LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1962, Sheet 123

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CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 123

tutionality of Resolution 9, but the question of consti-
tutionality is confined to proper procedure, as fully set
forth in the supplemental report of the standing Com-
mittee on Constitutional Matters, in which the commit-
tee rendered the opinion that Resolution 9 is uncon-
stitutional (see Unprinted Memorial 601-A); and
Wuereas, Your Floor Committee 6 of this convention
is in agreement with the opinion of the standing Com-
mittee on Constitutional Matters; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod declare Resolution 9 of
Committee 3 of the 1959 synodical convention uncon-
stitutional on the ground that said resolution has the
effect of amending the confessional basis of the Consti-
tution of the Synod without following the procedure
required by Article XIV of the Constitution.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

“Manual of Synodical Operations”
RESOLUTION 6-02
Unprinted Memorial 602-C, VII, p. 129, Today’s Business

Wuereas, Many of the items now appearing in the
Bylaws of the Synod are matters of procedure rather
than of policy; and

Wuereas, It is desirable to have a “Manual of Synod-
ical Operations” outlining such procedural matters for
all synodical boards, commissions, committees, councils,
divisions, departments, and bureaus; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Council of Administrators pre-
pare such a “Manual of Synodical Operations”; and be
it further

Resolved, That all purely procedural matters now in
the synodical Handbook be culled out and included in
this manual; and be it finally

Resolved, That this manual be submitted to the
Synod’s Committee (Commission) on Constitutional
Matters for approval and report to the next convention
of the Synod.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Commission on Theology and Church
Relations

RESOLUTION 6-03
Report 602, F, 4, pp. 251, 252, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, A number of different committees, such as
the Committee on Doctrinal Unity, the Committee on
Woman Suffrage, the Advisory Committee on Doctrine
and Practice, the Committee on Finnish Relations, and
the Committee on Bible Versions are now dealing with
and speaking on matters of doctrine and practice; and

Wuereas, It is desirable that the Synod speak with
a unified, single voice in these matters when addressing
itself to extra- and intra-synodical organizations; there-
fore be it ,

Resolved, That a Commission on Theology and
Church Relations be established; and be it further

Resolved, That sections 2.115, 2.117, and 2.119 of the
Bylaws be stricken; and be it finally

Resolved, That a new section 2.115 be adopted to
read as follows:

2.115 Commission on Theology and Church Relations

a. Membership. Membership of the Commission on
Theology and Church Relations shall consist of twenty-
three voting and three advisory members, to be selected
as follows:

1. The synodical convention shall elect six voting
members in the same manner as other elected boards,
commissions, and committees: three parish pastors, one
teacher, and two laymen.

2. The College of Presidents shall elect by ballot five
voting members: two pastors, two laymen, and one
teacher.

3. The St.Louis and Springfield theological faculties
shall each appoint or elect three members of its faculty
as voting members.

4. The President of the Synod, in consultation with the
Vice-Presidents, shall appoint six voting members: two
pastors, two laymen, one professor from the theological
seminaries, and one professor from an educational institu-
tion of the Synod other than the theological seminaries.

5. The President and the First Vice-President of the
Synod and the managing editor of the Concordia Theolog-
ical Monthly shall be the advisory members.

b. Term of Office. The term of office shall coincide
with the synodical practice for commissions.

c. Officers. The commission shall elect its own chair-
man, vice-chairman, secretary, and the chairmen of the
various subcommittees as required. Vacancies in the
elective membership shall be filled by the commission
with the approval of the President of the Synod. Vacan-
cies in the appointive memberships shall be filled by the
respective appointing or electing agency.

d. Subcommittees. The commission shall divide itself
into the following subcommittees:

1. A committee for internal theological matters;

2. A committee for theological relations with sister
churches and their affiliates;

3. A committee for relations with other churches;

Pastor Clarence T. Schuknecht (left) of Zion, Cleveland, tells
David and Carol Saboldt how Dr. H. C. Schwan was one of the
first in the U.S. to set up a Christmas tree in a church (Zion,
1851). Alex C. Schwan, a descendant of Dr. Schwan, looks on.