# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S270
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270 Constitutional Matters

Since a hurried acceptance of the aforementioned and of other
pronounced changes would be inadvisable and this whole matter, no
doubt, would lead to considerable debate;

Therefore we think it ill-advised to have Synod act on this
partial revision as presented by the Handbook Revision Committee.

Three years ago Synod, in appointing the Handbook Revision
Committee, found it advisable to resolve “that a complete report of
the work should be submitted to every pastor and every teacher one

year prior to this convention.” We hold that this is a wise provision,

and for that reason we recommend that this partial revision be as-
signed to this or another Handbook Revision Committee with the
instruction to complete the work of revision and to submit a copy of
the revision of the Handbook at least one year before the next
general convention to every pastor and teacher in order to permit
a thorough discussion in pastors’ and teachers’ conferences, congre-
gational and circuit meetings.

We further recommend that the Committee in its report, wher-
ever feasible, indicate which paragraph or paragraphs have been
revised to facilitate comparison and study.

Action of Synod: The report and recommendations were
adopted.

' (This also took care of Unprinted Memorials 8, 81, 162, 163.)

Further Committee Reports on the “Handbook” Revision

After consideration of the report of the Handbook Revision
Committee several suggested changes were presented to Synod.

Concerning the Election of Vice-Presidents, the Committee on
Elections recommended the following:

That Synod adopt the use of the point system of scoring to
determine the priority of the Vice-Presidents, as given under the
section headed “Election of Vice-Presidents.”

Action of Synod: This recommendation was adopted.

The Committee on Nominations brought in the following sug-
gestions concerning Elections:

Wuereas, Your Committee on Nominations, having completed
its assignment after practically six convention days of solid com-
mittee sessions, was thereby, to its regret, deprived of the inspira-
tion and blessing of the majority of the convention sessions; and

WHEREAS, In spite of its well-intentioned aspiration to present
to Synod the best choices for candidates to the many and varied
offices and boards, the feeling of your Committee still persists that
a more efficient result might have been achieved if the much
splendid material in men to be found in Synod in some manner less