# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_JULY 26 1961_S2
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

were suggested.

At the end of the discussion it was agreed that the Secretary would
formulate a final draft of the communication to be sent to Pastor Suelflow
and that the members of the Committee on Constitutional Matters would
have the opportunity to review this final draft before it is made available

to the Survey Commission.

Note: For the sake of the record the final draft is appended to these

minutes as Exhibit ''B".

The Secretary now read a communication received from the North-
ern Illinois District which had appointed a Committee on Constitutional
Matters and which was offering suggestions for the revision of GUIDE-

LINES.

Since this Committee from the Northern Illinois District had not

yet drafted its suggestions, no action was taken.

Board Member Kuenne now referred to a model constitution that
had been offered by Dr. Louis Henze, retired Secretary of Missions

and Stewardship in the Atlantic District.

In this connection Mr. Kuenne noted that a congregation in the
Baltimore area had submitted a constitution to him and that he had
observed that the customary section dealing with secret societies had
been omitted; it was claimed by the Pastor of this congregation that

the so-called “lodge paragraph" was legalistic.

The thought was expressed by members of the Committee that

not only a District Committee on Constitutions should review new