LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters — Minutes St. Louis, Missouri — MAY 14 AND 15, 1962, Page 5

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the Convention and that he would attend the sessions of Floor Committee 6 in

an advisory capacity.

21, Adjournment for dinner.

Evening Session
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22. Board Member Kuenne reported at length on a recent meeting with
| Dr. Edward L, Lind. The purpose of that meeting had been to give opportunity
| to Dr. Lind to explain in detail his reaction (which reflected also the feelings
of the English District, the Atlantic District, and brethren in some other
Districts) to the action of the San Francisco Convention in adopting Resolution 9
of Committee 3, giving special status to the Brief Statement and "every doctrinal

statement of a confessional nature adopted by Synod,"

23, This report on the part of Mr. Kuenne led to a very long and soul-
searching discussion as to what action - if any - the Committee should take in
this matter. It was recalled that until now the Committee had taken the position
that a ruling on its part as io the constitutionality of this resolution would not be

required since this question would be presented to the Cleveland Convention,

24, However, in view of the continuing unrest that had been noted in many

Committee was now faced with the question whether it would not be performing

a real service to the Church if it faced up realistically to the situation and
offered a ruling not on the doctrinal content of the Brief Statement, but only

on the question whether the adoption of this Resolution (which in effect changed
Article II of the Constitution by a mere majority vote and without a referendum

among the congregations) had followed constitutional procedure.

| areas of the Synod because of the adoption of this controversial resolution, the
| 25. The entire evening was spent in discussing this complicated situation