# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S196
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146 Proceedings of Thirty-Third Regular Convention,

properly classify it in its entirety or in part as actual by-laws, when
properly related to the Constitution of Synod. Be that as it may,
a decision along the indicated lines must be left to the future.

Respéctfully submitted,
CoMMITTEE ON District CoNstiTurION :

Henry B. Hemmeter. J. K. E. Horst.
W. L. Stuckert.

Report of Committee 13.

We recommend that Synod approve the incorporation of the
Eastern: District under the foregoing constitution for the following
reasons: 1. Because this constitution contains nothing that is in
conflict with the constitution of Synod; 2. because such a constitu-
tion frequently facilitates business transactions.

The report of the committee was adopted. |

The Lodge Question.

Proper Lodge Practise Recommended.
(German Report, p. 235.)

At its convention in June, 1925, the Central District of Synod
adopted the following resolutions: —

“1, All faithful Christians, pastors, and members of congrega-
tions must in a brotherly way admonish such pastors and congrega-
tions as are following a wrong and pernicious lodge-practise.

“2, Synod must seriously undertake to discipline such pastors
and congregations as are giving offense by their wrong lodge-practise.

“3, Synod makes it the duty of every Visitor of the District to
report annually at the Visitors’ Conference to the President of the
District regarding conditions with respect to lodge-practise in every
congregation of his visiting circuit.

“4. We hold fast to the rule: No lodge-member shall be admitted
to the Lord’s Supper as long as he holds membership in the lodge, be
it only temporarily or pending the outcome of the issue.

“5 In a case of casuistry demanding extraordinary treatment of
a lodge-member, the pastor shall submit the matter to the church
council, and, respectively, to his congregation, also to his Visitor, for
discussion. ,

“g, A. Lodge Information Bureau is hereby created by the Dis-
trict, which is to furnish information and literature concerning
lodges.

“”, We fully recognize our obligation, as far as brotherly admo-
nition is concerned, also toward those who are members of other
church-bodies or Districts with which we are united in faith.