Delegate Chabot's Rabbi.
RABBI ADLER: Lord of the Universe,
when we are tired and do not wish to
think, yet we must speak of that associa-
tion of men which we call government, we
conjure up an image as tired and hopeless
as ourselves at that moment of government
as a ship of state. By so taking ship, we
hope to avoid the responsibility of thinking
of what we are doing, but we can do this
no more than Jonah when he took ship to
avoid his responsibility for prophesying.
We, on a rhetorical ship, and he on his
real one, are both at sea on a ship of fools,
for man in seeking to avoid responsibility
reaps only the whirlwind and his ship
sinks like a stone into the depths.
One more thing aboard we have in com-
mon with Jonah. When we avoid living up
to our responsibilities, we are breaking a
contract — we, the social contract between
man and man which seeks man's good
through the instrument of government and
Jonah the divine contract, the covenant be-
tween man and God which seeks man's good
through the fulfillment of God's will.
Give us the strength, we pray Thee, to
abide by both these contracts, the social
and the divine, and to remember that the
social contract, great and noble instru-
ment though it be, is but a partial contract
and earthly embodiment of the only con-
tract that encompasses all that man can
think and feel and do, the ultimate contract
the divine covenant between man and his
God. Amen.
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THE PRESIDENT: Roll call.
Has every delegate answered roll call?
The Clerk will record the roll call.
There being a quorum present, the Con-
vention is in session.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Powers,
Chairman of the Committee on Calendar
and Agenda.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President,
I move the adoption of today's calendar.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there a second?
All in favor signify by saying "Aye";
contrary, "No". The "Ayes" have it, it is
so ordered.
Reports of Committees. The report of the
Committee of the Whole No. 21. The Clerk
will read the report.
READING CLERK: Report of the Com-
mittee of the Whole No. 21. This report
covers matters in General Order No. 16
Committee Recommendation No. R&P-1.
THE PRESIDENT: The report has here-
tofore been committed to the Committee on
Style, Drafting and Arrangement.
Are there any other reports of Commit-
tees? Any motions or resolutions? The
Chair hears none.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Powers.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President,
I move the Convention resolve itself into
the Committee of the Whole for the pur-
pose of considering General Orders of the
Day.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there a second?
All in favor signify by saying "Aye"; con-
trary, "No".
The "Ayes" have it. It is so ordered.
(Whereupon, at 10:10 A.M., the Conven-
tion was resolved into the Committee of
the Whole.)
(Whereupon, the mace was removed by
the Sergeant-at-Arms.)
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
DECEMBER 20, 1967—10:10 A.M.
PRESIDENT H. VERNON ENEY,
PRESIDING
THE CHAIRMAN: The Committee of
the Whole will please come to order.
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