# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_MAY 14 AND 15 1962_S2
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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election of a District President conflicted with the existing provisions of the

Constitution and Bylaws.

8. After some discussion it was agreed that the newly proposed procedure
would be in conflict with a strict interpretation of the existing provisions of the

Constitution and the Bylaws.

9. The motion was made, properly seconded and carried
"to inform Pastor Hillmann ‘that the proposed pro-
cedure would be construed as being in conflict with
the strict interpretation of the existing Bylaws; but
to recognize that not only in the Northwest District,
but also other Districts of the Synod, suggestions
had been made to liberalize or to change the proce-
dure in electing a District President and District
Vice-Presidents,' "'
10. It was agreed that a realistic appraisal of the situation called for a
liberalizing of Paragraph 3.21 in the Bylaws and that this should be proposed

to the Cleveland Convention.

NOTE: Resolution 6-29 on page 129 of the 1962 PROCEEDINGS reflects the adopted changee

ll, President W. J. Stelling and Vice-President Kurt Biel of the Western
District appeared and reviewed at great length the situation that had developed
in prolonged dealings with the former Rev. Gordon Winrod who had been advised,
on November 21, 1961, by the President of the Western District that "the
Praesidium of the Western District sent tothe LUTHERAN WITNESS a notice
that you are no longer eligible for a Call in The Lutheran Church - Missouri
Synod, and that the congregation which you have organized, known as St, Paul
Lutheran Church of Little Rock, Arkansas, is not affiliated with The Lutheran

Church - Missouri Synod,"

12. The presentation of President Stelling and Vice-President Biel was

supported with many exhibits and copies of correspondence that had passed