# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S218
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218 Constitutional Matters

Unprinted Memorials 33, 36, and 39 also had a bearing on
this matter.

Committee 9 submitted the following recommendation:

Your Committee is of the opinion that a new name for our
Synod is desirable, but it does not approve any of the names
hitherto suggested. It recommends therefore that Synod direct
the editors of the Lutheraner and the Lutheran Witness to invite
suggestions for a new name, that these suggested new names be
published, and that the 1941 synodical convention make a decision
in the matter.

Action of Synod: This recommendation was adopted.

Redistricting of Synod
Concerning this plan, advocated in Memorial 505, Committee 9
recommended that no action be taken.
Synod adopted this recommendation.

Selection of Board of Control of St. Louis Seminary from
Synod at Large
Memorial 116 suggested that the Board of Control of the St.
Louis Seminary be chosen from Synod at large like the Board of
Directors of Synod.

Recommendation of Committee 9:

Your Committee recommends that the selection of members
of the Board of Control for Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, be
made as heretofore.

Action of Synod: This recommendation was adopted.

Tenure of Office of Members of Boards
(Memorial 510)

In order that an active incumbency of office may not become
a burden to any one individual or an inactive incumbency a burden
to a board or to Synod, and in order that the gifts which the Lord
has given us may be utilized more fully and service may be
rendered well and intensively rather than for a long time,. we
recommend that tenure of office in the elected boards for Synod
shall be limited to three consecutive terms of three years each for
any member of any one board; but previous tenure of office shal
not .disqualify a person after an interruption of three years. Ir
order that this provision may not cause undue interference wit!
the continuity in the work of a board, we also recommend tha
this provision shall not apply to the incumbent of a designatec