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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1926, Page 153

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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1926. 153

Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States to take proper steps to
effect the amalgamation of all congregations now belonging to the
English District of Synod with the Districts in the territory of which
they are located.” (Signed.) Arrour BrouM, President.
B. W.J.Lanan, Secretary.
Action.
In its report, Committee 13 referred to the foregoing resolutions

of the English District, which were read to Synod. The report of the
committee was then received. .

Division of Brazil District.
(German Report, p. 244.)

Overtures 39 and 54 (unprinted) petitioned Synod for per-
mission to divide the Brazil District so as to form a separate Argen-
. tine District.

On recommendation of Committee 13 Synod resolved to grant

the request of the brethren in South America for the reasons men-
tioned in the overtures.

Electors of Junior Colleges.
(German Report, p. 242.)

Memorial .33 deals with the mode of electing the electors of our
junior colleges. Our constitution provides that the District in which
a.college is located elect the members of its Electoral Board. Synod
“merely reserves the right eventually to reject the election. In fact,
however, it has become almost general practise only to nominate can-
didates for the electoral boards of our colleges, and Synod then makes
@ selection and consequently elects these boards. The memorial pro-
“poses that Synod resolve that the respective Districts only nominate
a double slate of candidates for the electoral boards of the colleges,

rom which Synod then elects, or, in other words, that Synod approve
the customary practise.

Report of Committee 13.
We recommend that Synod adopt the recommendation of the
Constitutional Committee that also for the electoral boards of col-
leges the respective District present only a double slate of candidates
rom which Synod elects.

The recommendation of the committee was adopted and ordered
go into effect immediately. In. cases where a ‘District, having
college in its midst, has, in accordance with previous custom,
cted the Electoral Board of that college with the intention of
ibmitting it to Synod for ratification, its representatives were in-
icted at this convention to present an additional slate of candi-
so that Synod itself could elect the Electoral Board.