# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_December 10 11 1970_S5
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

281. ALC Reorganization: The Secretary had submitted this merely as a report (Ag. 192).
282. Pocket Committee: Attention was also called to a news item in which Dr. Arthur C. Repp refers to
the CCM as a pocket committee of the synodical president (Ag. 197).
283. Herman Harms Essay: It was decided to keep this item on "The Implications of Synodical
Membership" on the docket (Ag. 209).
284. Request for Guidelines: The Secretary reported on various requests for guidelines on woman
suffrage that continue to come in (Ag. 127B).
285. Reverend Robert Cardaro: The Commission approved the reply which the Secretary had sent to
Robert Cardaro in his continuing concern about lay delegates in dual parishes (Ag. 212).
286. Zimmermann, Indiana: Continuing correspondence between the Secretary and President
Zimmermann was reported by the Secretary. The Commission resolved to accept the Secretary's report
(Ag. 198B).
287. James P. Maier: It was resolved that the Secretary should acknowledge the letter from this pastor,
thank him for his interest, and wish him a blessed Christmas (Ag. 216).
288. Bylaws, Board of Doctrinal Review (Ag. 4): It was reported that these bylaws had been completed. It
was formally resolved to suggest to the Board that the bylaws be submitted to the Commission prior to
the convention for an evaluation.
289. Appeals: The question of whether the first sentences of 5.31 need clarification was removed from the
agenda in view of the fact that an ad hoc committee is working in this whole area (Ag. 8).
290. Official Conferences: It was reported that the Council of Presidents was moving forward in an effort
to designate more precisely official conferences (Ag. 16).
291. Constitution Rewrite: In line with a previous decision the Commission adopted the following
overture to the Milwaukee convention:
WHEREAS, Several improvements in the language of the Constitution would be desirable;
therefore be it
Resolved, That the Commission on Constitutional Matters be authorized to effect the following
grammatical and stylistic changes in the Constitution of the Synod, with said changes not to be
regarded as constitutional amendments:
1)

To change the singular verb "is" in Article VIII, A, 2 to the plural "are;"

2)

To insert the definite article "the" uniformly before the word "Synod."

3)

To change "official organs" and "official publications" to "official periodicals" in
Article XI B, 9, Article XIV, 3 and 4.

292. Congregations Forfeiting Membership: It was decided to place this item on the agenda for the next
meeting (Ag. 107).