# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S728
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

144 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

to serve on the Board for such appeal, If any party to an ap
believes a member of the Board disqualified, notice with reaso
for such belief ‘shall be sent to the chairman. The Board
determine whether or not the reason is sufficient. (§ 375.)

b. If a member or members of a Board of Appeals, after pr

‘ decide the case; however, if more than two members of Synod
Board or one member of a District Board shall b
it shall be necessary to call in substitutes and begin the pro
ceedings anew, .

6. Original Jurisdiction ;

a. When any member of Synod, voting or advisory, is charged
with any action which according to Article XIII of the Constitution:
of Synod may lead to expulsion from Synod, the officials of th
District shall deal with him according to the Word of God. (§ 357.)
b. If the member involved is a pastor or teacher and his offense =
makes him ineligible for further service in the Church and he:
pleads guilty, the president shall publish in the official organs of *
Synod the fact that he is ineligible for service and shall so report
to the District,
c, If the member involved does not plead guilty and the officials

of the District acting in the case, including the President, after
exhausting all administrative efforts, are convinced that final action !
must be taken, the President of the District shall present the case
to the District Board of Appeals for consideration. If the Board of

Appeals finds the member guilty, the President shall suspend him

d. The original jurisdiction of Synod’s Board of Appeals shall
include controversies about membership in Synod and eligibility
for service in a particular field of work or in the Church in general
which arise in connection with missions directly under the control
of Synod. However, the complainant i
present the case to the President of Synod, who shall make every
effort to settle the case. Only when all administrative efforts have

been exhausted shall the President of Synod refer the case to
Synod’s Board of Appeals.

e. The original jurisdiction of Synod’s Board of Appeals shall
further include inter-District controversies.

one District’ believes that it has cause to co
of a congregation in another District, it shall
the matter by dealing directly with such congr

If a congregation in
mplain of the action.
first attempt to settle
egation. If the matter -