# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S716
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132 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

[510]
Changing Constitution, Art. VII. By-Laws VII, C
The undersigned congregation herewith asks that Article

on the “Relation of Synod to Its Members,” be re-worded to s
expressly:
1. Synodical rules and resolutions which affect the work

position of the individual member congregations are subject to -
judgment of the. individual congregations.

2. Synod shall have no equity in the local properties of it
member congregations by virtue of the latter’s membership ‘
Synod.

We further ask Synod to revise its present constitution, bys
laws, rules, and regulations to the effect that:

1. Any officer of Synod who desires officially to visit a membe}

congregation shall first arrange to receive an invitation from the
congregation to be visited.

2. Pastors and congregations of pastors who are themselve
District Presidents or Circuit Visitors shall be visited accordi

to our rules by the next nearest official synodical Visitor of the

- same District. St. Jonn’s LurHeran Cuurcu, OKaBena, MINN

Water C. AHRENS, Secretary

[511]
A Change in the Method of Electing Professors
at River Forest :

On February 12, 1944, the President of Concordia Teache ¥
College, in the name of the Board of Control and the Faculty
wrote to Dr. M. F. Kretzmann, Secretary of the Committee on
Revision of the Handbook, the following:

“We feel that the old method of electing professors is som
what clumsy, since it provides for a system of double control ing
stead of unity in administration. Our recommendation is the fol=
lowing, for River Forest only, since we have no right to try to
determine the procedure for other schools which may be perfectly
satisfied with their present arrangements. . ;

“We would leave the method of nominating professors as it is
in the old Handbook. The paragraphs determining the co
stituency of the Board of Electors would, however, be changed to
read as follows: :

“‘The Board of Electors of Concordia Teachers College shall
consist of the present Board of Control (i. e., the President of the
District, one pastor, and three laymen, each with one vote), 0