# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_October 24 25 1980_S5
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

135. Walter Wegner Request (Ag. 1436, C): The Commission ratified the reply of the Secretary declining
the request for detailed information concerning the District which had passed a resolution on the subject
of fellowship.
136. Husfeldt (Ag. 1450A) : The Commission ratified the Secretary's August 19 reply to the effect that
the Commission had indeed finished its work on the questions submitted by him.
137. Dates: The Commission was reminded of the following meeting dates in January 16-17, April 24-25,
May 22-26.
138. Publication in Witness: It was decided that the following public releases should be made:
Printed in entirety: 1464-Delegate Rights of Applicant Congregations;
1461-Acceptance of Call by Colloquy Student
Simply listed by title: 1460-Delegate Elections in a New England Circuit; 1467Convention
Representatives from Concordia College, Edmonton.
It was also decided to report that the CCM had agreed to consider further the possible separate
incorporation of Church Extension Funds and that it had approved the proposed Articles of Incorporation
of the Southern Illinois District and the Bylaws of the New England and Northern Illinois Districts.
The meeting was closed with prayer by Gene Schnelz.
Herbert Mueller, Secretary

Minutes of the Commission on Constitutional Matters - January 30-31, 1981
Gene Schnelz opened the meeting with a prayer. Carl Eberhard was absent as a result of his recent auto
accident. A letter from him was shared with the Commission. The Minutes of the previous meeting were
approved as submitted.
139. Press-Bar Commission: It was reported that Mueller has been appointed to 19man Missouri PressBar Commission created in 1972 for the protection of the rights and privileges of the courts, the legal
profession, the press, the other public media, and the general public especially in connection with trial
work. He was congratulated upon this unique distinction.
140. Ohio District Church Extension Fund (Ag. 1433): Much time was devoted during the two days to
this subject. Executive Secretary O.W. Toelke and Attorney David J. Hessler represented the Ohio
District and Arthur C. Haake and Phil Draheim the interests of the Lutheran Church Extension FundMissouri Synod. The hearing took up the time of the Commission from 1:00 to 3:00. After further
discussion and drafting the Commission came to certain conclusions on the following morning. After the
finished product has been circulated the opinion will be attached to the Minutes. In general the CCM
ruled that there was no clear provision of the Constitution or Bylaws of the Synod prohibiting the Ohio
District from taking the contemplated action..
141. Concordia Publishing House and Doctrinal Review (Ag. 1475) : From 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on the first
day Dr. J.A.0. Preus and a representative of the CPH Board of Directors, Pastor J. Barclay Brown,