# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_MARCH 2 1956_S2
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Minutes of the Ceumittee on Constitutional Matters 3/2/56 36.
‘Synod by the Board for Higher Education for clarification.

h. The Comittee reviewed its action on the proposals of the General
Board of Appeals (page 28f). It was agreed to strike the words "on his own initia-
tive" in the second last line of paragraph 2, page 29. In Section 5.113 the first
two lines should read, "All appeals from Districts of Synod shall be referred by
the President of Synod directly to Synod's Board of Appeals," etc.

4. In 6.83 the Committee favored the expression "relieved of his office",
rather than "suspended or removed".

3, The Committee again took up the revision of the Charter of Synod. This
was also to be taken up by Committee 3 of the Board of Directors and the Committee
recommended that Messrs. Eigel, Buck, and Kuenne be asked to bring their suggestions
regarding a thorough revision of the Charter to the attention of Synod in June.

4. The question had been raised repeatedly as to whether an advisory pastor,
temporarily serving a voting congregation, should be entitled to a vote while repre-
senting the congregation at District conventions. It was agreed upon that we ask
Synod to change Section 1.61 so that the old paragraph, down to the words: "in the
regular manner", become "a", The last sentence of the present section is to become
"ph, and a new section, No", is to be added: "An advisory pastor who is temporarily
serving a voting congregation, is not entitled to a vote", |

5. The Committee recommended that Section a 08 be amended by Synod in this
manner that the present section become paragraph "a", and that paragraph "b" be
added: "The board or commission under which such salaried executives serve ‘shall
draft the necessary regulations for the conduct of their office. These regulations
and any changes therein shall be submitted before final adoption to the Committee on
Constitutional Matters for clearance to avoid any possible conflict with the Con-
stitution and By-laws."

6. The "guidelines" for a congregational constitution were discussed but
no action taken, However, the Comittee favored Mr. Kuenne's introduction, All
members were to review the galley proofs and make euch comments or corrections as

may be necessarye