LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1929, Page 127

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gy. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1929. 127

The names of the candidates thus selected by the District

ods shall be published in the Book or OVERTURES together with the

nee g information about each candidate: —

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or otherwise: This information shall be

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Nomination Committee the right of nomination shall be extended
also to the congregations of Synod, and the mode of procedure shall
be as follows: —

A) Each congregation of Synod shall be entitled and requested
one candidate each for these last-named boards. Such
nominations, together with reasons for making them, shall be sent
to the chairman of Synod’s Nominating Committee by February 15
of the year in which Synod convenes. In order that this may be done,
the Nominating Committee shall be elected and their names published
in our official organs not later than January 15.

B) From the nominations thus received (supplemented by Synod’s
Nomination Committee, if necessary) the Nomination Committee
shall choose two slates of candidates for each board. The names of
the candidates thus selected shall also be published in the Book oF
OverTURES, together with the same information as in the case of the
electoral colleges and local boards.

4) In order that an active incumbency of office may not become

a burden to any one individual or an inactive incumbency a burden

to the board or Synod, and in order that the diversity of gifts which
the Lord has given us may be utilized more fully and service may be
rendered well and intensively rather than for a long time, we further
recommend that tenure of office shall be limited to two consecutive
terms for any member in any one board elected by Synod; but
previous tenure of office shall not disqualify a person after an inter-
ruption of three years.

5) All other permanent boards and committees which we have
at the present time and whose election has not been provided for in
the foregoing shall be appointed by the President of Synod, and his
appointments shall be subject to the approval of the College of District
Presidents.

6) We finally recommend that Synod amend its By-Laws (“Of-
ficers,” B— “Regulations for Officers,” etc., VIII, E, 4; XXII,

2, 4) to conform to the changes suggested in this overture.

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