LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1962, Page 128

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128 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 6

e. Synodical membership is conditioned on adher-
ence to Article II (Confession), Article VI (Conditions
of Membership), and Article IIT (Objects).

Therefore Synod has the obligation to:

1. Encourage and solicit wholehearted support for
all objectives and programs properly formulated by
circuit, District, or Synod;

2. Insist on loyalty of its members (Article V) to the
Scriptures and the Confessions (Article II); and

Wuereas, Points 2 and 4 especially of the proposed
paragraph d could create problems for a District in
dealing with subsidized congregations; and

Wuereas, Point 6 could be interpreted as coercion of
a congregation by the District or the Synod; and

Wuereas, Paragraph e is already adequately covered
by the Constitution of the Synod (Article II, II, V,
and VI); therefore be it

Resolved, That the suggestion of adding the proposed
paragraphs d and e to section 1.09 be declined.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Procedure in Bylaw Changes and Additions
RESOLUTION 6-20
Report 602, II, A, 3, p. 232, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, Some difficulty has been encountered in
distinguishing Bylaw changes, amendments, and addi-
tions from ordinary resolutions passed at a synodical
convention; therefore be it

Resolved, That Section 16.01, which now reads:

Changes in the Bylaws and additions thereto may be
made provided they (1) are not contrary to the Con-
stitution, (2) are presented in writing to Synod, (3) are
separately considered and acted on, and (4) are passed
by a majority of the voting representatives.

be changed to read as follows:

Changes in the Bylaws and additions thereto may be
made provided they are:

1. Not contrary to the constitution;

2. Presented in writing to the Synod;

3. Specified as Bylaws and considered by a convention
floor committee;

4. Submitted to the Convention Floor Committee on
Constitutional Matters prior to presentation to the con-
vention itself, which committee shall examine them for
content and language and report to the convention as to
their consistency with the Constitution and its recom-
mendations thereto;

5. Passed by a majority of the voting representatives.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Change the Name of Corporate Body
to “International Lutheran Church”
RESOLUTION 6-21

Memorial 639, pp. 287, 288, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, This name for the Synod has been pro-
posed and rejected a number of times in recent years,
even as late as 1959; and

Wuereas, The reasons for this name are now no
more persuasive than formerly; and

Wuereas, There are many who feel that a still bet-
ter name for the Synod might be found; therefore be it

Resolved, That we decline at this time to change the
name of the Synod to “The International Lutheran
Church”; and be it further

Resolved, That the President and the Vice-Presi-
dents direct the Board for Public Relations or some
other appropriate board, committee, or commission to
study the matter of change of name of the Synod and
to report to the next convention of the Synod.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Closer Definition of Relationship of Districts
to the Synod

RESOLUTION 6-22
Report 602, Il, A, 5, pp. 234, 235, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, There is need for a clearer definition of
the relationship of Districts to the Synod; therefore be it

Resolved, That sections 3.01 and 3.02 be rearranged
and amended to read:

3.01 Boundaries and Names of Districts

Synod shall determine the geographic boundaries of
a District, and the name of a District shall be subject to
ratification by the Synod.

3.02 Synod, District, and Congregations

a. The District, which is the Synod working in a geo-
graphical area, shall carry out synodical resolutions
affecting it. The Synod is not merely an advisory body
in relation to a District.

b. The relationships of the congregations to their Dis-
trict are identical to their relationships to the Synod
itself. Article VII of the Constitution and the Bylaw sec-
tion 1.09, which define the relationships of the Synod
to its congregations, apply also to the relationships of the
District to its congregations.

and be it further

Resolved, That points 2—7 under “Synod and Dis-
tricts” (Reports and Memorials, p. 235) be referred for
possible inclusion in the “Manual of Synodical Op-
erations.”

Action: This resolution was adopted.

First Vice-President to Serve as Acting
President in Emergency
RESOLUTION 6-23

Report 602, II, B, 2, and Memorial 605, pp. 240, 269,
Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, The synodical Handbook at present does
not make proper provision in the event of a President’s
temporary or permanent incapacity; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Handbook be amended by adding
section 2.32 to read as follows: