# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S304
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304 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

V. CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

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Report of the Committee on Constitutional Ma

The committee organized by electing President W. H.

as chairman and the undersigned as secretary.

The first task of the committee after the last convention

to make the changes in the By-Laws as they had been’ ad

by Synod. We found that these changes were so numerous,
cially in the field of Higher Education, that the whole Hay

had to be reprinted. E

The committee was called together whenever it was ne
to take up matters assigned to it or to render an op
requested. Our minutes record whatever action was taken:

We are ready at this time to submit the following
mendations: ;

1. To add to Section 2.05 a new paragraph, d: “By the’}
dent and Vice-Presidents and the Faculty of Concordia Sem
at St. Louis:

“A. An Editorial Board for the Lutheran Witness.

“B, An Editorial Committee for Der Lutheraner.”

2. In Section 8.47 after b add a new paragraph: “c. Th
shall publish Synod’s publications for the blind. All public
issued by, and in the interest of, the blind shall be sub
censorship by the faculty of Concordia Seminary at St
Paragraph c would then become d, and d would become e:*
Topical Index, under “Concordia Seminary, St. Louis,” th
ence to 8.47b should be omitted. It should now read: 8.47¢

3. Insert in Section 3.61 a, in the third line, after “ea
the words: “from among the pastors thereof” —. at

4. In Section 2.07 add the words: “unless the By-Law:
cally provide otherwise.”

5. In Section 2.97 the word “recommendations” in li
and five is to read “reports.” (Cf. Proceedings 1950, page’

6. In Section 2.121, in the second line, after the word”
dent,” add: “from among the accredited delegates.” A
of the paragraph add the sentence: “For this purpose thg}
appoint tellers who need not be delegates.”

1. Section 2.113 should be recast as follows:

“as A Committee on Constitutional Matters shall be app
by the President in conjunction with the Vice-Presidentgg