# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1965_S122
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122 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 4

d. The Board of Directors may appoint committees of
the board and define their duties.
3.34 Conflict of Interests

Officers or members of District boards or commissions
shall not enter into gainful business transactions, directly
or indirectly, with any board or commission on which
they serve.

8.131 Personnel and Election of Board

A Board for College and University Work, consisting of
three pastors and two laymen, shall be elected by the Synod.

and be it further

Resolved, That the Commission on Constitutional
Matters make all necessary changes in the Handbook to
conform to the aforesaid changes; and be it further

Resolved, That the Commission on Constitutional
Matters make any corrections in grammar, terminology,
or reference, to clarify any of the foregoing changes,
provided, however, that this provision shall not be con-
strued to give the Commission on Constitutional Matters
any authority whatever to affect the effect of any of
the aforesaid changes.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Study Property Duties of Board
of Directors

RESOLUTION 4-30

Report 4-04, Appendix A, “2.87 Property Duties” (CW,
p. 146)

Wuereas, The proposed changes in the Handbook
pertaining to the property duties of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Synod contain substantially the same pro-
visions as presently outlined in the Handbook; and

Wuereas, The provisions in the Handbook as well as
the proposed changes are inadequate in description,
definition, and delineation of the property duties of the
Board of Directors; and

Wuereas, The lack of time here allotted prohibits a
detailed study and revision of said provisions; therefore
be it

Resolved, That a comprehensive, extensive, and ex-
haustive study and analysis of the property duties of
the Board of Directors of the Synod be made with the
assistance and advice of competent legal counsel and
other expert and technical consultants, and that a plan
for a complete and comprehensive revision be presented
to the 1967 convention.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Publish a Manual for Convention Delegates
RESOLUTION 4-31
Wuereas, It is the desire of the Synod to reduce the
size and length of conventions; and
Wuereas, It is vital that all delegates, both voting

and advisory, be informed and work efficiently; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That the office of the Executive Director of
the Synod produce a popular “Manual for Convention
Delegates, Advisors, and Floor Committees” with ap-
propriate diagrams and illustrations; and be it further

Resolved, That the manual include a glossary of uni-
form nomenclature as provided by Resolution 4-19 of
this convention. (See also CW, p. 147, for examples.)

Action: This resolution was referred to the Synod’s
President.

To Make Greater Use of Laity
RESOLUTION 4-32

Report 8-01 VI, A (CW, pp. 322, 323)

Wuereas, There is urgent need for additional pas-
tors and teachers in pulpit and classroom in The Lu-
theran Church — Missouri Synod; therefore be it

Resolved, That this convention recommend that,
wherever practical, positions in the Synod, District, or
congregation be filled with capable lay personnel.

Action: This resolution was referred to the Synod’s
President.

To Approve Overture 4-53 Un
(Auxiliary Organizations)
RESOLUTION 4-33
Overture 4-53 Un (URO, pp. 15, 16)

Wuereas, Overture 4-53 Un sets forth the relation
of the auxiliary organizations (Lutheran Laymen’s
League, Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, Walther
League) to the Synod; and

Wuereas, Overture 4-53 Un also spells out the rights
and responsibilities of the Synod toward these auxiliary
organizations; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod approve Overture 4-53 Un;
and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod commend this overture to
the auxiliary organizations in its midst and to their
respective officers and boards.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Approve Authorization of the Synodical
Controller to Prescribe District Accounting
and Auditing Procedures
RESOLUTION 4-34

Overture 4-37 (CW, p. 168)

Wuereas, It is important for the efficient administra-
tion of the Synod’s finances that the uniform account-
ing and auditing procedures now in force in all educa-
tional institutions and a growing number of other agen-
cies of the Synod be extended to all Districts of the
Synod; therefore be it

Resolved, That Handbook 2.95b, 2 be deleted and
the following substituted: