# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S774
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PROPOSED SYNODICAL HANDBOOK

and trustworthiness of the information submitted, the
District President shall publish the applicant’s request
in the official organs of Synod. If no valid objection
is filed within four weeks after the notice of the appli-
cation has been published, the District President shall
submit the application together with his findings to
the respective examining committee for further action.

327. The Examining Committee

The examining committee shall consist of the Presi-
dents of the two theological seminaries of Synod and
one of the Vice-Presidents, designated by the President.
The Vice-President shall be the chairman of this com-
mittee. In exceptional cases the chairman shall, with
the consent of the other examiners, be empowered to
appoint a substitute committee of three competent
members of Synod to examine the applicant. The ex-
amination shall always be held before competent
witnesses.

329. The Examination of the Applicant

The examination shall comprehend the character,
general fitness, theological training, and doctrinal posi-
tion of the applicant. The chairman of the examining
committee shall fix the time and place of examination
and shall, four weeks prior to the examination, send
to the applicant the text on which he is to subrnit .
a written sermon and also the theme for a doctrinal
essay. These two papers shall be submitted to the
examining committee eight days prior to the exami-
nation. The examination shall be either oral or written
or both and shall comprehend the essentials of the four
departments of Christian theology. The applicant shall
preach the written sermon which he submitted and
give evidence of his ability to conduct a catechization.
The examiners shall above all things seek to determine
whether the applicant is: apt to teach, is able rightly
to divide the Word of Truth, and is positive in his
confession of the true doctrine.

331. Applications for the Office of the Ministry
Coming from Affiliated Bodies
Applications coming from pastors or candidates of
theology who are members of an affiliated church body
and who have previously given satisfactory evidence
of their qualifications for the ministry may be received
without examination.

333. Certificates to Successful Applicants

Applicants who have satisfactorily passed their ex-
aminations shall be given certificates of eligibility.
. H. 48 fF.

335. Examining Committee for Brazil and Argentina

A. The examining committee for candidates for the
ministry in the Brazil District shall be the President