# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S207
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Constitutional Matters , . 207 ve

graph 137 of the proposed . new By-Laws to its Constitution to read:
“Every circuit of approximately twenty advisory members of the
< clergy and approximately every twenty teachers of Lutheran ele-

Tue Micuican District CouNcIL
per W.¥F. Hacen, G. M. Kracn

. The same change was advocated in Memorial 505 by the
Visitors of the North Wisconsin District.

ACTION

. The following resolutions submitted by Committee 6 “were

adopted: ;

" ‘Wuereas, The number of delegates to synodical conventions is:

steadily growing larger; and :

“° Wereas, This causes great difficulty in providing proper

: vhousing; and

Wuereas, An equal reduction of delegates will not infringe

upon the representation rights of any congregation; therefore be it
Resolved, That Art. IV, A, page 19 of the Synodical Handbook

be revised to read: “Every ten to fifteen member’ congregations

shall form an electoral circuit, which shall elect one pastor and one’

layman and their alternates to represent them. at the conventions

- of Synod”; and be it further

Resolved, That Art. IV, B, page 19 of the Synodical Handbook oot

“be revised to read: “Every circuit of approximately twenty ad-. :

visory members of the clergy and approximately every twenty

‘teachers of Lutheran elementary schools shall be entitled to one

representative.”

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Prorating Traveling Expenses to Synod
(Memorial 506)

: The Officers’ Conference of the California and Nevada District
‘hetewith submits the following overture for your consideration:
‘Wuerzas, The synodical conventions will by necessity continue’
= to: ‘be held in midwestern cities; and
«WHEREAS, Synodical regulations ‘make it incumbent on all Dis-
tricts to send delegates; and

WHEREAS, The District must finance the sending of such dele-
gates; and :

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