# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S708
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

10 PRESIDENT’S TRIENNIAL REPORT

The Centennial Convention resolved to establish the Florida
District. The stipulations were that the geographical boundaries of .
this District be established only after thorough consultation with ..
the Southern District officials and the Board for Home Missions,
This resolution of Synod was carried out in the spring of 1948,
Since the establishment of the boundaries resulted in the inclusion
of a number of congregations in Georgia, the new District bears
the name: The Florida-Georgia District.

Your President was called upon to carry out Synod’s resolution
with reference to filling a vacancy in the Vice-Presidency. The
regulation of Synod reads: “A vacancy in any Vice-Presidency
shall be filled by advancing the lower-ranking Vice-Presidents,
The remaining vacancy shall then be filled by the President from a
the reserve list of nominations, that is, from the nominees left ™
after the previous election according to the number of votes
received.” Since Dr. E. J. Friedrich received the next highest
number of votes at the election in Chicago, he became the Fourth
Vice-President of Synod when God in His wise and gracious provi-
dence called Dr. Arthur Brunn home.

Your President in conjunction with the Vice-Presidents ap-
pointed the committees and boards as outlined in the synodical
Handbook. These appointments were published in our periodicals,

Article 6.25 designates that one of the Vice-Presidents of
Synod shall be appointed by the President of Synod to serve on
the Board of Control at Concordia Seminary, St.Louis. Vice-—
President Walter F. Lichtsinn was appointed to this position.

Quite a number of changes occurred in the membership of
Synod’s boards and committees, Vacancies were filled as follows:

Mr. Otto L. Viets was appointed to the Board of Control of
St. Paul’s College, Concordia, Mo., to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Mr. L. Pinkepank.

The Rev. P. Janz was appointed to the Board of Control of if
Concordia College, Edmonton, Can., in place of the Rev. W. A.- 2
Raedeke, and Mr. A. C. Lechelt in place of Mr. Henry Enders,

Mr. Paul Neils resigned from the Board of Control at Concordia “3
Academy, Portland, Oreg., to serve on the District Board of
Directors. Mr. Fred Wagener was chosen to fill the vacancy.
Because of the death of President F. M. L. Nitz, President C. H.
Bensene is now ex officio a member of the Board. “itd

Because of the death of Dr. Paul Schulze, Mr. Walter Peckat.4g
was appointed to membership of the Board of Control at Concordia:
Teachers College in River Forest, Il. 4

The Board of Control at Concordia Teachers College, Seward,
Nebr., lost the services of Mr. Oscar Doerr, who accepted a District
office, and Mr. Frank Mueller, who resigned because he moved