LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters — Minutes St. Louis, Missouri — NOVEMBER 2, 1962, Page 6

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30, Chairman Kuenne then assigned Synodical HANDBOOK Sections
1, 2, 3 and 13 to Board Member Drews (20 paragraphs); Sections 4, 5,
15 and 16 to Board Member Berner (21 paragraphs); Sections 7, 8, 9, 10,
11 and 12 to Board Member Luessenhop (23 paragraphs); and agreed to

take Section 6 himself (22 paragraphs).

31. Board Member Kuenne now read a communication received from
Roy H, Walters. The Congregation in which Mr. Walters holds member-
ship is revising its Constitution and was seeking some information as to
"unalterable articles", scriptural background for the GUIDELINES,
scriptural background for the office of elder"; the formal procedure for
submitting a church constitution; a partial list of congregations in which
the Synod's GUIDELINES had been used and an opinion whether monthly
voters' meetings have been found more beneficial than meetings every

four months.

32. Atthis point Dr. Meyer joined the meeting and some time was
devoted to discussing the possibility of changing the format for the

revised HANDBOOK,

33. It was agreed that the revised HANDBOOK should appear in the

traditional format,

34. The discussion now turned to the GUIDELINES and Chairman
Kuenne referred to the fact that a committee from the Northern Illinois
District had made certain suggestions which might be taken into considera-

tion when the revision of the GUIDELINES is taken up for consideration,

35. Board Member Kuenne was of the opinion that every member

of the Commission, after reviewing the sections of the HANDBOOK assigned