# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_JULY 2 1963_S1
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL
MATTERS, JULY 2, 1963
Chicago, Illinois
93, The Meeting was opened with prayer by Pastor Berner,

94, The Minutes of the Meeting of May 7 and 8, 1963, were presented

and were approved after the following changes had been noted:
95, Paragraph 82 - "Mr. Fred Drews;''

96, Paragraph 83 - Last sentence: ‘under the circumstances it

might heqqme, necessary, " etc;

97. Paragraph 85 - Third line, ''Executive Director of The, Board,of

Directers of The Lutheran Church", etc.

98. Paragraph 87 A was inserted to read: ''The evening session (held
at the LaSalle Hotel) was devoted to the continuation of study of intended changes

and corrections of the Synodical HANDBOOK, "'

99. The Secretary read a letter which he had addressed to the Rev.
Bertwin Frey, President of the English District, under date of June 13, 1963,
The letter contained suggested procedure to be followed by the English District
which had inadvertently installed a brother in the office of Circuit Counselor

when in reality another brother had been elected to that office.

100. The motion was made, properly seconded and carried
"to approve this communication as reflecting

the official opinion of the Committee, "'

101. The Secretary then read a letter addressed to the Rev. Clarence

Rabe, Secretary of the Eastern District who had asked for correct procedure,

with reference to timing, in receiving two congregations, released by the

Southeastern District, into membership of the Eastern District.