# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_February 19 1981_S1
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Herbert Mueller, Secretary
February 19, 1981

Minutes of the Commission on Constitutional Matters - February 19, 1981
All voting members were on the line,
113 Ohio District Church Extension Fund : After protracted discussion and a page-by-page review of the
circulated draft, the Commission made several changes and then adopted the finished product as attached
to the Minutes.
174. Doctrinal Review -- CPH : The opinion circulated by Schnelz with a few additional comments by
Mueller was then discussed. The Commission was unable to arrive at any final conclusions. Toward the
end of the discussion the possibility of permitting the CPH Board after authorization for publication had
been given to resort to the doctrinal appeal process if it was dissatisfied with the doctrinal reviewer's
evaluation, was introduced into the discussion. It was decided to hold final action on an opinion until the
April meeting.
175. St. Catharine's Bylaws: Schnelz stated that he had received a draft of a Bylaw from the lawyer
involved in Canada and that he would circulate copies of this immediately.
176. Reporting of Opinions to the Convention: With respect to Minutes 158 the Commission approved
the addition of the Ohio District opinion and the interpretation of the Saskatoon resolution to the list of
opinions to be printed in the Workbook. The one on Doctrinal Review and CPH would not be finished in
time for publication.
177. After expression of thanks to our gracious Lord for Carl Eberhard's recovery and after the Chairman
had dropped off the line for some unexplained reason, the meeting stood adjourned.
Herbert Mueller, Secretary

Minutes of the Meeting of the Commission on Constitutional Matters - April 24-25, 1981
For the first hour Carl Eberhard chaired the meeting until Don Prevallet put in his appearance. Dr. Edwin
Weber was unable to attend. The opening prayer was given by John Klotz. The Minutes of January 30-31
and of February 19, 1981 were approved as submitted.
178. Southern Illinois District Bylaws (Ag. 625,A-0): The Commission completed its review of these
District Bylaws as attached to the Minutes, dividing its recommendations into those required and those
suggested.
179. Lodge Paragraph (Ag. 1465,A-E) : The Secretary was requested to write to President Lloyd Behnken
to determine what further progress had been made in this matter.
180. Southern District Response (Ag. 938,A-E) : Hold until next meeting.