# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_December 10 11 1970_S6
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

293. Terms of Office: It was agreed that this item be held on the agenda in anticipation of possible
recommendations from the ad hoc committee(4-31) on various questions of organization (Ag. 148).
294. South Wisconsin Overtures: The Secretary reported on the overtures which this District is submitting
regarding restriction of presidency to parish pastors and regarding nominating procedures for District
president (Ag. 170 and 171).
295. Seniority in Electing Delegates: In answer to a request from Counselor Reiss of Colorado, the
Secretary had stated that seniority could not be substituted for election in chosing convention delegates.
The Commission formally approved this reply (Ag. 173).
296. Restrictions on Faculty (Ag. 200): Professor Richard Klann had submitted various questions
regarding the relationship of a seminary president to the professors. It was decided to inform Professor
Klann that the Commission had not been able to finish its study of these questions but by the time the
meeting adjourned had come to this position:
1.

Procedures are necessary for any agency and should be followed;

2.

However, the rights of individuals need to be respected.

297. Letter from LEA: Kuenne read a letter that he had received from the LEA with the information that
that organization proposes quite a few overtures for the Milwaukee convention.
298. The meeting adjourned with prayer by the Secretary.

Herbert Mueller, Secretary

MINUTES OF MEETING OF COMMISSION ON CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS
St. Louis, Missouri, February 18-19, 1971
299. Luessenhop opened the meeting with prayer. It was announced that Kuenne would be conducting the
chapel service at noon. The minutes of the previous meeting were adopted as submitted. All were present
except Polzin, who had resigned.
300. Bylaws for Deaf Work (Agenda 193): Since Pastor Rode reported that this matter would not be
submitted to the 1971 Milwaukee convention, the Commission decided to remove the item from the
agenda.
301. Seconding (Ag. 108): It was agreed to hold this item awaiting a recommendation from Luessenhop.
302. SELC Delegates (Ag. 238): The Commission adopted the following wording for the overture agreed
upon already at the previous meeting:
WHEREAS, The SELC District was not received into the membership of The Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod until January 1, 1971, thus making it impossible for the District to
observe the procedures outlined in the Bylaws for the election of delegates to the convention; and