# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_April 12 1951_S1
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MINUTES OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE 3

COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

' ‘HELD AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
April 12, 1951

The meeting was called to order and opened with prayer by the chairman.

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All members of the committee were present.

A. Corrections in the manuscript for the Handbook:

1. Quite a number of corrections were made on the galley proofs that
had been sent to all members. After these changes have been made by the printer,
the committee members are to have an opportunity to check them over before the
book is made up.

2. As to the Constitution, it was agreed that the footnote under
Article VII is to be omitted, but not the reference to the By-Laws. The foot-
note under Article KII is to be removed entirely.

3. Since an agreement has been reached between the Board of Directors,
the Faculty in St. Louis, and the Praesidium as to the editorship of the church
papers, the regulations covering this matter were drawn up accordingly. Ata
recent meeting between a committee of the Board of Directors and the Board for
Social Welfare the regulations for the Department of Social Welfare had been
agreed upon, These, too, were added to the By-Laws.

4. Mr. Kuenne agreed to bring the topical index up-to-date.

B. A communication was before the committee from St. Peter's Ev. Lutheran
Church of Morrison, Illinois, protesting against the action of Synod in adopting
the Common Confession by a majority vote as unconstitutional, as well as a letter
from the Church Council of Trinity Ev. lutheran Church of Oak Park, Illinois,
asking whether it is the position of the officers of Synod that the Common Con-
fession was lawfully adopted. Two members of the committee had written their
personal opinions in this matter, however not arriving at the same conclusion.
After some discussion it was agreed that this matter should be given further
study and that a meeting be held in Chicago on May 18th to try to arrive at a
conclusion in which the whole committee could agree.

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Secretary