# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_JULY 2 1963_S12
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              B. Congregational officers or committees, whether elected or appointed,

     shall have no authority beyond that which has been conferred upon them, and

     whatever authority may have been delegated to them may at any time be altered

     or revoked.



     ARTICLE VIO


                                                DIVISION


              If at any time a division should take place on account of doctrine, the

     property of the congregation and all benefits connected therewith shall remain

     with those communicant members who continue to adhere in confession and prac

     tice to Article HI of this Constitution.     If division takes place for any other reason,

     the property sha,U remain with the majority of the communicant members.            In the

     event the congregation should totally disband, the property and all rights connected

     therewith shall Be transferred to the                             District of The Lutheran

               - Missouri Synod.




        :.;        .    .               DOCTRINAL CONFORMITY

              Ojnly such hymns, prayers, and liturgies shall be used in the public sex-

              >f the ^«!tf««ai:ion and in all ministerial acta as conform to the confessional

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                                                      MEMBERSHIP

              This cQngregation shall hold membership in The Lutheran Church - Missouri

                       l$f?j|jjfcis Synod remains true to the Word of God and the Lutheran

                   ,   tl frhail send its pastor(s), teacher(s) and a lay delegate to the

                              of the Synod.