LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1962, Sheet 131

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CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 131

Ordination and Commissioning
of Missionaries to Foreign Fields
RESOLUTION 6-34
Memorial 625, p. 281, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, The College of Presidents has recom-
mended clarification of section 4.43 of the synodical By-
laws pertaining to commissioning of missionaries; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That section 4.43 of the Bylaws be amended
to read as follows:

443 Order fer Ordination and Commissioning

The order for the ordination and commissioning or
commissioning of a missionary called into the foreign
fields shall be issued upon the request of the respective
Mission Board by the President of the District in which
the missionary resides. The order for the commissioning
of missionaries for service within a given District of the
Synod shall be issued by the respective District President.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Prerequisites for Ordination
RESOLUTION 6-35
Memorial 632, p. 282, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, The College of Presidents has reviewed
section 4.15 of the synodical Handbook regarding prereq-
uisites for ordination and submitted a revised state-
ment for acceptance by this convention; therefore be it

Resolved, That section 4.15 as it now stands be
stricken and replaced by the following statement by the
College of Presidents:

4.15 Prerequisites for Ordination

a. A candidate for the office of the pastoral ministry
in The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod may be or-
dained when the following prerequisites have been met:

1. He shall have completed the prescribed courses of
study and have received a diploma from one of the
church’s seminaries, or have fulfilled the requisites for
a colloquy according to the synodical Handbook, 4.55
to 4.71.

2. He shall have received endorsement by the proper
faculty or the committee on colloquies and in every
respect have been declared qualified by them for the
office of the ministry of Word and sacrament in the
church.

3. He shall have indicated complete dedication to the
ministry and the readiness to accept a call extended to
him by the Board of Assignments.

4, He shall have received and accepted a call to a posi-
tion the incumbent of which may be ordained according
to the regulations of the Synod.

5. He shall have received and accepted a call extended
through the proper channels to assume full-time work
in the church. .

6. He shall have made application for membership in
the Synod and have submitted a request for ordination
to the respective District President (or the proper official
of the Board through which the call was extended).

b. Graduates of the St.Louis and Springfield semi-
naries who have fulfilled the prerequisites stated in a,
1—4, and who wish to continue their professional studies
shall be assigned and ordained upon their request under
the following conditions:

1. A call shall have been extended by a congregation
or a proper board expressing preference for a particular

candidate to be assigned to the function of pastor, or
other synodically approved office.

2. The District President shall approve the call, and
the candidate shall be assigned by the Board of Assign-
ments.

3. The District President shall approve the request for
ordination and receive the candidate upon his applica-
tion as a member of the Synod and the District.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Lutheran Church — Canada
RESOLUTION 6-36
Report 633, p. 282—284, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, The three Districts of The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod in Canada, together with the
congregations of the English District in Canada, have
been operating during the past triennium as a federation
known as Lutheran Church — Canada; and

Wuereas, The Lutheran Church— Canada is now
planning to organize itself as a separate synodical body,
in close relationship with The Lutheran Church — Mis-
souri Synod, subject to the vote of the congregations in
Canada; and

Wuereas, it will be necessary to work out many de-
tails involving various synodical boards, such as the
Board for Higher Education, the Board for Missions in
North and South America, the Church Extension Board,
and the Board for Support and Pensions; therefore be it

Resolved, That Lutheran Church — Canada be en-
couraged to proceed with its plans to build up a strong
indigenous Lutheran Church in Canada; and be it
further

Resolved, That the synodical Boards of Higher Edu-
cation, Missions in North and South America, Church
Extension, and Support and Pensions cooperate with
Lutheran Church — Canada in formulating plans and
making equitable arrangements with Lutheran Church
—- Canada and report to the next synodical convention.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Limiting the Size of Synodical Conventions
RESOLUTION 6-37
Memorial 608, p. 270, Reports and Memorials
Wuereas, The size of the synodical convention is
constantly increasing; and
Wuereas, There is a sincere concern to give all dele-
gates the opportunity to become fully informed about
the issues involved and to express their views; and

Wuereas, A new method of establishing the number
of delegates to the synodical convention requires fur-
ther studies in apportionment and the realignment of
electoral circuits; therefore be it

Resolved, That this memorial be referred to the Col-
lege of Presidents for study and for a report to the next
convention of the Synod.

Action: This resolution was adopted.