# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_September 19 20 1975_S1
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

4.55 a,c - Application for Admission (Colloquies) (Res. 6-04)
4.57 - Eligibility (Colloquies) (Res. 6-04)
4.61 a,b,c,d,e - Program of Instruction (Colloquies) (Res. 6-04)
4.61 f,1,3 - Program of Instruction (Colloquies) (Res. 6-04)
(2 and 4 remain as is)
4.101 to 4.107 - Board for Lay Ministers, new Bylaws (Res. 6-11A)
Drop asterisk from heading and drop footnote.
5.31 k - Locked files' custody, appeals cases (Res. 9-04)
8.43, 8.47, 8.49 - Evangelism (Res. 1-06) (8.41 and 8.45 remain as is)
8.51 - Board for Church Extension (Res. 4-13) Eliminate footnote.
Other paragraphs remain untouched.
9.01 f - Budgeting Procedure (Res. 4-06)
9.11 a - Fiscal Review Commission (Res. 4-07) Other subparagraphs remain.
9.13 c - Fiscal Review Commission (Res. 4-06) Other subparagraphs remain.
11.25 e - Concordia Publishing House (Res. 9-05)
Add last sentence "In addition . . ."
11.81 - Official Periodical (Res. 7-07)
11.85 a - Editors (Res. 7-07) Omit definite article from 11.85 heading.
12.51 - Provision for Television Ministry (Res. 7-06)
This to replace entire "C" section.
15.23 c,h - Armed Forces Commission, general duties (Res. 9-03)
15.27 c - Armed Forces Commission, active military personnel (Res. 9-03)
15.29 b - Armed Forces Commission (Res. 9-03) (hospitals)
Changes Necessitated by Convention Actions
Contents, XI, c - Retain only "The Lutheran Witness" (Res. 7-07)
Constitution Article XIV, 3,4 - Change "official periodicals" to singular (Res. 7-07)
The CCM rules that this is merely an editorial change not subject to the procedures required for
amending the Constitution. (also in 2.39; 2.103 c,2; 2.141 a; 2.143 e; 4.59; 4.79 c; 4.81 b,2;
4.95; 6.54 a; 11.81 heading & text)
1.59 - Remove last sentence re lay credential forms (Res. 5-22)
2.03 - Move Board for Church Extension to "a" and eliminate footnote
(1973 convention action)
Remove "A Board for Lutheran Television" entirely (Res. 7-06)
2.05 h - Remove "A Commission on Mission and Ministry in the Church" (Res. 4-11)
2.39 - Remove "d." re lay credential forms (see Res. 5-22) and re-letter following subparagraphs
2.111 - Drop bylaws re "Commission on Mission and Ministry in the Church" (Res. 4-11)
4.39 - Change "Reporter" to "The Lutheran Witness" (Res. 7-07)
8.01 - Board for Missions. Transfer wording of footnote to 8.01
(1973 convention action)
11.25 c - Retain only "The Lutheran Witness" (Res. 7-07) Also in "C" heading before 11.81.
17.03 - title and body: International Lutheran Laymen's League (see Res. 7-06)
Editorial Refinements
Art. of Inc., I, d - Eliminate asterisk and footnote. Needs to be reported only once (1973) .
1.71 - Change "Division of General Staff Services" to "Administration"