# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S632
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682 APPEAL MATTERS

Appeal Committee 20 C

Your Committee elected by this convention has carefully:
viewed the Pannkoke Appeal report as submitted by. the Boan
Appeals, pages 488 and 489 of the Reports and Memorials, ::
Committee has considered documentary and oral evidence ines
matter under the restrictions laid down by the resolutions of
1941 convention, which read as follows:

“When the Board of Appeals of Synod has acted and an:
peal is made to Synod in convention assembled, a commit
review, consisting of two pastors, two laymen, and one tea
elected by Synod, shall determine whether error has been m
in the procedure of the Board of Appeals or new evidence;
been produced. In either case the matter shall be remanded:;
the Board of Appeals for a new hearing. If this is not the
Synod shall confirm the findings of the Board of Appeals. ug
action shall be final, and no further appeal shall be entertaine
by Synod.”

However, in studying this report, your Committee became cog
nizant of an error of procedure due to an oversight which 1
committed by the convention assembled at Saginaw in 1944 b
Appeals Board 2 was formed.

Your Committee begs leave to submit the following resqs
lution: ,

Wuereas, Considerable confusion resulted in this case at
Saginaw Convention because

a. This matter was discussed in the closing minutes of
second-last day of said convention and at the time when an en
mous amount of business was still on the docket to be transac
in the closing hours of the convention, and because ‘

b. The report of Committee 20B at said convention was:
ported in the Proceedings of said convention as though action E:
been taken, when, as also noted by the correction of the Seer
tary of Synod, no action had been taken because Committee 20
had not been given an opportunity to present its findings,
because

c. Said findings of Committee 20 B were published in “To
Business” of that convention, but were not presented on the
of Synod; and

Wuereas, Synod by an oversight did not hear and act upon ¢
report of Committee 20B of the 1944 convention; therefore

Resolved,
1. That in view of the oversight on the part of the Sag
Convention, Synod now assembled rescind the action which res ;
in committing this matter to a second committee on review. wi