# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S502
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534 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

ACTION

Upon recommendation of Committee 6, Synod adopted the

followi lution: .
ollowing resolution Resolution” 22

Resolved, That this memorial be referred for study to the

College of Presidents, which shall report its findings to the next
convention of Synod. .

Referendum by Mail for Urgent Synodical Business
(Memorial 517)

Because of the fact that Synod meets in general session only
once every three years, and also because of the fact that the rapid
movement of world events from time to time brings our beloved
Synod face to face with urgent problems requiring prompt action,
we respectfully request Synod at its meeting in Milwaukee in
June, 1950, to elect a committee to study the following matters and
to report on them before the meeting of Synod in 1953 so that the
report may be acted upon at the 1953 meeting:

a. The desirability and feasibility of establishing a system
which would enable the congregations in Synod to vote by
mail on specific matters submitted to them for action by
the Praesidium and the Board of Directors of Synod;

b. If such a plan is found practical and desirable, a recom-
mendation as to what types of matters should be submitted
for referendum by mail;

c. All other matters concerned directly with the inauguration
of such a system of referendum by mail for synodical
business.

THE EvanceiticaL LuTHERAN CHURCH oF THE EPIPHANY
Dertrorr, Mica.
E. T. BERNTHAL, Pastor
‘Gro. F. Ozumxke, President
Epwin NIELsen, Secretary

ACTION
Upon recommendation of Committee 6, it was resolved:

Resolution 23

Wuereas, The Constitution of Synod, Article XI, B, Section 9,
provides for the issues here involved as follows:

“When business matters that permit of no delay turn up
between conventions of Synod, the President is authorized to
submit them to a vote of the congregations by means of the official
synodical organs. In such cases at least one fourth of the synodical
congregations must register their vote”; be it therefore

Resolved, That Synod reject the proposal of this overture.

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 535

Develop Principles Governing District Formation
and Dissolutions
(Memorial 518)

WuereaSs, The endless proliferation of new Districts of Synod
increases the administrative machinery and overhead cost, threatens
to encourage provincialism and sectionalism, makes the task of doc-
trinal and practical oversight almost impossible, may someday
threaten the unity of Synod, and affects the availability of resources
for synodical use adversely; and

Wuereas, New Districts may need to be created in present
foreign mission fields; be it therefore

Resolved, That the College of Presidents develop criteria to be
applied to applications and petitions for the creating of new
Districts and the combining of existing Districts territorially con-
tiguous and in need of specialized services in stewardship, missions,
and education, and that no new Districts be created until such
criteria have been adopted by Synod.

York-Sewarp REGIONAL CONFERENCE
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA DISTRICT
B. Hom, Secretary
Nore.— As far as the records show, no action was taken on this

memorial.
On English District Amalgamation
(Memorial. 519)

Your Committee on Amalgamation met in Cleveland, Ohio, on
April 25, 1949, and submits its report for your consideration and
action:

4. In regard to the memorial of the Central Illinois District,
which we have studied at great length, we wish to present the fol-
lowing resolution: .

“Wuereas, The Central Illinois District in convention assembled
im Springfield, Il, August 29—September 2, 1948, adopted the fol-
lowing report:

“A. That since a controversy has arisen between certain
members of the Central Mlinois District and certain members
of the English District, it hereby be advised that the President
of the Central Illinois District without delay continue action
a. Relative to the establishing of the mission station in ques-

tion, and

b. With regard to the complaints of both parties in the con-

troversy according to the procedure established by Synod
for the adjudication of such cases; and