# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S199
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V. CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

Ao With reference to Memorial 526, pages 153—242 of the Book
of Memorials, as well as Overtures 518—524, Committee 6 sub-
-. mitted the. following report:

Committee 6 believes that of the items referred to it for study
first consideration should be given to the Proposed Synodical
Handbook.

- Handbook Committee “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, congregational and circuit meetings.”

The Handbook Committee did not find it possible to meet the
time schedule prescribed by the 1941 convention, some of the
reasons for this fact being beyond the control of the Handbook
- Committee. Memorials 518 to 524 ‘call attention to this fact and

‘Handbook until 1947.

heard members of the Handbook Committee and other interested
individuals, and now submits the following report to Synod:

Wuereas, We believe that the Handbook Revision Committee,
1941, has worked carefully and faithfully and has placed ‘before

entitled to the sincere thanks of Synod; and

Wuereas, The Handbook Revision Committee, for reasons
largely beyond its control, was unable to comply with the 1941
_ instructions to submit its report to all pastors and teachers at least
one year before the 1944 convention; and

vention to consider all the proposed ‘changes as carefully as. it
. should and doubts:whether any future convention committee would
find it possible to do so; and,

at t this time might create a feeling of dissatisfaction in large areas
of Synod; and,

longer available; and, ’

Constitutional Matters 6 199.

The 1941 convention (Proceedings, page 210) instructed ‘the.

- urge that therefore Synod defer action on the Proposed Synodical

Your Committee has studied these memorials carefully, has |
. acting in conformity with the synodical resolutions of 1938 and .
' Synod a draft of the Proposed Synodical Handbook, for which it | is.
Wuereas, Committee 6 will not have the time during this con- —

. Wuereas, The adoption of the Proposed Synodical Handbook |

Wuereas, The 1937 edition of the ‘Synodieal Handbook is 20