# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_OCTOBER 3 1963_S7
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154, A long discussion developed relating to the scope of GUIDELINES,
It was freely admitted that not every item thought desirable by every member
of the Synod had been included in GUIDELINES; for example, no mention is
made of a Stewardship Board. The Opinion was expressed that the ingenuity
and initiative on the part of the individual pastors in congregations would be
quite sufficient to add this and other items that seem desirable ~- or to eliminate

some items which the Committee thinks important.

155, It was agreed to ask Concordia Publishing House to suggest a
one -page bibliography.
NOCN RECESS

AFTERNOON SESSION
156, The Chairman gave a rather comprehensive review of the events
leading up to the former committee's Opinion that the resolution of the San
Francisco Convention relating to the Brief Statement was unconstitutional;
he carefully defined the grounds on which this opinion had been rendered

(Resolution 601-A, p, 187, PROCEEDINGS 1962).
157. Expense accounts were called for by the Chairman.

158. It was suggested that the Secretary should obtain more information
from Secretary Maas of the Atlantic District regarding the intended meaning of
the resolution adopted by the Atiantic District Convention and relating to a
requested re-examination of Resolution 6-06 adopted by the Cleveland

Convention.

159. The Board devoted the remainder of the session in discussing the

situation that had developed when the Synod's Comptroller had tried to