# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S160
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160 Missions in General

4. Be at least five feet six inches tall.
5. Be a citizen of the United States.
6. Have an A.B. or Th. B. or their equivalents.

C. Regulations for Commission

The Commission will endorse only such applicants as

1. Meet the Government requirements.

2. Will agree to submit monthly reports to the chairman of
the Commission.

3. Will agree not to seek a commission in the regular services
without the knowledge and consent of the Commission.

4, Will agree to resign their chaplaincy when advised by the
Commission of the necessity of such action.

5. Will not violate the principles of separation of Church and
State nor be involved in unionistic practises.

6. Will recognize the Commission as supervisor of their work
and give full cooperation to the Commission.

7. Will attend the conferences in the respective District of
Synod to which they belong and regularly attend the synodical

convention.
D. Duties of the Commission

The Commission

1. Shall keep in touch with the Chief of Chaplains of the
Army and Navy in Washington and ascertain at all times when
vacancies exist for men of our Church.

2. Shall solicit applicants for commissions when necessary.

3. Shall give counsel to chaplains entering the services.

4, Shall report to Synod on the work and problems of the
chaplains.

5. Shall insist on regular monthly reports from chaplains in
the services on active duty.

6. Shall give information through official organs of Synod con-
cerning location of chaplains, so that our Lutheran men may be
directed to them.

7. Shall take the necessary action for the removal from office
of such chaplains as depart from accepted Scriptural teachings
and practises or persist in an ungodly life.

In addition to the above rules and regulations the Commission
drafted forms for applications, questionnaires, reports, diploma of
vocation, and a manual of pastoral ethics for Army and Navy
chaplains.

We now have in the services two chaplains in the Army