# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1965_S118 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 118 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 4 shall be supplied by the Associate Secretary for Evan- gelism. Action: This resolution was adopted. To Grant Request of Report and Memorial from the Three Canadian Districts RESOLUTION 4-28 Report 4-08 (CW, pp. 157—159) Wuereas, The three Canadian Districts of The Lu- theran Church — Missouri Synod have been operating as a federation for the past two trienniums under the name Lutheran Church — Canada; and Wurreas, The Board of Directors of Lutheran Church — Canada, the Presidents of the three Canadian Dis- tricts, and the President and the Vice-Presidents of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod have concurred that the charter issued in 1959 by the Parliament of Canada to Lutheran Church — Canada gives this body the right to operate as a unit in areas of activity in which the Canadian Districts are agreed that the work of the Lord can be done better jointly than singly (home mis- sions, including campus ministry, and institutional mis- sions, university and college work, public relations, youth work, relief and immigration, relations to other church bodies, Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, social wel- fare, Armed Forces Commission) ; therefore be it Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod grant the request of Lutheran Church — Canada and the three Canadian Districts to operate as an “ad- ministrative unit in those areas of church work mutually agreed upon by The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod and Lutheran Church — Canada”; and be it fur- ther Resolved, That the President of Lutheran Church — Canada furnish the President of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod annually with a comprehensive re- port on the present and contemplated work program of Lutheran Church — Canada; and be it further Resolved, That the Board of Directors of Lutheran Church — Canada and the Presidents (or their repre- sentatives) of the three Canadian Districts who are members of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod be authorized to prepare such constitutional amendments, bylaws, and regulations as will be required for sub- mission to Lutheran Church — Canada in convention, and approved by the three Canadian Districts who are members of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod; and be it finally Resolved, That this administrative unit shall be put into operation when all necessary legal procedures, ac- counting procedures, and administrative procedures have been approved by the Commission on Constitu- tional Matters and by the Board of Directors of The Lu- theran Church — Missouri Synod. Action: This resolution was adopted. To Revise the “Handbook” on Various Administrative Matters, etc. RESOLUTION 4-29 Report 4-04, Appendix A (CW, pp. 143—147) Overtures 16-13 (CW, 442), 5-45 M (TB, p. 19) Wuereas, The Board of Directors and the Commit- tee [now Commission] on Constitutional Matters have proposed certain revisions and additions to the Hand- book of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod; there- fore be it Resolved, That the following Handbook revisions and additions be made with deletion of Sections 2.43 and 2.73: 121 Authority of Delegate Convention The delegate convention of the Synod shall be the Synod’s chief legislative assembly. It shall establish policies, pro- grams, and procedures to carry on the Synod’s work. Only a delegate convention of the Synod shall authorize affiliation or association of the Synod with other church bodies, synods, or federations and the discontinuance of such affilia- tion or association. 1.24 Preconvention Briefing Session The President shall arrange for a meeting on the evening before the opening day of the synodical convention for the instruction and guidance of delegates. In preparation for this meeting a convention manual or a convention guide shall be furnished. 2.03 Elective and Appointive Boards The boards of the Synod shall be elected or appointed as follows: a. By the delegate convention of the Synod: A Board of Directors A Board for Church Extension A Board for College and University Work A Board for Convention Nominations A Board for European Affairs A Board for Missions to the Blind A Board for Missions to the Deaf A Board for North American Missions A Board for Stewardship, Mission Education, and Pro- motion A Board for World Missions A Board for Young People’s Work A Board of Appeals A Board of Control for each educational institution A Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing House A Board of Parish Education b. By the Board of Directors: A Board for KFUO A Board for Lutheran TV Productions A Board for Public Relations A Board of Social Welfare A Board of Support and Pensions A Board of Trustees for The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod Foundation A Board of Trustees for Trust Funds A Board of World Relief A Lay Retirement Board c. By the President, subject to the approval of the Col- lege of Presidents: A Board for Higher Education d. In part by election and in part by appointment as hereinafter provided in these Bylaws: A Board of Governors of Concordia Historical Institute 2.05 Appointive Commissions and Councils Commissions and councils of the Synod shall be ap pointed as follows: ;