# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1920_S45
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mod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1920. 45

. itinerary preachers who are not called by and
ries ands shall in like manner be inducted into office.
SF gynod’s educational institutions shall in like
; 4 into office by the respective District President or ©

of parochial schools shall, pledging themselves to the
#1 F the Lutheran Church, be publicly inducted into
sator of the respective congregation, who must be
Foam by the District President.
strict President shall not authorize the ordination of .
‘the ministry or the installation of pastors, as also the
teachers of parochial schools, unless the applicant for
installation shall at the same time make application
in the Synod. .
or teachers coming from such church bodies as are
b us to be orthodox cannot be received into member-
racted into office until the respective District President
lished their names in the official synodical organs.
rict President shall annually revise the lists of pas-
hers in the printed Annuaf“of the Synod. The names
we left the office of the ministry or that of a teacher in
‘school, and have taken up some other calling, shall be

3 the register.
H. Meetings of Districts.

of the Districts shall be governed essentially by the
saulations adopted by the Synod, insomuch as these apply
eetings of the Districts, unless the Districts adopt their
regulations. It is understood, however, that in the
‘the Districts the District officers function, and that all
ye presented must come within the scope of the Districts’
ollowing special rules shall apply to the Districts: —
he opening service the President of the Synod, or one of
idents representing him, shall preach. ;
e meetings of the Districts the President of the Synod,
esident representing him, shall report on the condition
firs of the Synod (educational institutions, missions,
; forth). :
the District meetings voting power shall be given to the
Kthe laymen who have been sent by, congregations holding
Mhership. The pastors shall be accredited if-they are in
synodical congregation; the lay-delegates, the personnel
fsontinually changing, shall by their congregation be given
ting the signature of the pastor of the congregation
officers. These credentials must, at the opening of the
ention, be given to the District Secretary.
embers of the Synod, voting and advisory, shall regularly ’
e meetings of the District Synods, which meetings shall
yond a period of six working-days. Such as are com-
absent must present a written excuse. Whoever absents .
out excuse shall be called to account, by the District —
d, if necessary, admonished. If any one absents himself
without excuse, the District President shall report such
he District Synod, in order that the District Synod may
@ offender, and, if necessary sever synodical relations with
members of the Synod as arrive after the opening of the
‘leave before their close, shall present a written excuse.

Expulsion. (Const., § 13.)

enever a member of the Synod has been expelled by a Dis-
athe synodical organization, the District shall have the
px its President to publish a notice of such expulsion in