# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_JULY 26 1961_S1
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE
ON CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS, JULY 26, 1961

The meeting was held on the campus of Concordia Teachers College

in River Forest, Ilinois, and was opened with prayer by Dr. Mueller.

Present were Dr. Mueller; Mr. Herbert Kuenne; the Secretary; and

Advisory Member Vice-President Dr. Arthur Nitz.
Dr. Alvin Mueller was elected Chairman pro tempore,

The Secretary reported that Chairman W. H. Meyer had offered
his resignation as member of the Committee on Constitutional Matters
some months ago; both Dr. Behnken and the Secretary had attempted
to persuade Chairman Meyer to reverse his decision and to serve out

at least his present term, but that these efforts had been of no avail.

The motion was made, properly seconded and carried
“to recognize the outstanding service of Chairman
Meyer and to convey to him the appreciation and
the greetings of the Board."
The Secretary explained that the minutes of the meeting on Feb-
ruary 28, 1961, had not been compiled in written form and gave a

running commentary on the dis cussions that had taken place and the

agreements that had been reached on that day.

The Secretary now presented a three-page communication from the
Rev. August R. Suelflow, Research Secretary of Synod's Survey Com-

mission. (See Exhibit "A'')

Several questions had been addressed to the Committee on Consti-
tutional Matters by Pastor Suelflow and these questions, and related

issues, were now discussed paragraph by paragraph and tentative answers