# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S205
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Constitutional Matters 808

ad whose pastors and teachers hold membership in the Synod,
nor the rules and regulations of the Synod.”

We believe that the first paragraph of the Committee Report
‘simply a restatement of this provision of the by-laws, and we,
therefore, recommend:
‘: 1. That the first paragraph of the Report of the Special Com-
“mittee (Memorial 501) -be adopted.
_ We believe that it is a logical deduction from the second sen-

«< tence of Article VII that a resolution of Synod is of binding force

a, if it is in accordance with the Word of God, and

b. if it does appear to be expedient as far as the condition of

a congregation is concerned. .

In agreement with this deduction we recommend:

2. That the second paragraph of the Report of the Special
_ Committee be adopted.

We also recommend:

3. That for purposes of clarification a further paragraph be
-inserted in the committee report to read as follows: “Since Sec-
tion M, paragraph 3, on page 58 of the Synodical Handbook states:
Inasmuch as the Synod permits congregtions to adopt or reject
any: synodical resolutions,” the congregation shall be the judge of .
the expediency of the resolution as applied to its local condition.
‘However, i in exercising such judgment, a congregation must not act
arbitrarily, but in accordance with the principles of Christian love
and charity.” 7 , oe
4. We recommend that the third paragraph of the Report of
the Special Committee be adopted after striking the last, five words
“concerning its own internal affairs.”

5. We recommend that paragraph 4 of the Report of the Special
Committee be adopted, substituting the word “bound” for “held.”

Memorial 502. °
Memorial 502 is submitted in opposition to a resolution pre-
sented by a District to the 1941 convention, which was referred to -
‘a special committee for further study. The resolution refers ‘to the
relation between Synod and its members.
- The Report of the Special. Committee appears: as Memorial 501,
7 discussed above.

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Committee 6 has studied all these submissions and considers
. that in adopting its report on Memorial 501 Synod has also dis-
posed | of Memorial 502.