# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_MAY 14 AND 15 1962_S3
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between the contending parties; this gave background information as to the line
of reasoning that had lead up to the letter of November 2] addressed to Gordon

Winrod.

13, The District Officials posed the question: ''What shall be done with
Gordon Winrod?'"' and also the question: ''Should Winrod first cleanse himself

before he has the opportunity to appear before the Board of Appeals?"

14, After a very long and involved discussion, during which various points
of view were presented, analyzed and evaluated, the motion was made, properly
seconded and carried

"that Gordon Winrod, having declared that he volun-
tarily separated himself from The Lutheran Church -
Missouri Synod, has forfeited his right to come to
the Committee of Appeals of the Western District,
The Committee shall be so advised and the action of
President Stelling in making his announcement to the
LUTHERAN WITNESS is correct. "'

15, Chairman Mueller called attention to the fact that Paragraph 4,15 of the
Synodical HANDBOOK (Ordination of Candidates) and Section 4, 17 (District
President Responsibility) appeared to need clarification and that Section 4, 23

(Induction of Instructional Staff Members) appears to be in conflict with

Section 4, 15 of the HANDBOOK,

16, Adjournment for lunch followed.

Afternoon Session
a ES SION

17, The afternoon session was given over to a review of the proposed changes
in the HANDBOOK as these had been noted by the members of the Committee in

their review of those sections of REPORTS AND MEMORIALS assigned to them

by Chairman Mueller.