# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1917_S44
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

44 Proceedings of 30th General Convention,

4. The publication and distribution of Bibles, church-books, ':
school-books, religious periodicals, and other books and Papers; ‘

5. The endeavor to -bring about the largest possible uniformity
in church-practise, church-customs, and, in general, in congre-
gational affairs; ;

6. The furtherance of Christian parochial schools and of a thor-
ough catechetical instruction Preparatory to admission to the
Sacrament;

7. The supervision of the ministers and teachers of Synod in
regard to the performance of their official duties ;

8. The protection of pastors, teachers, and congregations in the
‘fulfilment of their duties, and the maintenance of their rights.

Article IV. — Powers,

Synod shall have legal powers —.

1. To purchase, hold, administer, and sell Property of. every
description in the interests of Synod;

2. To accept, hold, administer, and, if deemed advisable, dispose
of legacies, donations, commercial papers, and legal documents of
every description in the interest of its work, as afore said.

Article V. — Membership.

Membership in Synod is held and may be acquired by con-
gregations, ministers of the Gospel, and teachers of the Evan-
gelical Lutheran Church, who accept the doctrinal basis of Art. II.

A. Voting Members.

All organized congregations that have joined Synod hold voting
membership. At the meetings of the various Districts of Synod ;

the meetings of Synod proper a group of congregations, as specified
in the By-laws, shall be represented by two delegates, one clerical
and one lay delegate, each being entitled to one vote, '

B. Advisory Members.
Advisory members are: —
1. Pastors whose congregations do not hold membership
in Synod;
2. Assistant pastors;
- Ministers of the Gospel not in charge of congregations ;
- Professors at Synod’s. educational institutions;.

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Article VI. — Conditions of Membership.
Requisites necessary to acquire and hold membership in Synod
are as follows: —- ‘
1, Acceptance of the doctrinal basis of Art. IT,
2. Renunciation of uniohism and syncretism of every descrip-
tion, such as, .
a. Serving congregations of mixed confession, as such, by
ministers of the Church; .
b. Taking part in the services and sacramental rites of het- -
erodox congregations or of such of mixed confession ;

e. Joining the heterodox in missionary efforts or in the pub-
. lishing and distribution of literature,