# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_August 23 24 1971_S8
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announcement would be the fact that the commission is contemplating the issuance of a new edition of
Guidelines giving several alternative ideas for congregational constitutions.
50. Bylaw Changes: While discussing the items in paragraphs 21 and those following, attention was also
called to the list of bylaws directly affected by convention resolutions (Ag. 263):
1.27a, 2.83, 2.91
1.27, 1.57, 1.61, 1.63
2.03, 6.01
2.07, 2.31, 2.36
2.03, 8.51, 8.57, 8.61
2.06, etc.
2.39
2.11
2.109 ff
2.112
2.113
2.136
2.39
4.103
5.01
6.79
6.181
11.03 ff
11.111
11.121
11.131
14.01 ff
Constitution
VIII A 2
XI B 9 & XIV 3&4

Administrative Officer (TB 331, 4-38)
Advisory Delegates (TB 335, 4-41)
BHE (TB 275, 4-35)
Secretary (TB 227, 4-28)
CEF (TB 274, 4-34)
Delayed Induction (TB 271, 4-31)
Secretary (TB 59, 4-14)
Tenure and Termination (TB 227, 4-29)
CTCR (TB 319, 2-29)
Ministerial Health (TB 142, 11-02)
Architecture (TB 322, 5-42)
VP Tally (TB 226, 4-27)
Elections (5-46)
Lay Ministers (6-10)
Appeals Chapter (TB 237, 5-14)
(See also 6.65, 6-75, 6.81, 6.83)
Brazil (TB 324, 5-35)
Lay Higher Education (TB 273, 4-33)
CPH (TB 106, 10-04)
Worship (4-04)
Doctrinal Review (TB 362, 2-36)
Advance (TB 223, 4-18)
Fraternal Organizations (TB 281, 2-25)
"The Synod" throughout (TB 325, 5-38)
"are" for "is"
"Official Periodicals" for "Official Organs"
and "Official Publications"
Herbert Mueller, Secretary

MINUTES OF MEETING OF COMMISSION ON CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS
October 14-15, 1971, Chicago, Illinois
51. Chairman Luessenhop called upon Streufert to open the meeting with prayer. All members were
present except Prevallet, who was excused. The minutes of August 23-24 were accepted as presented.
Mueller reported that Freise and Luessenhop had been reappointed to the Commission with terms
beginning January 1, 1972.
52. Handbook (Ag. 285, 288, 289): Most of the first day's session was devoted to going through the
galleys of the Handbook, as prepared by the Secretary, page by page. The following were specifically
approved:
Foreword, paragraph 4: change "these" to "its," otherwise approved as submitted.