# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S327
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NOMINATIONS, ETC. 327

COMMITTEE 16 — Nominations

Authorizing President of Synod to Make Necessary
Appointments to Certain Boards of Control
SPECIAL RESOLUTION, COMMITTEE 16

Wuereas, The Synod in convention assembled has changed the
composition of several of the Boards of Control of our educational
institutions; and

Wuereas, The charters of the institutions in question must be
amended before additional members can be added; therefore be it

Resolved, That we authorize the President of the Synod to
make the necessary appointments to said Boards of Control after
the charters have been amended to allow such additional member-
ship, unless the charter provides otherwise for filling the vacancy.

Action: This resolution. was adopted.

Policy for Making Statements for Publication and
Announcements to News Agencies During Convention
Special Resolution by Department of Public Relations

Resolved, That no member of The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod in attendance at the convention will make any statements
for publication without securing the approval of the convention
Public Relations Committee, and that all announcements to news
agencies will be cleared through the press room of the convention.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Lay Delegate Meeting of Monday Evening,
June 22, 1959
SPECIAL RESOLUTION

Wuereas, We the laymen of The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod realize that it is our ongoing individual responsibility to
pledge ourselves and to organize our efforts to implement the
many and varied programs of our Synod, through education and
sincere support of the God-pleasing programs of our church, par-
ticularly in the areas of making our local people aware of the
Synod’s needs and the proposed solution. To help the lay delegates
carry out this pledge,

May We Suggest:

1. That beginning with 1962, the convention schedule shall be
arranged to have the lay delegates meet on the evening of the
opening day for a briefing session;

2. That the convention schedule might set aside two evenings
devoted to open hearings. This will make it possible for lay dele-