# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1920_S32
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Proceedings of Thirty-First National Conve

B. Advisory Members,

Advisory members are: —

. Pastors whose congregations do t
. Assistant pastors; “ee not hold membe

. Ministers of the Gospel not in ch

. Professors at Synod’s educational Tretite ome

institutions;

. Teachers of Synod’s Parochial schools- 3
. Candi or the office of the mini , ‘
in the parochial schools. imistry or for that

- Article VI. — Conditions of Membership“

‘Pp.

Requisites necessary to acquire and hold membe
are as follows: —

1. Acceptance of the doctrinal basis of Art. IL

2. Renunciation of unionism and gs i ;
euch as, yncretism of every,

a. Serving congregations of mixed confessi
isters of the Church; fession, ae

b. Taking part in the services and sacramental rit,
dox congregations or of congregations of
fession ;

ce. Joining the heterodox in missionary eff }
lishing and ‘distribution of literature. “ *

3. Regular call of pastors and teachers, and r
lay delegates by the congregations, as also the blamele:
life of such. ;

4. Exclusive use of doctrinally pure agenda, hym
eatechisms in church and school.

5. No congregation shall be ‘admitted to membership.
Synod has convinced itself that its constitution, which mr
mitted, contains nothing which is contrary to the Seriy
Lutheran Confessions.

6. Pastors, teachers, candidates for the office of the
that of a teacher in a parochial school, not coming from
erthodox church-bodies, must, before they can be received fii
bership of Synod, submit to a colloquy.

. 7. Congregations, pastors, teachers, or candidates fod
of the ministry or that of a teacher in a parochial
a rule, received into membership at the meetings of the:
of the Synod; but they may also be received at the me
Synod.

Article VII. — Relation of Synod to Its 3

In ‘its relation to its members Synod is not a go
exercising legislative or coercive powers. In all matte
the Christian congregation’s right of self-government, t
but an advisory body. Accordingly, no congregation sh

‘by any resolution of the Synod that imposes some
either contrary to the Word of God, or which to any
appears unsuited to its condition. ;

Article VIII. — Synodical Meetings. .

A. Time and Validity of Meetings. -
1. The Synod convenes every three years for a ri
2. The Synod shall be duly qualified to transact
meeting has been constitutionally convened and at I
- of the constitutionally elected representatives who
vote are present.